Whats better? a sling or a carrier

[Tilly]

I like the Moby slings, but I also like the Baby Bjorn carriers or similar style ones. I watched the demo on the Moby site and thought it looked good, but a bit of a pain in the bum, but then I looked on the Baby Bjorn site and am not sure if theres are much easier to be honest.

What do you all reckon?

 

[butrfly]

for newborns, i'm all for the moby! very comfy. seems to act like a swaddle for the heat-seeking LO. makes me feel LO is secure against me.

carriers are good for older babies. they always seem too big & too exposed for tiny bundles of joy, however they give freedom of movement & feel more durable for the bigger, heavier, bulkier older baby.

in terms of prep time & all, putting a moby on becomes easier & quicker after the first few times. as you can see, moby has a very satisfied customer in me. hope this helps.

 

[Arcanegirl]

The Moby is good once you get to know how to use it. The Bjorn is pretty much idiot proof.

I have a bjorn, but if i had a choice between that and the Moby, it would be the moby as you can do more with it.

 

[Tilly]

Thanks

Anyone else got an opinion?

 

[mommyof3co]

I hated my carriers, I had a few different brands including the "best" front carrier the baby bjorn. They weren't very comfy, hurt my hips (which I have bad hips) I had a hard time figuring out the wraps, it just became a pain though many mama's love them. I personally like my mei tai carrier best, it's great. I still use it with Hayden who is almost 22mo old. I got mine from babyhawk.com they are great!

 

[Tilly]

Thanks for your suggestions we ordered a moby sling last night, hopefully it will be good.

 

[princess_bump]

thats good hon i only ever had a carrier with maddi, and tbh, i wished i'd gone for a sling, so much more comfy they look! x

 

[embo216]

I had a baby bjorn one and I hated it. Lily was 9lb 3 and I could still only carry her a short while in it. It also didn't feel like she was supported enough for me. I love the look of the Moby ones tho, looking into getting one for new baby

 

[Tiff]

I have a Cuddlywrap, which is identical to the Moby wrap. Tying it really isn't that hard. I was shown once how to do it and was able to do it myself from then on. I have a Bjorn as well, both have their plus and minuses I guess.

Personally for the money you spend on a Bjorn, and for as long as you use them I don't find them overly practical. Claire is a big girl, at 7 months she's pretty much almost past the weight restriction for the Bjorn. Also, it's not comfortable compared to the Cuddlywrap.

With the Cuddly/Moby wrap you can use it up until they are toddlers... basically however long you feel like wearing your baby. If I had known how much I liked mine, I would've never registered for the Bjorn in the first place.

 

[hellohefalump]

I don't know how tall you are... but a word of warning, if you are short like me (I'm 5'1) regular carriers don't fit right!

The only sling I've got along with is the one that is a long piece of fabric that you wrap around yourself.