Don’t be fooled, the Chunei Back Carry is another name for the more descriptive Double Hammock Carry. And this version feels just as snug, secure, and supportive to me, but you can do it with a shorter wrap. With Summer peaking around the corner, a lot of us like to start using shorter wraps–less fabric [...]
I’ve always used 100% cotton wraps. There is a lot of variety available in 100% cotton. But other textiles are popular, and I’m branching out now to find out why: Bamboo is popular in wraps primarily because of how soft and airy it is. It has a light, silky feel and a lovely sheen but [...]
The wrap is so wonderful because it is so versatile. You get a custom carry every time, tailored to you and your baby. There are countless ways to tie your wrap, but even one basic tying method, such as the Front Cross Carry, can be used to carry your baby in an upright tummy-to-tummy carry, [...]
A woven wrap can catch on something sharp or rough and if some threads get pulled or torn, you’ve got a hole in your lovely wrap! Of course the important thing is to ensure that the wrap is still safe to carry a little one in. Some of the ladies on the Facebook page knew [...]
Half the wrappers around will tell you that a Rucksack Back Carry is the easiest and should be the first one you learn. It’s true that a Rucksack IS easy and very fast, IF you are good at it. But the other half of the wrapping mamas will tell you that it’s impossible, that they [...]
Most babies upwards of 6 or 7 months will enjoy having their arms out of the wrap when you wear them, but when they fall asleep, this makes it difficult to ensure that the wrap provides them with head support. Cassidy (10 months) fell asleep on my back in the woods in the Santa Cruz [...]
Once you pick a carry, there are still so many variations and ways to customize it for comfort or appearance! Here is a video that shows several different ways to do the straps in a rucksack carry: standard rucksack straps crossed in front twist in front chest belt tibetan tie Which is your favorite?
Different people have different experiences. Some find the EllaRoo not as comfy with a heavier kid as thicker German-Style Woven Wraps. Others happily use their EllaRoos exclusively through toddlerhood. A recent conversation on the Facebook page addressed the question with a variety of answers. I loved Jennifer’s point that a thinner wrap does better in [...]
In the babywearing world there is a category of carrier disdainfully referred to, by those in the know, as “crotch-danglers.” It’s not that these disdainful mamas are elitist. No, it is that they know what an unsupportive position this is for a baby, and how much stress it puts on the base of the baby’s [...]
Tips for those who are new to wraps: Start with a front carry and move on to back carries once you have a good feel for using your baby wrap. To keep the fabric from getting twisted when you pull it across your back, grasp only the upper edge of it so that you know [...]
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