Close Carrier - Are they easy to use?

[~Trish~]

Thanks Mel . Looking at the instructions I found online it looks a bit fiddly with all the tying up, etc. It makes me feel a bit nervous LOL! Not long until you get to use yours!!

Thanks Winter, that would be great

[Arimeh]

All the tying up??? What tying up? You only have to tie it up if you untie it in the first place.. LOL.. mine came fully assembled, and you just slip it over your shoulders like its a tshirt, and wrap the second part around and tie it at the back once bubs is in.

Even I can do it and I'm a total doofus... lol

[~Trish~]

All the tying up??? What tying up? You only have to tie it up if you untie it in the first place.. LOL.. mine came fully assembled, and you just slip it over your shoulders like its a tshirt, and wrap the second part around and tie it at the back once bubs is in.

Even I can do it and I'm a total doofus... lol

Oh, that sounds too easy! I definitely need something idiot proof right now LOL!

[Arimeh]

Oh, that sounds too easy! I definitely need something idiot proof right now LOL!

Thats pretty much why I got it.. needed idiot proof.. LOL

[rufalina]

Trish, go to youtube and in their search engine type close carrier. The first video is 7.37 long and it is great instructions for use of the close carrier.

I have bought one for this baby, and have loaned it to my sister while I am not using it and she loves it, and is finding it easy, after watching that video. She went to some food markets over the weekend, and was excited to have been able to walk around with her DH and DD, with DS in the close, and be able to breastfeed at the same time.

I cant wait to use it.....

Good luck hun. xo

[Doing my best]

Trish,

I was given one by some wonderful BB girls just before DS was born.. And I am so not clued up on these things, but I find it quite easy to use. And I am not normally a carrier person, so would find fault with all of them and the only thing I find is that DS gets quite hot in it on a hot day (but that might be because I love my space on a hot day ).

[Ginger]

trish another great thing to do is to actually put the carrier on you before you leave home (so you can take your time doing it/ do it in front of a mirror), and then drive to the destination with it on you. then when you get somewhere you just have to slip the baby into it. i used to do this with my hab when ds2 was a brand new bubs. it seemed to decrease my anxiety of getting him into the sling quickly.
like winter said though, it really doesn't take long to become an 'old pro' at putting them on.