Sell ergo or not??????

[feeb]

I have seen people wear an ergo with baby facing out!
I was planning on eventually facing Jacob out in mine, can you not???

[Smoke Jaguar]

On the website, they give you a really sound rationale for not doing so, which I touched on in my post. You can do it, it's just not designed for it - it's not a design fault, it's a design-in based on baby's development

[feeb]

ahh ok thanks for that

[Shellbelle]

Tried wearing him on my back, but just didn't feel right?? Maybe I had it on wrong, will go watch the dvd and try it again.

[LuluHB]

Can you try him on your hip Shell? Izzy doesn't like it on the front all that much either unless she's totally whacked. She wriggles so much to turn around and see where we're going - nosey little thing that she is. When I carry her on my hip though she really enjoys it.

[suse]

Does your DS prefer it if his arms are out? Many bubs get cranky in a front carry, having arms out allows them to interact with you/the world a bit more, and turn their heads a bit more to get a better view.

Outward facing front carries are not ideal with any carrier (even with those that are designed for it), especially with older/heavier bubs. Not only are there postural (and social) disadvantages for the baby, but because their centre of gravity is different it causes much more strain on the person carrying.

A hip or back carry is preferable, back carries with toddlers are where the Ergo excels.

HTH.

[Shellbelle]

Hip carry - must have missed that one!! Yikes, will def go watch the dvd again!!! Obviously took a lot in the first time.....