Which carrier should I get?

[Arimeh]

Man...you gotta change your user name cause I look at it and read come alot and dirty thoughts enter my mind

PMSL.. you know I'm keeping it forever now just for that reason? No reason to change it anymore - no more kids.. LOL

[SammyRo]

We have a piccolo here, and it looks very similar to the one Maz has - although the waistband on the piccolo is narrower ( I might have to look into the support belt that Suse mentioned) and Maz's is prettier!
We used it with DD from around 4months, and on occasions, had her facing forward- at the zoo and markets, same reasons you're looking at it really. As Suse said, you can't wear them for too long forward but it was enough for her to be able to see whilst she was awake and then we jsut swapped her round once she was over it. DH is still wearing her on his back occasionally and she is a long toddler, I probably would have except for being pg. I was looking at an ergo this time around, but decided to stick with the piccolo as I liked it (and after buying a new pram and a HAB, DH would go mad!)

Don't know if I've been much help really!

[Arimeh]

Haha!! Thanks! I've decided to get both and get rid of my close carrier, and possibly my ergo and mei tai as well...

[Party-of-five]

Hey can i jump in an ask where to buy a babyhawk from? i googled them last night and love the look but it was an american web site

[Arimeh]

Mel sells them - wrigglebots (MPM here)

[Party-of-five]

Thanks

[melbel]

I am with Suse....I would probably recommend the OH Snap! for you instead of the pikkolo. It is more suited to larger persons than the pikkolo. Do your chilkdren tend to be towards the tall end of the scale? If so definitely go the Oh Snap.....if you have shortarse kidlets the pikkolo would be okay but the lifepsan of it will not be as long as the bigger bodied Oh Snap. Especially seeing as your youngest is no longer a newborn I would tend to go for the carrier that is going to last trhe longest. I also got an Oh Snap in the order and I am very impressed with them so far....obviously Connor is too small for yet but the trials of it I have done have impressed me. The pikkolo is great for me at the moment as I am only 5' 2" and Connor is a newborn still but I can see it is going to be limited body length wise as he grows.

The babyhawk meitai is also good as the straps allow you to get the weight distribution right where you want it across the back...another meitai I would recommend for you is the Kozy MeiTai...have a look at them...they are great for people who are taller and/or a bit larger or broad shoulders and have a very generous body size to the carriers which suits older babies.

If it were me and I was your size with babies of your ages and I was going to get two carriers I would be going for a Kozy Mei Tai and an Oh Snap! SSC....just my two cents worth...

partyof five...I sell babyhawks.....you can also get them from upplease....we tend to have different designs so thsoe two sites should give a few to choose from....

[Arimeh]

Mel - thanks for your input. So the pikkolo is really a no go then? All my kids have super long bodies (lucky DD1 with a long body and long legs!) and I've only got a short 5 foot 5 body.. haha

Maybe I should just get the oh snap then.... I'm not that fond of mei tais, just cos I have to tie it, and it always gets loose and it seems like I'm forever tightening it...

[melbel]

As much as I would love to take your money...LOL....I am not going to give you a bum steer...In all honesty I think the Oh Snap! is a better option for you hun, especially if you have long bodied children.....you will find the pikkolo very limited in your particular case.....