Hi!! I have a carrier obsession I don't think you can go past a stretchy wrap for a newborn. I have a HAB, but there are others out there like the moby etc that will do the same thing. I did use the Ergo with infant insert with no major dramas. DS seemed to quite like it from about 4 weeks old. I also love my lightly padded maya wrap ring sling for quick trips. Then when he was older I used a babyhawk meitai, ball baby overall, and pikkolo... I will be taking the HAB to hospital with me this time...