fyrfightermomma
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I didn't want this in the pregnancy forum cause it probably wouldn't get tons of replies
I will preface this by saying I am NOT a babywearer. I got a bjorn for Sophia and wore her in it just to take E outside to play when she was a newborn. I hated it. It lasted two months LOL. I did nothing then until I got a Beco Butterfly when she was 2 to carry her on my back. Only did that a couple times. I just am not into it.
However, with baby #3 and two other small children, one who is special needs and still needs a hand being held at all times in public/streets/sidewalks/stores etc, I will never survive if I don't wear this baby. All 3 kids need me to "hold" them either in my arms or by their hands. So I've resigned my self to the fact that I must wear this baby. As I think about it, it doesn't sound so bad and actually sounds a lot easier than my old alternative of somehow dragging two kids and a infant bucket around LOL
Last week at the birthing center I am delivering at they had a baby wearing class. It was awesome! You basically could learn about and try every sling/carrier/pocket etc known to man. It was a great idea! Some were just too much for me. I need something easy and remember I am very new to baby wearing so nothing complicated
So I narrowed it down to a Maya wrap and the Rockin baby sling I think it was called. The pocket sling thing was too much work for me, and the wraps were way over my head. I already have the Beco but that seems like a lot of work for quick in and out trips. I'll keep that for longer outings etc.
So for those babywearing pros, for a beginner, who has to wrangle two other kids and is not 100% into baby wearing, which would you prefer in a sling? The Maya or the rockin baby one? Anything else I need to know?
I will preface this by saying I am NOT a babywearer. I got a bjorn for Sophia and wore her in it just to take E outside to play when she was a newborn. I hated it. It lasted two months LOL. I did nothing then until I got a Beco Butterfly when she was 2 to carry her on my back. Only did that a couple times. I just am not into it.
However, with baby #3 and two other small children, one who is special needs and still needs a hand being held at all times in public/streets/sidewalks/stores etc, I will never survive if I don't wear this baby. All 3 kids need me to "hold" them either in my arms or by their hands. So I've resigned my self to the fact that I must wear this baby. As I think about it, it doesn't sound so bad and actually sounds a lot easier than my old alternative of somehow dragging two kids and a infant bucket around LOL
Last week at the birthing center I am delivering at they had a baby wearing class. It was awesome! You basically could learn about and try every sling/carrier/pocket etc known to man. It was a great idea! Some were just too much for me. I need something easy and remember I am very new to baby wearing so nothing complicated
So I narrowed it down to a Maya wrap and the Rockin baby sling I think it was called. The pocket sling thing was too much work for me, and the wraps were way over my head. I already have the Beco but that seems like a lot of work for quick in and out trips. I'll keep that for longer outings etc.
So for those babywearing pros, for a beginner, who has to wrangle two other kids and is not 100% into baby wearing, which would you prefer in a sling? The Maya or the rockin baby one? Anything else I need to know?
