This worked out to be quite expensive – I ordered it not on-line but from a store here in Australia (no stores in Brisbane stocked it so had to phone Sydney). $90 approx but definitely money well spent.
Advantages-
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- Baby loves it
- I can get my housework done
- Sounds cliche and all but is excellent for bonding
- Shopping is never a drama – he’s safe and snug in the sling and I get to walk around hands-free
- Much more comfortable than the conventional baby carriers -for mum and for baby. My back used to get very sore with the front facing ones. I worried about baby and his reflux but while it looks like his stomach is squashed he never cries when he’s in the sling. He hates the car capsule though
- No straps to adjust/click etc – just wear the sling & put baby in
- You can breastfeed with discretion
- Can be used until he’s a toddler
- Easy care – machine wash and dry on the line. Can be tumble dried
- Many different positions (check the website out for pics)
Disadvantages-
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- The sling is sized to the wearer not baby so if your build is quite different to your partner, you may need to buy 2 or settle with just one parent using it to carry baby
- Expensive
- Putting baby into the sling isn’t as easy as the website makes out. There’s quite a lot of hit and miss in the beginning
- Getting stopped everywhere so people can have a peak at baby. Ok..not such a bad thing but it gets a little annoying especially when I’m in a rush!
