I had a Kari-me when DD was newborn (same as HAB). It was marvelous for the tummy-to-tummy carry and the facing-the-world front carry. When she hit about 8kg she started to get too heavy for the front carries for me. You CAN tie on the back with it but it takes either a helper (i'm a single parent) or a co-operative toddler and i didn't have either! lol XP still uses it and carries her on his front, he doesn't seem to mind though he does moan incessantly about his bad back.
For a long while then i carried her on my hip, supported with a length of cloth tied into a sling (literally just tied on a knot, then the knot in front of my shoulder and her supported onto the opposite hip) but she soon started to throw my back out as she was getting so big.
So i made a meitai carrier for her myself on the sewing machine a few weeks ago, you can see the pic in my "crafty things" album in the gallery, and we LOVE it. I usually put her on my back and she's MUCH lighter in this carrier. It's a crepe fabric so it's not too hot, and we're not in the warmest climate so in a way i like the less worry about her being warm when she's in it - i can feel how cosy she is myself. I can email you the instructions if you or someone you know would like to make one.
Bec
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I'm guessing that spending large amounts of money on this isn't going to go over too well. So making one myself, or finding one second hand is probably going to be the best bet for me. (and that's fine - heavens only knows I don't need to spend money just for the fun of it! 
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