Babywearing mommas - when did you wear your baby?

[momm]

All the baby wearing mommas out there, when did you find your baby wrap/ carrier most useful?
E.g. when LO slept/ while shopping etc.?

Just wondering if I will get use out of my wrap, got me thinking.

[brittone2]

My 7 month old spends half the day in the ergo or DH's sling.

I just put him on my back while I go about my day-it is so much easier to clean and get things done while he's on there. He's crawling and busy and it is nice to also know where he is LOL.

I definitely like babywearing while running into stores, etc. It is also indispensable when you have older children to take care of...much easier to have baby happy, safe, and accounted for.

[crl]

At the grocery store
To and from the bus stop to pick up or drop off older ds
Outside to supervise older ds playing

When she was 1-3 months, around the house while doing chores or trying to walk her to sleep

DD gets worn nearly everyday, usually for 30 minutes to three hours.

Catherine

[Nooknookmom]

I wore DD2 when I had stuff to do around the house, when I had to go out & run errands, when she was fussy. It helped her reflux tremendously, so she spent a lot of time in various carriers.

Unfortunately she thinks I am supposed to carry her everywhere now, at 3.5!!

[maestramommy]

Once I got the hang of it, pretty much all the time. While shopping certainly, doing housework, going for walks, etc.

I did wear each successive DC more than the last, because I was more experience, and because it was necessary.

[hellokitty]

I used my sling starting from when the baby was a newborn and all the way through the toddler yrs. I have all sorts of different ones. They were all worth the $. Which wrap do you have?

[SnuggleBuggles]

Pretty much anywhere out of the house. Dh wore ds2 around the house when ds2 was a tiny newborn when he needed to get chores done and was on baby duty. I loved baby wearing for convenience. So much easier than dealing with strollers or lugging carseats around.

Beth

[citymama]

I mostly babywear when out and about. We do almost all errands on foot or public transit - dropping and picking up older DD from preschool, groceries, post office etc etc. I mostly wear my Pikkolo; DH wears a Maya Wrap. In the newborn/infant stage (0/3 months) DH and I wore the babies to get them to nap or chill out. (Kangaroo Korner pouch for me; Maya for DH.) Now DD2 is 6 months I do wear her to do household chores sometimes as well. (Usually the Bjorn so she can look out at the world!) We need to break out the old Ergo soon...

[Jacksmommy2b]

I wear my 10 month old all the time. He's on my back in a MT for quick trips or housework and wrap on front for longer trips and napping. I had Sam in a wrap and 4 y/o Jack on hubs back at a super crowded home show a few months back.

Once you get the hang of it, you will be hooked.