can you guys on here help me find a sling?!

[winegums]

hiya i thought this would be the best place to ask

i had my son last May and before he was born i bought the tomy freestyle sling (as i had no idea about slings and it was a nice neutral colour)

anyway it was the most stupid fiddly rubbish thing and after less than 5 mins of wearing it it was KILLING my back

i have a lot of back problems and posture problems, its at the top of my back/base of my neck

anyway i gave up with the sling and just used a pram all the time

this time I will have a toddler so i REALLY want to successfully use a sling! it will mean i wont need to buy a pram,and i can wear the new baby whilst doing things with my toddler etc

so sorry this is turning into a long post! any advice on slings? any that might be better for my back?

thank you xxxxxxxx

 

[Eala]

Are you set on having a sling (like a ring sling), or would another carrier work? How about something like a moby wrap. Great for supporting newborns, versatile as there are loads of different "holds", and the weight is spread evenly over your back, so might help your back problems?

In terms of ring slings, I used a Freedom sling when LO was small for a while, before I got my Moby wrap. Actually dug it out again recently and used it for a bit now she's bigger, in a hip carry

 

[winegums]

to be honest i have no idea! i can't seem to find any decent information online does anyone know of a website that explains them all etc? thank you Eala xxx

 

[Eala]

There's a carrier review thread - https://www.babyandbump.com/reviews/279740-carrier-review-thread.html

The reviews almost always have links, so you could have a look at the product websites and see what they look like

 

[winegums]

oooo thank you hun xxx