HAB is awesome for comfort and support for a newborn, my neice happily slept in it on me for an hour and I felt fine. Takes a bit of practice to tie up but ok once you get the hang of it. My DS hates being in a carrier and wanted to get out of it all the time so it didn't work for us. Much more supportive than other carriers I have tried cos it ties around the hips too, which takes a lot of pressure off the back and shoulders.
Mine is great and settles my colicky 7 week old down in just a few mins after we've tried everything.
They're easy to tie up once you've done it a couple of times and it isn't hard to get bubs in at all. Super comfy, you can wear them for ages without back strain or sore shoulders. Great for colicy babies coz they can be upright. Good also coz you can bend down. And coz bubs is up higher rather than low, you can carry on with things like cooking, cleaning, etc (with my other slings I always bump the baby into cupboards and things when trying to cook). Also great for breastfeeding. Did I say they're great?
You can pick them up second hand about half price on ebay. Or if you're handy with the sewing machine, you could make one youself - it's basically just a long continuous piece of stretchy fabric which is wider in the middle and narrower at the ends. PM if you'd like measurements
I did like my HAB but found it to be such a pain tying it that I ended up not using it that much. I have now got an Ergo and that I LOVE!!! It's all very similar in the "holding" of the baby but it goes onto your body more like a baby bjorn type but more supportive and comfy. I have used it soooooo much more already than I ever used the HAB. Wish I'd heard of it sooner.
I loved mine, wore DD2 til about 4 months then I found she got a bit heavy for me and it would loosen abit. I do still wear occasionally but not for long periods.
But for the newborn stage it was fantastic. She would go off to sleep or just be so calm and settled within seconds of being in there. And made life alot easier to get around doing things with DD1. I kept wishing I'd had one for DD1.
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