https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:21:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-748210 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:30:58 +0000 shopaholic 748210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Niiiice!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-748201 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:12:29 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 748201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurpleUnicorn: I've used mine every day just about since it came in :) Looooooove it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-748186 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:45:42 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 748186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>woo hoo! i got mine yesterday too :) but still haven't used it. i think i will try it out now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-744177 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:17:17 +0000 yellowbird 744177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-744169 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:15:19 +0000 LovelyPlum 744169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm excited for you...I could feel your excitement all through the boards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-744151 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:12:19 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 744151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: Thanks! It took some doing but I finally convinced DH that with two kids, life would be easier if I could wear one of them. Having her inside the carrier felt great on my arms and lower back. So glad we got it!</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: Yeah, cameo wouldn't work for this dainty lady. It would make me laugh too hard. I like the pattern because if we have a third LO (like we're planning to do eventually) it's gender neutral enough to work. </p> <p>I'm considering just cutting to the chase and asking for the drool pads for Mother's Day to cut down on that pesky problem. And I wanted to get the Gemini because it has forward outward facing too! That's what cinched it for me too!</p> <p>@tysonja: I actually changed the straps back and forth really easily between the two babies. It was really awesome and got me even more excited about its future use! Sorry your pattern wasn't your fave - mayhaps you can dye it?</p> <p>@mrskc: She is a dainty little thing in compared to her brother. I think at this age he was already starting to get comfy in his six months clothes. She actually wore newborn clothes for nearly a month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743444 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:43:52 +0000 mrskc 743444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah glad you love it! She looks so tiny in it! </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: I bought drool straps for mine which work great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743415 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:37:29 +0000 tysonja 743415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ohhh so glad you love it!! :)<br /> it'll just get more and more easy with repeated use! :)</p> <p>you have the best pattern!! i had to settle for a faded purple one with flowers (totally not my style, but oh well! hehe) cause i purchased off craigslist and they kinda were a bit tricky in that the photo on the ad was one thing and the actual was TOTALLY different. unfortunately i sent my husband to purchase it and he was none the wiser. oh well! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743372 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:30:01 +0000 Smurfette 743372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad that you like it!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743294 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:10:49 +0000 Foodnerd81 743294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: But the Soleil only faces inward, right? I want the option to face out, even if I don't use it often. The Gemini does have drool pads you can buy separately (already on my Amazon registry :)</p> <p>ETA: ooh but it does have pockets, which is nice, and you can change the prints, which is such a silly feature that would make me so happy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743273 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:01:52 +0000 lawbee11 743273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Have you seen the new Beco Soleil? It was just released this month. I think it comes with an accessory pack that includes drooling pads for the straps!</p> <p>ETA: The Soleil is available now. The accessory pack for the Soleil will be available in May! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743246 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:54:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 743246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh I love that pattern. Come back and let us know if you have any issues with the drool/spit up on the straps, please! (I know someone else posted about it on your previous post). </p> <p>I just added that exact one to my Amazon registry. DH plans to wear the baby a lot so I've been trying to find a pattern that he likes too-- he keeps saying he wants camouflage, which isn't going to happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743116 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:28:30 +0000 rattles 743116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hooray! You look like a natural! I'm really starting to covet one of these as DD gets bigger. Her k'tan's working just fine, but I want one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743055 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:16:31 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 743055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: We bought ours off of Amazon. It cost $129 but totally worth it to have a pattern DH thinks he can rock in public :D I will convert him, he WILL wear the babies. Mwhahahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743042 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:15:25 +0000 tinyperson 743042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw, I really wanted Stella because that's LOs name, but the store we bought from didn't have it and we get 10% off there... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743036 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:14:12 +0000 MsLipGloss 743036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my Gemini - so glad you like yours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-743026 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:12:52 +0000 T-Mom 743026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yay! I really like my Gemini although I don't have as many opportunities to wear it these days. I'm really glad you like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aaaah-my-beco-gemini-came-in-today#post-742856 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:44:12 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 742856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you missed it, I was asking HB last week what they thought about the Beco Gemini - was it still <i>the</i> carrier that most HBers suggested? Turns out the answer is a big resounding "YES!" So DH bought me my very own Beco Gemini last week and IT'S FINALLY HERE!</p> <p>So excited!</p> <p>I immediately couldn't wait to try it on and ripped into the box like a mad woman! Inside, I found a pamphlet explaining the different positions and how to achieve them with ever-so-helpful tiny pictures and instructions; my Beco Gemini (we chose Stella Black - I'm in luuuuurve); a small warning pamphlet reminding you to baby wear responsibly; and a registration card. Well, I tried to follow the instructions included but my ADHD due to having two kids kicked in and I immediately went to Professor YouTube. I stumbled across this video: </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGXKlV8Fp4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGXKlV8Fp4</a></p> <p>It's apparently some officially unofficial video about all the Beco Gemini features. If you have nine minutes of your life to dedicate to studying this video, I highly suggest it. In my excitement, however, she wasn't getting to the goods fast enough for me so I clicked on over to this video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_AVVzZIo28" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_AVVzZIo28</a></p> <p>Thankfully, this woman got to the point faster and answered my "How does this work" question quickly and soon I was a mad woman wearing a baby! Albeit a fussy baby. Apparently trying to stuff your nearly eight week old into a new contraption while they have gas and you're busy finagling with the straps is <i>not</i> a good idea. Who knew?</p> <p>I snapped a quick picture of us together and then put her down for her nap (after burping her of course). Then it was on to torture my son with this new fangled contraption. Mwhahahhaha. I referred back to the first video (fast forwarding quite a bit) and soon, my toddler was on my back and LOVING it. He couldn't stop giggling.</p> <p>All in all, I call this a major win. I am now officially a baby wearer!</p> <p>[attach=3089/13/mltthp.448x600.photo--4-.JPG]</p> <p>[attach=3089/13/mltthr.448x600.photo--3-.JPG]</p> <p>(Please excuse the laundry and my terrible hair) </p>