Baby Wearing General Chatter #3

[Jennifer13]

I have a Nati, silk blend, and it is thicker than my SN linen and my JJ, but it's also softer ITMS. They're all size 4s.

I have an Ellevill bamboo blend, thin and soft, but not as supportive. My best hot weather wrap is my Oscha linen, but it is taking a lot of breaking in. Love a back carry RUB with it for the hot summer days though, hardly know it's there! It's a 2.

My Diva Milano is also very light and thin, but I have it in a size 6 and I prefer my shorter wraps now. If I had it in a 2 or 3 though, it would rival the Oscha.

[onthefly]

I'm not a fan of natis. They're lovely, but thick and grippy doesn't work for me.
Vatanais are fantastic wraps for summer - the stripes range is very thin, and the older jacquards are also quite thin. the newer ones are a bit thicker and softer. Not thick though. All 100% cotton and reasonably priced.
The bara barns are great summer wraps - all shorties, though, but fine for a rebozo, new-sew ring sling or ruck tied under bum. Kangaroo carry as well, I guess.

[misty]

I have *ahem* a 'couple' of natibaby wraps. I love the designs and the way they wrap, but they are all very much on the thicker side of the wrap world. I have linen/cotton, Bamboo/cotton, silk/cotton and plain cotton. My bamboo /cotton is by fare the thinnest. One of my silks is reasonably thin, but the other silk is very thick - thickest of my natibaby wraps.

For summer, DM is probably the lightest. Coolest, yet most supportive ETF wrap - but they are a bit on the $$$ side.
Otherwise my 100% cotton Indio or my labyrinth are my go to hot weather wraps.

Oscha julliet ladybugs would be a good thin supportive wrap for summer (but mine hasn't even been worn yet as it is a size 7 - way to long for the hot weather IMO).

[Cranky Kitten]

So ummm, let's talk squish wraps. Beginning of spring, so ok for warmer weather - any suggestions?

[onthefly]

bamboo blend. silk.

[misty]

So ummm, let's talk squish wraps. Beginning of spring, so ok for warmer weather - any suggestions?

My vote is definitely for bamboo / cotton. Congrats.

[Cranky Kitten]

I'm a little scared of silk - my babes tend to be spewers.

[onthefly]

nah, silk is fine, really. Ok, don't tell anyone I said this, but you can pretty much treat silk-blends as you would any other wrap. They don't really need babying. Depending on the weave, they can sometimes be a bit more prone to pulls, but otherwise fine.
Anyway, bamboo is lovely. the elville paisleys are lovely. Nati also does quite a few bamboo blends. some of them are quite thick, so may not see you into summer. but that would just mean you have to buy more...

[Cranky Kitten]

Heheheheeh, any excuse I guess.

Some of the bamboos look nice, or if I don't have to baby it too much I might have a look at some silks.

[misty]

Ive found the fibers in my natibaby silks have actually 'snapped' rather then pulled. beautiful to wrap with though, I'm just prone to getting my (horribly unmanicured) nails caught on everything - doesn't matter what blend it is - usually whatever is most expensive!

[Cranky Kitten]

Eeek! Rules out Nati silks for me I think, my nails are horrendous.

Hmmm. Didy waves? Anyone tried one?

[Jennifer13]

Yay, CK!! What a great way to bring in 2013.

I would go with bamboo/cotton for a newbie too. My Paisley was my fave for DD2 as a squishy.

[luna moth]

I'm eyeing off the LL Tanagata rainbow for my squishy. Trying out a friends paisley first though.

It's my engagement ring that worries me for pulling threads.

I have tried a Didymos waves (iPad just autocorrected Didy to Didymos. Whoa.) and they're lovely for summer. Nice and thin. But I don't like the waves pattern. Makes me seasick. Prefer the Lisca.

[onthefly]

Go iPad!

[Frangipani Lou]

Hi CK, I have a didymos Didytai in Aqua waves that in breaking in at the mo. It's softening up nicely and seems to breathe quite well.

For those of you in Melbourne there Is a baby wearing get together tomorrow (Wednesday 2/1) at the playground in Caulfield park at 12.00. I'm going along and would love to meet some more baby wearing BB members too. :-) PM me if you'd like more details.

[OceanPrincess]

I want a Didytai

Help me out ladies - I need to choose a pattern for a Didytai - do I go funky limited edition geckos in purple and turquoise? Or waves? Or one of the niño options?

[Frangipani Lou]

What's a 241 option? What colour waves do you like the look of?
Might be worth having a feel or try of the wraps if possible to see which one feels good.

[TeniBear]

They're weaving new Milky Ways! There's going to be a lighter blue and white one, and a purple and white one. I want them all

ETA: And apparently the Indigos are almost ready to be sent off to us! Wooooooohoooooooo!!!!