I just strapped a 5lb bag of flour to my chest. I was a dork and didn’t grab a new 10lb bag of sugar at Costco. (I was too distracted by the Carter’s stuff, again…)
But for a first time tryout of my new SleepyWrap, I’m hella impressed. It’s gonna take some practice to get it on by myself, but it’s not hard. It ties in back on me, but ties in front on Paul.
I’m gonna keep practicing, and looking for heavier things to stick in there. Paul seems pretty interested too. I showed him pics of men wearing these wraps from their website, and he totally gets why I need to get comfortable with it. (I hurt my elbows catching a falling computer several years ago. As a consequence, I can’t carry anything more than a few pounds for more than a few minutes without significant pain – and when I’ve carried something for too long, I loose my grip and drop it with no warning. So using wraps is gonna be a necessity for me – I’m terrified of dropping the baby.)
Now I just gotta figure out what other colors we want. I’m thinking orange or brown or gray to go with the dark green I already got. OR, there’s several other styles of carrier (like ring slings or MeiTeis) that could work for me too. WAY too many options, but it’s fun to get to choose!
That SleepyWrap looks pretty cozy! Your baby will be as snug as a bug! Hey – confession time? I dropped Little Jimmy when he was only two days old while we were still in the hospital!!! I had just nursed him and we were both so exhausted that I had him on my shoulder burping him, but I fell asleep and my arm relaxed for just a fraction of a second….long enough for him to roll out of my arms and onto the floor. THANKFULLY, the bed was at its lowest point. We had military commandos storm our room like we did it on purpose or something. All in all, the doctors said that babies were pretty tough in their survival instincts and Jimmy is now an accident prone 7-year-old who is known by the staff of Palomar Hospital’s Emergency Room….I wonder if dropping him had anything to do with it? hmmmmm….
An old hair dresser of mine had one of these. She had her baby wrapped to her back while doing my hair at her house one time. I was amazed that the baby stayed in the whole time and didnt fall out! It also seem to like it too.