Lillebaby carrier

[DarlingMe]

With all due respect, sometimes you need to look beyond PubMed and look at the common sense of it - if you are 4+ months, and you are facing forward, and you are tired, your head is going to dangle forward rather than rest back on your mother's chest or back. If you are overstimulated by your surroundings, you cannot turn away. I have worn my boy since day 2 for several hours daily, he is now 13 months, I've got almost a dozen slings including a Baby Bjorn. I've tried them all. Believe me, you can get much better slings than that.

Have you ever read https://www.thebabywearer.com ? It is a massive website about babywearing. Companies that want to sell you a sling will tell you that FFO is good. People who teach babywearing and who have born many babies for many years will say that there are far more ideal options that are more comfortable for babies and for your back. Make of that what you will and do what you want.

There's really no point in buying a sling that can't be used for back carry if you want to wear at 4+ months anyways. Get your money's worth.

The sling I am questioning has a back carry option with a max weight of 42 lbs.

 

[DarlingMe]

https://www.thebabywearer.com/index.php?page=carpos

"The Buddha Carry. Once your baby becomes more inquisitive and adventurous, he will probably enjoy facing out to see the world, at least some of the time. This is sometimes called the Kangaroo Carry, although you may also see that term referring to a carry with the baby facing in. To avoid confusion I will use the term Buddha Carry. You can achieve a Buddha Carry with a sling, pouch, rebozo, wraparound carrier (using a wrap cross carry) or an Asian-style soft carrier with extra straps (or long straps) as for the newborn upright position."

They also sell this carrier in their amazon store. I am not promoting this carrier one way or another, but I was simply looking for some user info to see who has used it. This carrier is JPMA certified and has won other awards as well.

 

[aliss]

Sorry, I did not realize there was a back carry, bad me for not reading well!!!

I do stand by my comments about not encouraging FFO but as I always say, any babywearing is better than no babywearing, IMO.

I don't think anyone here has used that carrier, or if they have, they have not mentioned so.

As for the budda carry, yes, there are ways for a baby to face out, but it still allows them the ability to tuck back in if they need to (ie. KANGAROO carry in a wrap) and can rest their heads on you when tired. This is not the same as this kind of carriers forward facing.

Good luck with your decision

 

[Charliemarina]

https://www.thebabywearer.com/index.php?page=carpos

"The Buddha Carry. Once your baby becomes more inquisitive and adventurous, he will probably enjoy facing out to see the world, at least some of the time. This is sometimes called the Kangaroo Carry, although you may also see that term referring to a carry with the baby facing in. To avoid confusion I will use the term Buddha Carry. You can achieve a Buddha Carry with a sling, pouch, rebozo, wraparound carrier (using a wrap cross carry) or an Asian-style soft carrier with extra straps (or long straps) as for the newborn upright position."

They also sell this carrier in their amazon store. I am not promoting this carrier one way or another, but I was simply looking for some user info to see who has used it. This carrier is JPMA certified and has won other awards as well.

hey hunny, i also believe babies like to see outward and if over stimulation occurs that can easily be sorted by turning baby back around, i dont use that type of sling, i use moby wraps and ring slings, once my LO is big enough to FFO then i will be using the Buddha carry, iv never seen that make of sling before but it does look comfortable for u and bubba, ultimately its ur choice hunny wat sling u get and how u hold baby, i would defo recommend a ring sling or moby wrap there so comfy and "spine friendly" wen used correctly