Comments on: Are there baby carriers like infant car seats?

By: littleangelfire81

littleangelfire81 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:35:59 +0000

If you’re just looking for something easy for baby to sleep in sometimes around the house, a Moses Basket is a great idea, but will only last a few months before its outgrown. Since its coming to light that babies spend WAY Too much time in contraptions like infant car seat, swings, bouncers, etc, anyways, I would highly recommend checking out a pouch, sling, or wrap to carry your baby in. Skip the Snugli and Baby Bjorns. They’re outgrown at 22-25lbs, so you get very little use out of them for how much they cost, they’re rather ugly contraptions to wear, and have a lot of buckles and adjusting to be done each time.

You can’t get easier than a pouch - put it on, put baby in. No adjustment required if you get a pouch that fits you right. Although there are some adjustable ones. For the most versatility, check out a wrap, really just a l-o-n-g piece of material that you can wrap around yourself in many many different ways to carry your baby in different positions. Using a wrap takes a little more time to master, but gives the most versatiliyt. A Ring sling is an option, too. There are oodles of benefits to babywearing, one of which is to be able to keep your hands free while giving your baby the human contact he needs to develop well and be a secure individual. You can even breastfeed in a carrier.
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http://www.thebabywearer.com

By: mystic_eye_cda

mystic_eye_cda — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:47:59 +0000

There’s not really. They used to make them and they were often called pumpkin seats, but they don’t make them anymore because carrying babies around in their carseat is too popular. Which is sad because removable infant seats aren’t really any safer in the car and are definitly bad for baby out of the car. The primary concern with carseats is safety during a crash, not proper spine alignment. And they have limited padding, and are really too confining.

The options to replace them are:
Cloth style carriers that you put on you (slings, wraps, mei teis, structured carriers)
Portable swings (some of them aren’t too bad to carry around)
Strollers (you can get small umbrella strollers that recline OR you can get strollers with a detachable portable bassinette part, but they are pretty big. Honestly the only one I saw in person I though "Woah I could fit my toddler and baby in that bassinette comfortably")
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By: Lauren F

Lauren F — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:57:59 +0000

Um, you can try one of the many baby carriers you wear!! LOL
The benefits of babywearing are great and numerous.

I personally used a Bjorn for a while but much prefer my Moby and Babyhawk.
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Mommy of a toddler

By: Amanda C

Amanda C — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:18:59 +0000

here is some @ babies r us
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http://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2256195

By: I'd rather be at the beach

I'd rather be at the beach — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:43:59 +0000

Maybe a Moses Basket?
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