On Tuesday we wear babies (March 8)

[mandy522]

May 10, 2016 12:25:54 GMT -5 pineapplesmoothie said:

May 10, 2016 11:28:26 GMT -5 @chitownsully said:

Okay, okay. Stop twisting my arm already.

Coral is so pretty!!!
I'm debating buying a sz 3 nino off the owner of that shop from her stash. She seems very nice.

I've bought from Allie before, she's very nice and extremely knowledgable about Didy.

As for Corallina - @chitownsully um YES you need this! It's totally not my color but you and K would rock that. And Didy hemp is amazing. So incredibly baby blanket soft and floppy when broken in. This one is thick so personally would probably get it as a mid length or shorty, but I loved when stroop hemp was visiting me in my base - C was completely weightless. I even carried Jack around in it for awhile and it was very cushy on my shoulders. You can't go wrong on size unless you're worried about getting too hot.

[healz413]

May 10, 2016 10:34:56 GMT -5 @chitownsully said:

pineapplesmoothie, mandy522, do I need a hemp Indio in my life?

www.littlezenone.com/products/didymos-indio-corallina-hemp?variant=17656393093

I think so!

[beane]

I'm 99% sure I saw someone wearing a baby front facing out in an ergo that was not designed for forward facing . They both looked quite uncomfortable.

No, I didn't say anything.

[uclameghan]

mowkey My guy likes the hip carry the best.



This pic is a month old but it was the most illustrative.

[emejay]

I'll use the opportunity to ask, I stupidly don't understand how you are supposed to install baby in back carry when you're alone??

[uclameghan]

May 24, 2016 6:41:43 GMT -5 emejay said:

I'll use the opportunity to ask, I stupidly don't understand how you are supposed to install baby in back carry when you're alone??

I've been wondering too.

[London]

May 24, 2016 6:41:43 GMT -5 emejay said:

I'll use the opportunity to ask, I stupidly don't understand how you are supposed to install baby in back carry when you're alone??

I did it once, sitting on the couch. It was awkward, definitely need more practice. I also feel like she's too low in our Beco on my back.

My only rea suggestion is YouTube, and practice.

[emejay]

They actually make it look very easy!

youtu.be/yRR7kWnXh8M

I'll try it with mister cranky pants after his nap and will report!

[mowkey]

@chitownsully, you make it look so easy!

[tngrl3]

May 24, 2016 6:41:43 GMT -5 emejay said:

I'll use the opportunity to ask, I stupidly don't understand how you are supposed to install baby in back carry when you're alone??

There is method known as the "walk like and Egyptian " method that is really great. There should be a YouTube video.
I use the arm twist method where I cross my arms and grab under her arm pits for wraps, but haven't done a small baby in a SSC on my back.

[emejay]

I did it! Although I'm very not comfortable so it's probably adjusted wrong

[Knitter]

mowkey I have found a major love for RS lately, we don't leave the house without one.

I have 3, they are all tekhni, 2 I sewed myself and 1 I bought already converted (which is actually my least favourite).

I took some very craptastic pics this morning. I wear him to and from the car now which frees up my hands for my crazy 3yo.

This is is a wcrs which I sewed from a rs piece, it's ceres a repreve blend with a floating gathered shoulder.







I find that the placement of the rings and having the sling tight enough makes all the difference with comfort.

[Knitter]

May 24, 2016 6:41:43 GMT -5 emejay said:

I'll use the opportunity to ask, I stupidly don't understand how you are supposed to install baby in back carry when you're alone??

I put him on in a front carry but don't tighten the straps. Then I spin him around to the back under my arm, shifting and bouncing. Once I get him on my back I bounce him up and tighten up all the straps. I wear the waist band much tighter and higher on my back than on my front.

[mowkey]

Knitter thanks for the different angles! I think I will try to position her more to the side or hip. I wonder if she's uncomfortable too central on my front.

[Knitter]

May 24, 2016 11:06:00 GMT -5 mowkey said:

Knitter thanks for the different angles! I think I will try to position her more to the side or hip. I wonder if she's uncomfortable too central on my front.

G is most comfy about 1/2 way between my hip and front. I find if he's too much on my hips then he's in my arm pit and if he's too far to the front then there's not much room between him and the rings.

[beane]

emejay I find higher is better for back carry.

[Knitter]

Do you guys have any tricks for keeping baby complacent while wrapping?

G hates the process, especially on the back. Probably because I'm slower back there, but he makes it really difficult to back wrap him. I've gotten a lot better, I know several carries and I feel like I can execute them well except that he fights me so much that I often give up before finishing.

He'll lean and straighten his legs and pop the seat while I'm still in the middle of wrapping so I'll have to undo and go back to fix the seat, which he just pops again a minute later. He'll also rip out my hair (even when it's in a bun) and he digs his toes into the small of my back hard enough to bruise me.

I give him toys or a soother but it doesn't distract him enough, he's not a very good eater so I don't want to give him food on my back yet. Even if he's in a happy mood he seems to fight the wrap like crazy.

He likes being wrapped once it's done so my go to has been the ring sling since I can get him settled so quickly it's just so much easier so get some stuff done if he's on my back instead.

[ugotstarbucked]

May 25, 2016 11:21:24 GMT -5 Knitter said:

Do you guys have any tricks for keeping baby complacent while wrapping?

G hates the process, especially on the back. Probably because I'm slower back there, but he makes it really difficult to back wrap him. I've gotten a lot better, I know several carries and I feel like I can execute them well except that he fights me so much that I often give up before finishing.

He'll lean and straighten his legs and pop the seat while I'm still in the middle of wrapping so I'll have to undo and go back to fix the seat, which he just pops again a minute later. He'll also rip out my hair (even when it's in a bun) and he digs his toes into the small of my back hard enough to bruise me.

I give him toys or a soother but it doesn't distract him enough, he's not a very good eater so I don't want to give him food on my back yet. Even if he's in a happy mood he seems to fight the wrap like crazy.

He likes being wrapped once it's done so my go to has been the ring sling since I can get him settled so quickly it's just so much easier so get some stuff done if he's on my back instead.

I wrap in my bathroom so Elle can look in the mirror when I back carry. She likes to pop seats too but the mirror tends to help us. Plus I can check my passes in the mirror so it's a win for me.

[ugotstarbucked]

We did a short back cross carry with a CCCB today to clean the deck. Love this carry, it makes her feel weightless!

[mandy522]

Y'all. I clearly suck at keeping up here (lol week of March 8) but someone just recommended a shorty challenge group to me on FB if anyone wants to play! Perfect for the summer

www.facebook.com/groups/960958680631101/