sling help please?

**Kitt3n** · January 14th, 2009, 06:31 AM

i love my HAB, but it is not always practicle..... i dont like it falling to the floor to put in on when getting out of the car, and the on/off regime isnt always the best!

i am looking for a quick on/off "shell" sling (i think).... i want to be able to cradle her quickly and have my hands free (well free ish, i understand they wont be as free as the hab)

looking on line the peanut shell, bubzilla and singalong look like the kind of thing i am after, but i dont want to spend too much.........

please help, any reviews etc?

i would also like to gt a meitei later, but for now (right now!!) am looking at the cradle carry.....

**Visitor8** · January 14th, 2009, 06:34 AM

good luck

Are you good with a sewing machine? If you are you could make one yourself easy! Just with a tie and not a ring.

I don't have one except the one I made at home out of a pashmere shawl lol I have a MT, ergo and 4 wraps and I must say the MT is the most used here. That and the leo storch.

**MrsB26** · January 14th, 2009, 06:38 AM

I personally think its best to take Matisse into the shop with you and try the different ones on to see what work for both of you. I have a peanut shell sling and an ergo. I thought i would use the peanut more but Byron doesnt really like it in there, i think he feels to closed in. We use it while he is asleep and it is quick and easy but in saying that so is the ergo and i tend to use the ergo more often as he can look around when he is awake.

**Kitt3n** · January 14th, 2009, 06:50 AM

thanks ladies

i cant sew, would love to learn but if i tried to make something it would probably contain finger bits!

Might go down to the baby shop today - its just annoying that one store has this one, another store has that one.... and i need the sling to get from one to the other!

Anyone know of any that are UNDER the common $70-$80 price range?

**Pandora** · January 14th, 2009, 06:54 AM

Anyone know of any that are UNDER the common $70-$80 price range?

Nope, only if you get them made by someone who does a copy, or on ebay. I just won an auction for a bubzilla sling and got it for $45, there are a few on there..

**Visitor8** · January 14th, 2009, 07:57 AM

have you looked on wahmnaps and ozebaby?
or go on NC and do an ISO thread

**Kitt3n** · January 14th, 2009, 09:37 AM

didnt think of that mm, cant find anything i like anyway

my local store sells bubba moe and bubzilla - will check them out when i go to pick up dd

**suse** · January 14th, 2009, 11:18 AM

Hon - if you're thinking of an adjustable sling (bubba moes are a buckle sling) rather than a pouch (eg: peanut shell), google 'bear hug baby' slings. They are an Australian made ring sling, well made, very comfy, and they are about $50 from memory. Wildslings are another Aus wahm made ring sling, they are on ozebaby. You could always find out about customs if they don't have any listed.

Personally I don't recommend the bubba moes, (I have posted in here a few times about them so do a search if you want to know why - don't have time to copy and paste right now

), but if you do consider one, definitely try before you buy. They are not as adjustable as a ring sling so do not suit all shapes and sizes.

**Kitt3n** · January 14th, 2009, 11:31 AM

suse - thankyou! do you eer find the flappy material gets in your way? or can you stuff it up in the sling too?

pending a comment here illbe on the phone to them straight away !

**suse** · January 14th, 2009, 11:54 AM

The tail's really useful for covering up when feeding or asleep, I tend to tuck it under E's bum or wrap it around the rings otherwise. I'm not huge on really long tails, the sling I have has a shorter tail which comes to my hip. A ring sling does take marginally longer to put on compared to a pouch, but unlike a pouch is adjustable and does not need to be sized to the wearer.

**alioops** · January 14th, 2009, 11:58 AM

I much prefer my Bubzilla to my Bubba Moe. DH uses the BM because it fits him, but I am too small. I plan on buying a peanut shell as well so that I can have 1 sling in the wash when they are in full time use as I know there will be spew and poo occasionally.

**Pandora** · January 14th, 2009, 11:59 AM

How long did it take to get the hang of doing up a ring sling?
I have one at home that i never used for DS becuase I coudlnt work out how to thread it - even with instructions.
Maybe someone could put somthing on you tube for unco people like me to kearn to tie them up

**suse** · January 14th, 2009, 12:05 PM

Rayray - there are oodles of clips on youtube!! Google 'threading a ring sling' and 'wearing a ring sling' and you will get stacks of stuff. The zolowear tute is good, Jan Andreas' site is great, and the sakura bloom tutes are good too!

**Pandora** · January 14th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Thanks suse, I dont know why I didnt think of it sooner

Ive only had the sling since DS was 6 months old...

**suse** · January 14th, 2009, 12:25 PM

LOL - better late than never, right? Now you can get plenty of practice before your new bubba arrives.

**Kitt3n** · January 14th, 2009, 01:03 PM

i think i like the look of the bubzilla, going to the shops soon to check it out - any other bubzilla users out there?

if not then i'll order the bear hug i think....

**alioops** · January 14th, 2009, 01:09 PM

I use it in hip carry when my hips are not being dodgy Kitt3n. Mine is the off white sandy type colour.

**Kitt3n** · January 16th, 2009, 09:11 AM

i bought the smal - and it still hangs well below my belly and hurts my shoulder, do you think i need a smaller size?

i dont know if i likeit, the hab is so much more comfy!

whats the main difference between a peanut shell and bubzilla?

its all good to try them on in the shop, but i think you really needto have a good half hour in them before you know if they suit you!

do mei tei suit infants?

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