Baby Wearing General Chatter #3

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.

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.

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).

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

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bamboo blend. silk.

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

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My vote is definitely for bamboo / cotton. Congrats.

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

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...

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.

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!

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

Hmmm. Didy waves? Anyone tried one?

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.

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.

Go iPad!

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.

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?

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.

:jawdrop: 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 :lol:

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