ergo vs other carriers for newborns?

[aimz78]

Hi,
just wondering what people think about the ergo infant insert for a newborn baby? Are they effective? I love my ergo for my bigger bub but not sure how they would go for a young baby. Is something cloth which holds the baby close such as a hug a bub better?

[Visitor8]

TBH I only liked the HAB for a newborn baby, once bub gets some weight they need something supportive not stretchy.
I used it a couple of times but it was no good for us as Ash was born 5kg, and it hurt to wear him in stretchy fabric. We used a wrap and a mei tai as well as the ergo.

The infant insert is good, but not if you have bigger boobs. Mine were an E and Ash wouldn't fit in the insert because of that so I just froggied his legs. I love the ergo, I use it a lot. I also love mei tais and use them a lot. I've tried a lot of things and I find SSC the best.

[Jennifer13]

I used the HAB for my DD from birth to around 18 mths. Didn't use it much after 10 mths when she found her legs! I found the advantage of the HAB was that when she was tiny she would face inwards and be wrapped so closely it was like being in the womb. When she was a bit older I'd face her outwards and that's the only position we ever used from then on. She loved both. The outwards facing one is much like the other carriers you mentioned and didn't 'hug' her much.

[rufalina]

I loved the ergo infant insert for DS, but he was a june baby, and I liked how snug he was in it. And it was great, if he fell asleep in it, I could just pop him down in his bassinet with the insert still behind him and he would stay asleep.

My new baby is due in summer, and I will probably not use the ergo for it... But I will have it there as an option...

[MamaPan]

i have an ergo which i use for DS (still). he loves it and i find it really supprtive etc.
I looked into getting a newborn insert, but they werent really recommended highly by friends i have who have used them. they thought if i wanted i could roll a cloth nappy and achieve the same thing...
anyway, i bought a close carrier which i will use for this bub as a newborn and then i will have the ergo for later... (or another option to use in any case)

[alioops]

I like it. It puts the extra support under her head. I am finding the HAB and ergo pretty even for comfort and support. the ergo is easier to put on and feed in though. the insert is actually quite different from a nappy. it is very thick around the edges for the head support and is almost as long as DD3. I live in the tropics and am comfortably wearing DD on a 25 degree day.