New to Back Wrapping?

Conquer this skill to join the back wrap club and experience
the intense convenience and comfort that back wrapping offers!

To start back wrapping:

1. Pick a back carry to learn and go over the photo instructions or watch the video a few times until you understand it.
2. If the carry seems complicated or difficult to remember, practice over a bulky backpack while you learn the carry.
3. Once you are confident you can switch to wrapping with your real baby or toddler, but practice with a spotter or while sitting on the edge of a bed so you don’t have to worry about dropping your baby.

Understanding Back Wrapping Basics:

The position you are aiming for with a back carry is:

1. baby in upright position
2. baby’s stomach flat against your back with no space between
3. wrap snug, no possibility of slouching or sinking
4. wrap forming a comfortable seat under baby’s bottom and scooping the knees upward
5. baby’s bottom sunk down into a deep seat

A FEW MORE THINGS TO KNOW:

A back carry can be wrapped high on your back or low on your back, depending on your comfort and your baby’s preference.

Baby’s arms can be wrapped in or out (when baby needs head support, arms should be wrapped in).

Baby’s face should always be clear of fabric.

Getting Baby on Your Back:

There are a few different ways to get your baby on your back.

Rucksack Carries with 3 year old and 2 year old; wrap spread high on back and forming a deep, comfortable seat which lifts each toddler’s knees.

Rucksack is a good first carry for a lot of people – it has only one pass so you don’t need the flexibility to spread additional passes.

It is important to spread the wrap high up your toddler’s back (to the armpits for arms out, or up to the neck for arms in) with the top rail (edge) tight so your child cannot lean away from you.

Have plenty of fabric at the bottom and scoop it up under your toddler’s bottom to pull toddler’s knees up.  Keeping that bottom rail (edge) tight to hold the knees up and forming a straight, taut line from knee to knee, while keeping the seat portion deep (do not over-tighten this part) keeps the seat from sliding out from under your toddler.

WARNING: if you over-tighten the section of wrap that goes under and around your baby’s bottom, you will make the seat too shallow.  Tighten the very bottom section (strand of wrap) to hold your little one’s knees up, but not the bottom third of the wrap at large as that should form a deep pocket or seat for baby’s bottom to sink down into.

BWCC passes go between your toddler’s legs so there is no opening at the bottom and no possibility of your toddler straightening his legs to get out of the seat.

If you have trouble getting a good seat in a Rucksack, perhaps because your toddler is too wiggly, a carry with cross passes will secure your little one’s seat for sure.  Back Wrap Cross Carry (BWCC) with a chest belt is a popular first carry for this reason.