Which sling / baby carrier is best?

[fluffpuffin]

Hi girls, just wanted your opinions really. I'm looking for a simple easy to use sling / baby carrier. I have a chicco carrier, but I don't really like it as it is quite heavy on my shoulders and I feel that the baby isn't really close enough to me. It's also quite tricky getting her into it once I've got it on.

There are so many wraps / carriers out there - it's a bit of a minefield & some are very pricey. I don't want to buy one and then end up never using it and wasting money. So what to you suggest for ease of use?

 

[celine]

Im no sling expert but here is my 2 cents
I *think* when they are so small and light a wrap seems best but the problem is you will need a pricey one if you wnat to use it alot when she is older, Im not sure if you can use a mei-tai on a one month old i *think* that you can and it would probably be your best bet.
Babyhawk ones are the most popular and I have a maya tai which is a mei tai with 'wrap-like' shoulders so gives alot more support and Im quite happy with it. Before that I had a baby bjorn and it was fine when he was smaller but KILLED my shoulders and back after 5 months

 

[Caz-x]

a stretchy wrap is nice & snuggly for a baby & forgiving when u r learning to wrap, but they become a bit harder to securely fasten a heavier baby because of the stretch in the material. Woven wraps are nice & prices vary a huge amount. Mei Tais like the babyhawk are nice & pretty & fairly easy to tie.

 

[xerinx]

I love my babyhawk tbh i wouldnt be without it!!

Its quick and easy and comfy to wear for hours

 

[isil]

I loved my moby so much. If I still had it, I'd be carrying my nearly 2 year old around in it! I carried him easily until he was about a year old and my child is/was a chunky monkey.

He used to cry a lot as a newborn but being in it always lulled him to sleep. He also loved being able to see everything as he got older, he was so nosey!

https://slumber-roo.co.uk/product/13/moby-solid/moby-wrap/wraps-amp-specials

 

[Lisa1302]

I have had a few and by FAR the easiest (and cheapest) is a fleece pouch!

You honestly can not get an easier carrier, because you just put it over your head and put the baby in - you can have them in it like a pouch, or like i do when they are bigger - on your hip (which is one of the easiest ways I find of carrying a rather heavy and wriggling toddler!) This is where I got mine https://www.herbalbaybee.co.uk/page6.htm

I also have for summer, a linen ring sling - which I find almost as easy as the pouch (once you set it to what feels comfy) - again very versatile for how you can carry them . https://www.herbalbaybee.co.uk/page7.htm - I believe that teal/red with the green rings is my actual sling because I had it made special with the green non metallic rings!

What I want is a slingling - which is like a pouch but not fleece https://www.herbalbaybee.co.uk/page10.htm