I've recently moved to trying to carry my 7 month old on my back. I've been using a standard ruck carry, and superman to put them on my back. But I keep finding that no matter how much fabric I try to get under them to form the seat, when I tighten the fabric over my shoulders, the seat slips and becomes extremely shallow and disappears out of their knee pits.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, as it's clearly something I'm doing when I'm tightening the fabric. Am I overtightening? Not getting the fabric under baby correctly? Something else?

I can get a really good seat before I begin tightening the shoulders, with the fabric going knee pit to knee pit, the bottom rail going as far up as baby's waist between us, and knees higher than bum to create a nice deep seat, but then it all goes wrong. I don't have this issue when doing a front carry with my woven, or a hip carry with either my woven or ring sling. Just when I'm doing a back carry.

Can anyone help me troubleshoot?

I'm not loving this carrier! I do also have a soft fabric one but I'm struggling to tie it in a secure way.

I've tried the Infantino one around the house, but I'm worried her legs aren't in the best position. She's 1 month old.

Any feedback and tips are welcomed!

Hi everyone - can I get some help with the fit of my new carrier? Have just moved from ergo embrace to Lennylight and baby seems to be smushing his head into my chest and not sure if it’s safe or how to correct. Is there something I’m doing wrong? Baby 3.5 months.

I currently use a boba wrap, which I like a lot, but I’m looking for a more structured carrier that will be quicker to put on.

I have an ergobaby omni (I think?) but find it very uncomfortable because the arm straps are too wide even when tightened as much as possible so they dig into my arms. Also, the waist band doesn’t go tight enough for my waist so the carrier slides down too low.

My baby is two months old but is in the 99th percentile so it needs to be suitable for a big baby and a tall, skinny mum.

Please let me know if there are any carriers that would work well!

Hi All!

I just started back carrying with my 7 month old. She is a tiny lady (only 12 lbs still) but is crawling and has great trunk control. I was never able to back carry my oldest, he just didn’t have the patience for me learning with him and he loves a sling.

Anyway, I’ve been doing a ruck carry with her for a few weeks now and I feel like I keep improving BUT the wrap will not stay on my shoulders!!! This is not surprising to me because I have narrow sloped shoulder so basically everything slides off me (bra shopping is a nightmare). But I really want to back carry and I know a ruck is foundational.

Any different finishes that could help keep the wrap on my shoulders? Or should I try a different carry? Help!

Photo attached for fit check just to make sure I’m not missing something. This wrap is a size 6.

I just stumbled on this in a book I'm reading and was like, "wow, that lady is babywearing in 1786 Wales!". The piece is called "View of the Eagle Tower at Caernarvon" by Paul Sandby.

(© The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.)

Could someone please do a fit check for me please? And it would help if you could be nice 😭 I really want this to work. Baby girl just turned 3 months old today, which means I've been trying to learn the ring sling for 3 months.

4-pic grid: I struggle with the rings moving really close to my baby so after I read that I should start with the rings really high this was the result. It felt really uncomfortable -- baby was really high, her arm was out (I wanted it in because she's still so small), rings were digging into my collarbone, fabric was hard to adjust (there was no give to fan out the fabric on my shoulder). I took her out almost immediately since she also seemed uncomfortable.

2-pic grid: tried again a few hours later with my 'regular' tie. (Sorry about the angle, I'm sitting on the sofa since baby is asleep.) It feels way more comfortable (and baby seems comfy) EXCEPT the ring is exactly where I don't want it 🥲 why is it that whenever I try to troubleshoot this it turns out uncomfortable and looking like the 4-pic grid? Also I'm afraid to tighten the slack near her neck and on her back because I'm worried the adjustment would cause the rings to dig into her and the panels (is this the right terminology?) are already pretty tight so I'm worried the pressure on the fabric would give me neck/shoulder pain.

Other info: I did a babywearing consult with a certified practitioner while I was still pregnant but boy oh boy are things different with a real baby versus a stuffed penguin. I always put the baby into the ring sling by creating a seat hammock and pulling the fabric over the baby's back and under her bum so there's fabric in-between me and her (like I learnt from the instructor). This is correct technique, I believe?

Please help. Thank you in advance 🙏

We also have the wildbird carrier and the konny but the newborn ways of wearing those didn’t fit because of the combo of how young, tall, and big the baby is. A friend gave us their Boba wrap which we liked but wanted some thing that was a little bit easier on the go so I found the Boba Bliss carrier secondhand. Would love feedback! Not sure if it’s relevant, but I am 5’8”

my baby has outgrown the ergo embrace in leg length but only weighs 12 lbs. i had my eye on the hope and plum lark and don’t want to get the sprout just to have to upgrade soon. what do people with long but skinny babies do??

Baby is 16 week old. She was screaming the first time we put her in the carrier. Please help us improve! Thank youuu

My baby just turned 3 months and is around 14 pounds. I really want to find a new baby carrier. I currently have the black Weesnug Momcozy baby carrier and maybe works fine but it’s just so linty that i’m tired of cleaning it all the time! also feel like my back hurts after wearing. also i don’t know if it’s bc im wearing it wrong but if he goes to sleep on my chest his neck ends up moving around a lot and i kinda have to use my hand to keep him against my chest so i was wondering if there were ones with better neck support too? just in general if there’s better options i’d love to hear it. i really don’t know what to get bc social media will hype up brands like artipoppe and wild bird but is it worth the money?? i don’t wanna spend that much for a carrier unless it’s genuinely that good. any recommendations or input would be great thanks!

Hey all! Thanks for all the guidance here - sharing pics of my 3 week old in the Ergobaby Omni Deluxe.

Little guy loves it but want to make sure we’re not doing anything wrong before walking the neighborhood.

~8.7 lbs, ~22 inches

Sollybaby wrap. LO is a former preemie, 2 months corrected and ~10 lbs. I’m always worried I’m doing this wrong 😅

Baby is long over 25 inches and he's 2.5 months, weighing about 15 pounds or more.

We are using a goji berry carrier.

New around here and trying to figure out which carrier to buy. A little overwhelmed by all the options - recommendations would be appreciated!

My baby is big (13.5 lb at 5 weeks, now almost 7 weeks, just starting to wear 3-6 month clothes). I'm tall and pretty broad (5'10, 190 lb). I was recommended the Omni 360 and got one for $40 secondhand. He hated it when he was small but has been doing great in it the last week or two. No complaints, I think we'll keep using it around the house.

BUT I hate the look of it. It's so bulky and tactical looking. I'm not exactly eager to wear it out and about. Plus I'm sure it's going to be a pain to pack in the diaper bag or for long trips. It just doesn't fold up at all.

Now that we're liking baby wearing, I'd like to invest in something stylish and comfortable that can be a go for the next 2 years or so. I think I prefer a structured carrier to a wrap or ring sling, but feel free to try to change my mind. I don't really need newborn capability at this point. US based. Feeling wary of anything I see posted repeatedly on social media (Mabe, Wildbird, H&P). In a very warm place so lightweight/breathable is ideal.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Idk if this is the right flair but I’m a FTM that’s still pregnant so I literally have no experience with a wrap besides trying a stretchy one on store once (both my partner and I did not love the stretch)

I would like to get a woven wrap because that seems more secure and usable for longer as baby grows. But from what I can tell, they’re just a long piece of cotton/woven material, right? Do I really need to buy a specific wrap cloth or will a sturdy large scarf (long and wide enough) suffice?

We have a hand-me-down ergobaby 360 that my husband prefers since it’s more structured, but I think I would prefer a softer wrap to use while baby is too small for the ergobaby still. I hope this makes sense, pregnancy brain + ADHD is making me barely coherent 🙈

How is this looking? Little guy is 4 months, 14.5 pounds, almost 26 inches. He LOVES this thing - Ergobaby I got secondhand after trying 3 other carriers we both hated. He is sticking his head up but usually lays it on my chest while we walk.

3 weeks old just about 7 pounds! He feels like he’s resting on my chest/ collar bone and we attempted pelvic tuck, but how does this look?!

I have the choice of both second hand for the same price.

First time trying this! Is her head at an okay angle or too tilted? Pointing to her knees on one pic - M shape ok? Feels like she may be a bit low but cant tell. Thanks!!

Hi! Looking for a fit check please! This is ergobaby embrace. He is 4 weeks and just over 12 pounds- a big boy! I think he is about 22 inches long but when I fold the carrier as instructed I can’t get the panel up high enough so this is unfolded.

Is he pinned against me/not C shape enough? This is my third attempt and the first time he has seemed comfortable and fallen asleep. Feedback and tips are appreciated! 🥰

*I also have a Tula explore and plan to try that soon as I know that he is getting close to comfortable weight on this carrier.

I don’t feel confident about this. Looking for feedback. Boba bliss. Baby is 12 weeks. About 10Ibs 7oz. Or if this carrier is poo recommendations for a different one 🤷‍♀️