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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/5/2007 7:47:06 PM
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diane242
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Maybe we'll try a Moby wrap!! I wonder if using it on a 25+ pound "baby" would stretch so that it can't be used with a newborn though?
We have the Playtex Hip Hammock - I like it, but it seems to kind of "sag" - I'm always pushing it up on my hip if that makes sense. It's just not quite right on me for some reason. I used it more when DD was under a year and it was a lot better for my back than the bjorn type. I'm interested in trying the wrap though - it seems like it would be more "custom fit."
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/5/2007 7:51:04 PM
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PrincessDonna
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You retie the Moby every time you wear it and it says on the instructions that it may lose some of its stretch when you wash it but it will come back with use.
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/5/2007 10:38:25 PM
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HisLoveEndures
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btw...i didn't retie it every time...i would take it off in three rings and hang it like that on the back of the seat so that it stayed like that. Then when I would put it back on I would put them all back over my head and down to my waste then pull up one ring of it over each arm. When it seemed to be getting too twisted then I would retie it.
I can't figure out how you would take it off without untying it. I must tie mine a lot tighter because i don't think I could get if off that way.
Has anyone nursed a bigger baby in the Moby (not a newborn)?
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/6/2007 10:12:38 AM
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btw...i didn't retie it every time...i would take it off in three rings and hang it like that on the back of the seat so that it stayed like that. Then when I would put it back on I would put them all back over my head and down to my waste then pull up one ring of it over each arm. When it seemed to be getting too twisted then I would retie it.
I can't figure out how you would take it off without untying it. I must tie mine a lot tighter because i don't think I could get if off that way.
Has anyone nursed a bigger baby in the Moby (not a newborn)?
LOL...ok, when I tie it on I do it different too, that makes it easier to know which strap goes where. I drape one side over my left shoulder down to my knee...crisscross my back, around my waist, back crisscross around my back and over right shoulder (usually that step I do pretty quickly, just whip it around). Then tuck in under part that is around waist and go left around waist one more time, ending around the right front of the hip area where I tie the first end. To take it off in rings I do this...on right side stick hand under straps at waist and work it up to shoulder, take two rings off shoulder, then third falls into place from other shoulder. Hang in three rings just as I took it off. Then when I put it back on I put them all three down to my waist, align the knot where it should be, locate the other two straps and pull them up on my arms. It's pretty simple...for me at least.
I have nursed a bigger baby in it...Jack...he is now 7 months old. When I nurse in it I have to reposition him...I take him out of the right side, reposition his legs so that they straddle only the right side strap (or left, whichever is opposite of the side you will feed on...I always feed on the left when out). This allows his bottom to sit down more into the left side. Then use the waist strap to hold him in. I still have to use a blanket for coverage, but the moby holds all the weight instead of my arms or back and I can walk around a store like this too.
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/9/2007 5:49:18 PM
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I have to say again how much I love my mei tai. I just strapped Helen on for a walk today. It was so nice...she liked her view and I liked having her close to me. I really don't like using the stroller...I don't like that I can't see her when she's in it, I don't really like pushing it (we live in a VERY hilly area and the stroller is just more difficult than it is worth). The mei tai took away all of that. I'm just so happy with it.
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/10/2007 7:12:20 AM
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29redballoons
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Okay, I have a question...do they bunch up in a ball, do they position themselves...does it matter if they ball up....it just looks like I would worry about there face and head being covered....
Oh, I want a baby to try these on now....
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/10/2007 11:25:19 AM
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HisLoveEndures
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You do have to position babies safely in the sling as some positions can impair their breathing. Their chin should not be tucked under. Here's a great article on slings and safety.
Slings and Safety
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/10/2007 12:53:58 PM
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29redballoons
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That is a great article Shannon...thanks. Okay Sarah...if by the grace of GOd I get a baby, you are gonna mail me one....right????
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/16/2007 2:08:49 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Yikes, Sarah! Those ones are wicked expensive, but I think you've got me sold on trying one... How easy are they to make?
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RE: Babywearing Thread - 3/16/2007 2:57:17 PM
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PrincessDonna
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We ventured into a new hold last night...the hug hold. We've been using the newborn hug hold, but last night, he wanted his legs straight. LOL I like the hug hold even better! We've also done the cradle hold, but he seems to spit up a lot that way.
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