Yep, just as ll80 said. If you're a little bigger, you can get 5m.
Buy an iron-on motive and put that in the centre to make the tying easier.
Especially now that it is getting cooler, you could use a fleece fabric, too. they don't fray at all and definitely don't need hemming. But a stretch jersey is the more flexible option.
Ditto what everyone else has said on making a stretchy wrap. Easy peasy.
As for a mei tai - it is a generic type of carrier of which there are many different brands - some better suited for younger babies, some better suited for toddlers. Different styles also suit different shaped parents too. For example, Catbirdbaby MTs are great for petite framed, narrow shouldered people (they have a shallow shoulder angle) and for smaller babies (they have a shorter body), whereas Kozy's have a wider shoulder angle and tend to be preferred by those with larger frames. They are good for smaller babies but really come into their own with toddlers. Some of the best toddler mei-tais are a bit harder to get in Australia - the Scandinavian Taitasi and Tettitett, and the (US made I think) Bamberoo and Kindercarry are well known as toddler carriers, as are Dream Carriers.
Mei tais can be used from birth, just tuck bub's legs up into froggy position and ensure that you are wearing the mei tai apron style (so that when you tie the waist band on, the front of the body of the carrier falls against your legs and when you bring the body up to tie the shoulders it forms a pouch), and it's best to either tie behind the baby's back (rather than under the bum), or in what is called a lexi twist (google it, there are videos that show rather better than what I could explain).
I love my Mei Tai, I loved that I can use it for a bit baby and small baby, and it's super comfy. Stretchy wraps can get a bit tricky with an older heavier tot, I know some fine a woven wrap much more supportive for older bubs. If it's just for your newborn, I think either would be good.
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