thanks everyone...it seems that the general consensus is that the ergo is the winner - will have to check this out - am thinking of waiting until bubs is actually born so that i can physically try the carrier with him/her in it, so i still have a bit of time to do my research!
Kelly you mentioned not liking Baby Bjorn because of the spinal issue with babies - they claim to be great for supporting bubs so now I'm confused and was only last night looking at the new EXPENSIVE Baby Bjorn Synergy which is over $200.
Clearly I don't want to buy this if it's bad for the baby!
With regard to the Baby bjorn I think because the baby hangs from its crutch it can cause spine compression. I think there is a link to the article in the baby wearing section. I have heard of people asking different specialists their opinion and they say it's ok, personally I would prefer not to risk it. I was given one from my SIL old style and I used it a few times when shopping as it was easier to get on than my wrap and "looked better' but when bub was not quite 5kg it almost broke my shoulders. I think I put bub in the wrap wrong though as I didn't tuck bubs legs up frogs style, still had him hanging but it was a lot wider and was supportive. It was so snuggly and fabulous for a colickiy bub.
I used a wrap carrier for the first 3months and it was fabulous. I made it myself, I purchased 5m of jersey (t-shirt material) from spotlight and had enough to make 2or 3 carriers. I only made one though, should have made more as when bub is all tucked up the nappy is compressed and we had a few blowouts. I liked how I could put it in the bottom of the pram and if I needed it it was there and it didn't take up much room. All up it cost me about $25. I didn't want to pay lots of money to find I didn't like it or it wasn't used and really it was so simple to make. Measure and cut material. I didn't hem it, it didn't need it and I didn't bother with a pocket.
I now have a pikkolo, plain black. Personally I think they look better than the babybjorn and funkier looking than the Ergo (Ergo has more accesories though). I got the plain black but there are some really funky designs. I wish I had got the jet but I figured DH would never wear it then, although he hasn't used it yet. I am normally about a size 12, am 12-14 at the moment I find it fits well on me and I like how I have the option of many different carries. I have only used FFI (front facing in so far) but may venture to the others soon. Today my DS was leaning back a bit but it was ok, he is quite tall too. I think about 68cm, and about 8kg. I love that we can see each other close up and talk and have lots of kisses. It folds flat, is a bit bulky in the bag but still quite small compared to a BB, unless you took it apart which would be fiddly.
I bought mine from Mel at Wrigglebots and she was fantastic to deal with. She is a BB market place member too.
I went to babies galore and tried on a whole bunch. We decided on the Bubba Moe as it fit us best. We found alot of the slings and pouches strangled us lol.
I also love the 100knot sling but it was a bit $$$ so we thought we would give bubba moe a go
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. I liked how I could put it in the bottom of the pram and if I needed it it was there and it didn't take up much room. All up it cost me about $25. I didn't want to pay lots of money to find I didn't like it or it wasn't used and really it was so simple to make. Measure and cut material. I didn't hem it, it didn't need it and I didn't bother with a pocket.
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