Just a thought there are strollers out there that take a newborn. I have the steelcraft profile and it is a umbrella fold type stroller and can take a newborn. It cost about $170, and can be used when older two.
I have a fing sling and mai tai and bub does not like them to much she is not one for being wrapped or couped up tight.
I had DD in pram from very start - she slept in it at shops and friends houses and it was so much easier to shop knowing I could be hands-free. I know slings are awesome but I am still a little skeptical that you can do EVERYTHING like shopping with them. I find bending down difficult without tipping baby.
Anyway it sounds like others are very happy doing without one for awhile so good luck!
Definitely do-able! And bubs will love being carried as well. I carried all my three and they spent much more time being settled in the carrier than in a pram at that age. I loved my pram (an Emmaljunga) but when i was out and about a carrier was great if I really needed bubs to have a nap.... or if I wanted to go somewhere where bubs needed to be quiet... like a meeting.... or a place like a restuarant with not much room for a pram. Just make sure you get a comfy one!
Definitely. Slings are much easier for getting around. Especially when it's crowded, like shopping centres will be in the next few weeks before Christmas.
You can, BUT you need to think what sort of things you will be doing once bubs is born. Do you do any running, exercise or walking? If those are things that you do a lot (and not everyone does ) then you may find you need one as there are just some things you can't do with bubs in a sling/carrier. That said I have a hotsling and I love it to death and wish I had one for all 4 of my babies - I use it for shopping and everything. But for you on pubic transport then it would be ideal even beyond 6mths because I imagine it would be quite horrendous trying to get even the smallest stroller onto a crowed bus or train.
Oh re exercise, I walk for an hour with a friend of mine on Sunday mornings, and I often walk with Charlie in a sling on my back, and he weighs 15kgs now. It's great exercise and the best part is you build up your endurance as your baby grows!
Though Trillian is right about running. I can't imagine running with him on my back. Lol!
All mine hated slings and I bought a stoller from either Kmart or Big W. It was under $100 and folded up quite compactly. It saved my back and my sanity lol.
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) then you may find you need one as there are just some things you can't do with bubs in a sling/carrier. That said I have a hotsling and I love it to death and wish I had one for all 4 of my babies - I use it for shopping and everything. But for you on pubic transport then it would be ideal even beyond 6mths because I imagine it would be quite horrendous trying to get even the smallest stroller onto a crowed bus or train.
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