newmomnyc
09-18-2003, 08:40 AM
I love it! I had a sling, which is supposed to work well with the hip carry position, but I must be doing something wrong b/c I've tried it several times, and DD hated it. Now she starts crying whenever I start to put it on.
Anyhow, I got the WRF yesterday and took it out for a spin. I loved it! We walked around for an hour in it with no problems. It's beautiful, DD was cozy, and it seems to be quite well made. DD is about 6.5 months old and weighs almost 21 lbs, by the way, so I just couldn't do the Bjorn anymore. My husband is getting a Kelty backpack too (we have way way way too much stuff for an NYC apartment!).
I do have a couple of questions/concerns:
(1) Does anyone worry about one of the staps/connections coming loose? I was sort of scared about that and I kept my arm under dd's bottom the whole time. I'm used to the Bjorn with the double safety connections. With a sling/hip carrier, if one side comes apart, out will come baby. (!!!)
(2) How do I carry the baby in a hip carry position in a sling? I have the Premaxx one, with the drawstrings. Maybe dd hates it because the drawstring is cutting into her (??) Any tricks for getting a baby into the hip carry position in this kind of sling?
Since the WRF is working well, I thought I could try to get her into this one, since it's brand new and never used.
tia!
p.s. Edited to add: How are the Hip Hammock and the WRF carrier different?
Anyhow, I got the WRF yesterday and took it out for a spin. I loved it! We walked around for an hour in it with no problems. It's beautiful, DD was cozy, and it seems to be quite well made. DD is about 6.5 months old and weighs almost 21 lbs, by the way, so I just couldn't do the Bjorn anymore. My husband is getting a Kelty backpack too (we have way way way too much stuff for an NYC apartment!).
I do have a couple of questions/concerns:
(1) Does anyone worry about one of the staps/connections coming loose? I was sort of scared about that and I kept my arm under dd's bottom the whole time. I'm used to the Bjorn with the double safety connections. With a sling/hip carrier, if one side comes apart, out will come baby. (!!!)
(2) How do I carry the baby in a hip carry position in a sling? I have the Premaxx one, with the drawstrings. Maybe dd hates it because the drawstring is cutting into her (??) Any tricks for getting a baby into the hip carry position in this kind of sling?
Since the WRF is working well, I thought I could try to get her into this one, since it's brand new and never used.
tia!
p.s. Edited to add: How are the Hip Hammock and the WRF carrier different?