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Perfect Newborn Carry: Anne’s Front Wrap Cross Carry

Anne’s Front Wrap Cross Carry or Anne’s Carry is the perfect cuddly newborn carry, with added head support and comfortable weight distribution for mom or dad.

I have a full tutorial for Anne’s FWCC with specific tips and things to look out for, but first, here’s a quick look so you can see how it comes together.

Anne’s FWCC in 13 seconds with the Girasol Wisteria wrap:

Now if you want specific instruction and tips to get this carry right, here’s the full Anne’s Carry Tutorial with my beautiful natural gradient Earth wrap:

Anne’s Front Wrap Cross Carry is for Toddlers, too!

Anne’s Carry is usually recommended as a newborn carry, and it is excellent for those itty bitty newborns.

But there’s no reason why you can’t use this as a toddler front carry, and in fact Anne’s FWCC can be great for a leany toddler. That bunched pass we think of as head support with a newborn becomes lean-support for a wiggly toddler!

Wrap your toddler in an Anne’s Front Wrap Cross Carry arms in or arms out with the bunched pass going right under toddler’s armpits. If you like it, I hope you’ll drop a comment to let me know!

History of Anne’s FWCC

Marjolein Banis came up with this carry for her new baby Anne who had severe reflux and constantly arched out of Front Wrap Cross Carry in discomfort and protest. Read her blog post about the development of this carry here.

Want More Woven Wrap Help?

Want more hand holding as you pick out and learn to use a wrap, or for learning more advanced ways of wrapping? See how you can work with me on your wrapping!

I don’t know when you’re reading this, but I’m hoping it was the help you needed today. I would very much appreciate it if you drop a comment and let me know if this was helpful or what help you are looking for.

Happy Wrapping!
❤️ Diana

Tags: front carry, newborn wrapping