anyone tried this? it looks like a pre-wrapped HAB.....
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anyone tried this? it looks like a pre-wrapped HAB.....
Hi Kitt3n,
I've got this and it's fantastic. I have a few slings and this is the fifth one and my baby loved it. He can cuddle me and sleep in it comfortably for hours. I had this two days before we went overseas and I walked around with him through out the holiday. One thing is I always have a weak back, it takes about 5 hours walking around then I can start feeling the weight (he was 6.5 kg at the time). Others slings I'll start feeling the pain after 1hr or two later. I really cannot recommend close baby carrier much more. I asked my hubby to get me another colour for my birthday in April too... :pray:
Hope this help.
Looks pretty cool to me, never seen one before.
Well, not long after i posted this i bit the bullet and bought one - it is so fantastic that I am now a consultant for them! (see link in sig ;) )
I now have two. I simply cant be without it, if one is in the wash I now have another - its the fifth sling I have tried to and I only wish it was the first, I would have saved so much money!
I have one too :) I love it for short trips. Because Ash is so big however it's not good for longer ones, but I am working on that. I can not for the life of me get the outwards carry right, Ash tips forwards and almost falls out!! Am gonna keep trying it though. I wish I had one when he was a NB!
missymoo have you tried him in the back position? might work better at his age
LOL KItten, I only just noticed the date of this thread :redface:
no worries sarah, i forgot about it too but its a good bump!
I have borrowed a hug a bub from my bro, and just love it! The only difficulty is having to wear it continuously- or re-tie it standing next to the car before i get bub out. Does the close carrier have the same feel as the hug a bub? is it worth splashing out on one?
ta
IMHO the Close Carrier is much much better than the HAB - and there are some on super special on ebay at the moment (colours are not being stocked again apparently)
they are around $70 :)
I loved my Close Carrier, it was so easy to use :)
I had a friend give me a wrap-carrier that was based on the HAB I believe which DS & I really liked but it was a PITA to tie up when going to shops, getting in & our of car etc. Is the Close Carrier pre-done in the sense that you can put it on and just put bub in? Is that the main difference? I need to go and do some more research. I have a sling but would like an easy to use carrier for #2 as well.
Infinity - hop onto you tube and look up close baby carrier - you will find a tute and you will see exactly what it is...........
If I was buying new now I think I'd get a close carrier over my HAB. But I didn't find the HAB that hard or annoying last time so I'm thinking I'll just stick with it rather than get another. Shame to see something that looks even better though!
Do the shoulder straps on the close carrier spread out over your shoulders like the HAB?
Yes they do :):
Thanks Kitten. After I posted I went straight to youtube and found the demo. I'm in love!! Looks so easy to use. I'm definitely considering a purchase!!!!!!!
After talking with Rufalina the other day and checking out You Tube I jumped online and bought one! Yay for my first baby wearer :) Kitten I believe you were instrumental on Rufi's conversion too ;)
I've been tossing up between a HAB and CC for Phoenix's first few months, and the fact that the CC is less fiddly convinced me as DH will be more likely to use it too.
Can't wait for it to arrive...
Definitely a great carrier for newborns. I used mine to death when Eden was younger. Have now moved on to other carriers since she is much bigger :)
But sooo easy to get on and off.
yeah it is pretty awesome, I really wonder if I would have carried on with baby wearing if it wasnt for the Close Carrier. I actually have two (both of which are out on loan at the moment), will certainly keep one for hubby (yes, he could work it too, but he prefers his beetlebum, which isnt for newborns) ......... now that I wrap I am not sure if I will use it as much, but what a saviour it was before I knew how to wrap!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there any difference between the close baby carrier and the sleepy wrap?
They look very similar to me but the sleepy wrap is winning slightly with me at the moment as you don't have to add the cumberband bit over on that one whereas you do on the closer one.
They are completely different to put on, but both hold bub in a very similar fashion.
Check out youtube for videos on both - you will see what I mean :)
I love my Close Parent Carrier! I only just realised though that you distribute the weight better if you extend the straps over your shoulders duh! Now I can carry for hours with no problem as DS gets bigger (now 7kilos) I also love that it is easily adjusted between DH and my sizes if we decide to take turns carrying. The structured ones are not so easily adjustable.
Thanks Kitten:
I have seen the videos, i think i am still leaning more to the sleepy wrap and i think that reason is that it is one piece rather than two.
No worries :)
Have you used a wrap before? I only ask because I honestly found the Close to be so much easier in the early days, before I learnt how to wrap properly. The HAB was such a PITA to me back then, I found it so very frustrating. Now I can swing baby up on my back no worries, but at the beginning it was a very diff story!!