I think with the head thing, I've been crossing the wrap at the front a bit too low, so its I think it must be loose and he's sitting too loo aswell, since I've started doing that, I've found that the straps are tighter and his head doesn't loll back (it was lolling back even tucked into the strap) so I think thats sorted.
As to the sore shoulders - I've got the straps spread out as much as possible across my back/shoulders, so not sure why its still aching. I can't get the bit that wraps round my waist that wide - maybe thats it. They always seem to bunch up around the hips.
Suse- thanks for that about bfeeding. So far, I've been just taking him out and leaving it tied up, which is working, was just curious if I could feed with him still in there - I know the ergo yuo can, but I'm guessing its a different sort of carrier. I'll check out the links though.
For shoulder pain - you're probably getting pressure points. Couple of tips - try 'sandwiching' the shoulders: fold the parts that go over your shoulder in half, all while making sure you are tightening away from the body, not in and down, but more out and down so that that area of the wrap cups your shoulders than sitting on top of them. This will help the wrap from sitting high up on the shoulders and against your neck.
Try to maintain an even pressure on your shoulders to avoid pressure points.
Relax your shoulders when tying. It's easy to get into the habit of tensing (and lifting) shoulders when tying, resulting in an uncomfortable wrap.
Once you've wrapped, reach behind and pull the bottom rail of the crosses down a bit, this will pull the crosses a bit lower on your back & even out the weight distribution a bit.
You don't need to worry about spreading the waist - it won't make much difference.
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