https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:29:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-507373 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:14:20 +0000 pastemoo 507373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: Cool. I also heard some mamas use it as a pregnancy support belt and pp support belt but I never tried it (bought when DS was already here). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-506983 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:04:03 +0000 QBbride 506983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: thanks soo much for all your help! Last night I kept dreaming that they sold out of the Tahoe, I was so sad! So I took the plunge and bought it today!!! I got a 4.2m (size 5 i think?) I'm not sure if it's a twill or diamond weave, but oh well! I can't wait to get it. I still have awhile before babe arrives though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-506863 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:51:46 +0000 pastemoo 506863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I LOVE Tahoe! Yes it is gender neutral. also the wrap is as much for mama as for baby so it doesn't matter much.<br /> On the baby wearer you will see a lot of mamas prefer their diamond weave over their twill... it is all personal preference.<br /> If you get a 5 and can't do a double hammock because it is a little short you can still do MANY MANY wraps. I think I could easily have gotten a 4 as my one and only wrap and not felt like I was missing anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504557 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:39:33 +0000 QBbride 504557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ohh just found this one too!</p> <p><a href="http://wovenwraps.com/tahoe-exclusive-girasol-p-435.html" rel="nofollow">http://wovenwraps.com/tahoe-exclusive-girasol-p-435.html</a></p> <p>Is it gender neutral enough though?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504525 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:21:04 +0000 QBbride 504525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: hi! Thanks soo much for all your advice! Now I really want a girasol wrap. It's not too hot or humid here, so I think I'd be OK. </p> <p>Here is one I've been eyeing:<br /> <a href="http://www.wearababy.com/shop/girasol-wraps/product/40-freshness" rel="nofollow">http://www.wearababy.com/shop/girasol-wraps/product/40-freshness</a> . It's twill weave (you like your twill weave best, right?)</p> <p>I'm 5'2", 130 lbs pre-preg. So not tiny but maybe on the higher end of average. I don't know of any baby wearing groups around here, although there must be some. I just don't want super long tails because I feel like they'd be annoying for walking around etc.</p> <p>I registered for thebabywearer but I need to wait for approval before I can see what's for sale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504448 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:31:09 +0000 pastemoo 504448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I am a base size 5. can you check out a local babywearing group in your area and borrow a wrap to see what size you like?<br /> As a base size 5, anything bigger just gives me huge long tails. I can do most but not all wrap styles with a sz 4. I want a size 2 and size 3 for some hip carries and some simple front and back carries. Initially you will take more fabric to wrap and as you get better you will need less fabric to do the same wraps (by a little) and you may want a shorter wrap.</p> <p>I am 5'0 and 108 lbs (and stacked)<br /> My best wrapping buddy is 5'7 or 5'8 and thin but stacked and is a base size 6 but can also do almost everything on a 5.</p> <p>If you are petite you are most likely a 5 (4.2m long). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504444 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:28:12 +0000 pastemoo 504444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other brands make thinner wraps (didymos, oscha, natibaby, vatanai) but also cost a LOT more.<br /> Check out thebabywearer.com for buying them used (not much different pricing than retail but nothing is "pending restocking.")</p> <p>Otherplaces to buy wraps<br /> paxbaby, abbyslane, birdiesroom and many many more </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504439 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:26:18 +0000 pastemoo 504439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: It does if you wrap with multiple passes. I would wear it wrapped double hammock with no shirt when it was hot.<br /> How hot/humid it is where you live?<br /> I think some guaze wraps or bali breeze or some others are best for *very* hot weather. Thing is... I mostly wear the wrap at home or for long outings in museums or a walk around the neighborhood. Mostly I am indoors in relatively climate controlled areas when I wrap.</p> <p>In the winter he stays nicely warm wrapped with several passes so it doesn't matter when he takes off his hat with snow on the ground. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504397 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:02:42 +0000 QBbride 504397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! It just seems like a lot if money when you don't know if your babe will love baby wearing.</p> <p>@pastemoo: my babe will be born at the end of June, does the girasol get really hot?</p> <p>Did you order it online? If so, what website? How do you know what size you are? (I'm short!) Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504385 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:59:41 +0000 pastemoo 504385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ETA: They don't make blends in Gira--only 100% cotton. They have the best colorways of any brand (in my opinion) but I do plan to get a didymos or oscha wrap eventually.<br /> Resale value of woven wraps is almost the same as what you got it for--so if you don't love it you can trade it or sell it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504382 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:57:51 +0000 pastemoo 504382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I have a diamond weave and a twill weave and I love them both! My base size is a 5. I unfortunately got both in a 5. I should have gotten a 5 and then a smaller one for being out and about.<br /> It is great for going out on the town and not worrying about LOs nap schedule--he will nap in there with no issues so I can spend all day out of the house. The next day he will go right back to his regular schedule.<br /> I discovered wraps at 6 months, he is almost 8 months now. He was 13 pounds within 2 months so the Moby would have been very short lived for us--but I didn't have one. He is 21 or 22 pounds now.</p> <p>One day, I hope to also get a different brand that has linen or silk or hemp or bamboo--but I am never giving up my twill weave Gira. :) I may trade out the diamond weave (rainbow) one for a different wrap. @Weagle: OR I may chop my DW for a WCRS and a shorty wrap. :)</p> <p>Giras are sooooo soft and awesome, and yet supportive. DS now plays peekaboo with it if he is sitting on the floor with it.</p> <p>WELL worth the money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504290 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:21:26 +0000 Mrs. Pen 504290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the moby and I still use it with my 18 lb son, however I can't do a back carry with it that I really want to. A girasol has been on my wishlist forever! They're so lovely! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504262 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:11:53 +0000 Weagle 504262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if you want to use a wrap, it's worth it to invest in a woven wrap. I don't have one, but I'm considering trading in my RS for either a wrap or a WCRS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girasol-wrap#post-504091 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:03:01 +0000 QBbride 504091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have a Girasol wrap? They're so expensive but they look really nice and I think it would be really functional! I like the idea that it's a woven wrap so not stretchy... I've been thinking about the moby but I've heard it's so stretchy that you can't use it for long. </p> <p>Thoughts? TIA! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402938 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:15:37 +0000 pastemoo 402938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Beautiful! I want a blue or green or blue-green one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402831 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:39:56 +0000 loveisstrange 402831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Some people say it's red and some people say it's more of a hot pink. Either way, I think it's gorgeous! <a href="http://shop.risaroo.com/Girasol-Vamp-Vamp.htm" rel="nofollow">http://shop.risaroo.com/Girasol-Vamp-Vamp.htm</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402824 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:37:40 +0000 pastemoo 402824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Oh. Is it stretchy?<br /> We have a soft structured carrier, too (Beco Gemini) but my friend has an orange and a blue Girasol. She let me borrow the blue one and I LOOOOOOOVE it!<br /> The Ergo is definitely convenient for a bigger baby and we already have a carrier (Beco), so this woven wrap is really just an extra thing that I don't need and just want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402709 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:41:57 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 402709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I would say that Lovey Duds is more for younger babies. We switched to Ergo at about 16 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402675 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:29:28 +0000 pastemoo 402675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: Me too! I am also really enjoying borrowing this one. :) It's a blue Girasol.<br /> @Mrs. Jacks: Cool! I am just getting into the wovens and haven't heard of many--just started looking them up this week. My LO is almost 6 months and we are just starting now. He LOVES it.<br /> @zippylef: Can you link to the vamp color? I can't find it!<br /> @LivsMama: I want a ring sling, too. Getting obsessed with carriers is dangerous to my wallet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402527 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:40:11 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 402527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Lovey Duds and really enjoyed it for the first 4 months with each girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402522 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:37:18 +0000 sarac 402522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahh, I see. I had to give up babywearing by that point because I had so little back strength. Now I've taken it back up because I've built up so much muscle carrying her anyway. Now I want one of these. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402120 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:45:29 +0000 loveisstrange 402120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: You're not really supposed to use a stretchy wrap past 15lbs. After your child is that heavy, the wrap loosens too much and it isn't considered secure.</p> <p>I want a Girasol SO BAD. I want the Vamp color. I'm stalking this post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402114 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:40:25 +0000 LivsMama 402114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a dupioni silk Ring Sling from Sakura Bloom, but its a sling and not a wrap. I tried the Moby and just wasnt a fan, which is why I got the sling. I still carry her in it now at 16 months when shes awake. I also have an Ergo, bc when she falls asleep its easier to wear her in that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-402033 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:25:37 +0000 pastemoo 402033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: The non stretchy kind can be worn on your back. :)<br /> I want to carry him like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4T_t0YWSSY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4T_t0YWSSY</a> this rucksack carry, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7i5I6cRf2o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7i5I6cRf2o</a> this high back Tibetan cross carry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-401809 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:07:16 +0000 sarac 401809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only used a moby, but I was mad for it. I had several in different fabrics. Is this so different? I didn't know that stretchy vs non-stretchy was such a big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearing-woven-wraps#post-401320 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:08:30 +0000 pastemoo 401320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone baby wear with a non-stretchy woven wrap--like a Girasol?</p> <p>My friend lent me her Girasol and I totally love it! I want to buy a woven carrier (or make one if that's possible). Do you use a wrap? How many ways do you wear your baby? How is the learning curve? How long of a wrap did you get? (and how tall are you--does it make a difference in how long your wrap needed to be?)</p> <p>What brand of wrap do you use? </p>