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We go for very long walks with our dog. Is baby happy enough sitting in a bjorn carrier for that long?

Also i cannot get my baby to turn his head to the side when facing me, he has his face against my chest and i worry he will be unable to breath, any advice??!!

i used a baby bjorn until just this month — ruby is now 10 months old and it was starting to hurt my back. and she is light — 17 pounds. it is "safe" to use the bjorn till 25 pounds, but it really depends on your size and your body. however, my baby LOVED the bjorn. we used it for super long walks every day; she was always happy in there. facing you is fine; he can breathe! someone on this site recommended the Beco baby carrier to me since i can’t use the bjorn anymore. i just got it, and it is FANTASTIC. if you haven’t bought the bjorn yet, i really recommend the beco. it will last longer. the only downside is you can’t do front, facing out carry. BUT, you can wear it on the front or as a backpack. good luck.

and will the carriers effect the baby’s leg shape?

Strollers can be used as soon as your pediatrician gives the OK for your baby to go outside, but the stroller must have a full recline position to lay the baby flat. Another option is a travel system, where you can keep your baby in his/her infant car seat plugged into the matching stroller. Travel systems are most commonly sold together as a pair.

Carriers can be used immediately as well, as long as you get one that has an infant head support. McLaren makes one that’s great and you can take the infant support out when your baby can hold his/her head up. And, no, they don’t affect leg shape. Babies are naturally bow-legged for most of the first year.

I want to purchase a baby carrier or sling. There are so many around that its impossible to choose. I would love some help.

We bought a Moby Wrap when our son was just home from the hospital. It was fantastic - kept him close and safe and let us walk around. (The only con is that you can’t really take it with you and wrap it on - it would hang on the floor.) Then we bought an Ergo when he was older. Even now, at 18 months, he will go in it once in a while. It is absolutely the most comfortable carrier we tried (and we tried a lot)! For infants, you need a special insert with the Ergo. We didn’t use that, since my son was already big enough to go in without it when we purchased it.

I am shopping for a baby carrier for my first child. I have been told that "BabyTrekker" is the ultimate, but I would like to get other opinions.

Would you please give me any for or against opinions on carriers?

That looks complicated! I have heard that the pack style carriers cause pelvis and hip pain in the baby. I had a Snugli, but it’s been replaced by a Maya Wrap, and I would never go back! For me, it was the right combination of easy and adjustable. I can tighten it just the way I need to for my baby, and I have used many positions. My friend loves her Ultimate Baby Wrap, but her baby does droop because the material is stretchy. If you want to carry baby on two shoulders, a wrap is the way to go. Asian back carriers also use both shoulders.

I am gonna be shopping around for a baby sling/carrier tomorrow and wanted to know what u guys thought was best. I am going to use it while i tidy up the house or if im goin for walks.

Thanks
There are so many options available and many more questions to ask yourself. Consider the following:

1) Will the baby carrier be shared?
2) How old is your baby?
3) How much effort will you put into using the baby carrier?
4) How many carrying positions do you want?
5) Will you be nursing using your carrier?
6) What kind of support do you need? (A one shouldered carry is fine with young babies, but older heavy babies are best carried with a two shouldered carrier such as a soft pack carrier or mei tai.)

I have used many different baby carriers as my daughter grew. But if I had to pick just one it would be the Ergo Baby Carrier. It can be used from birth (with the infant insert) to 40 lbs. Check out La Stella Blu where you can easily find information on the different types of baby carriers and find great deals in their outlet too.

http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B0018P1W8A/sr=1-11/qid=1234922529/ref=sr_1_11/187-5072826-2122104?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core&mqnodeid=397279011

Do these strollers take two baby carriers for twins? Or do they only take the one in the back? If only one, can someone tell me what kind of strollers take two?

Thanks in advance!

I believe all the new models of Graco Duo Gliders take two car seats, but if you are looking at used ones you may want to make sure because some of the older models of this stroller only took one in the backseat. You can check Graco’s website to make sure the model you are looking at will take two car seats and to see which model of car seat it will take. http://gracobaby.ca/e/ItemList.asp?code=204&s=0400EAA

I was just wondering if there was something like an infant car seat, but it was just a baby carrier? Like a easy portable bassinet?

My husband and I already have a car seat but it doesn’t have a handle or anything that you can pop out and take it with you.

Links would be appreciated if available! Thanks

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.

My baby is 3 months old. She always wants to be carried around the house by me. She gets very heavy to carry in one arm while cleaning up with the other. I tried a baby carrier and a baby sling to solve this problem. The problem with that is, she hates being in those things. She cries the minute she is put in one until I take her out of it. Any suggestions?

Get one of those little vibrating chairs. I had a leapfrog one for my daughter that vibrated and had toys and played classical music and lit up different colors. She LOOOVED it, and so did I. You can pop the little one into the chair, and just take it into whatever room you are going to be in. That way baby can watch and be near mama, but not have to actually be ON you all the time. Its great, you can take that time to talk and tell baby what you are doing, and they like to watch everything you do. Those chairs are also fantastic because they often put baby right to sleep. That thing was my extra ME! She especially loved it when I put her up on the counter (away from anything dangerous), while I was cooking. She loved all the smells and sounds and movement. Make it fun!