https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:28:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1065469 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:09:05 +0000 heartonastring 1065469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: Just a small one (2.6m) as I'm planning to convert it to a RS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1065380 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:29:40 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1065380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: lovely! What size? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1065374 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:26:33 +0000 heartonastring 1065374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: yay! I'll check it out!</p> <p>I bought this lovely today. Probably going to have it made into a WCRS by SBP. </p> <p><a href="http://wovenwraps.com/earthy-rainbow-p-529.html" rel="nofollow">http://wovenwraps.com/earthy-rainbow-p-529.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1065264 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:41:03 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1065264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: I finally posted my "woven wraps basics" info on my blog :-) If anything confuses you, just let me know, it's a lot of information. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1062539 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:48:07 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1062539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Yessss. Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1062142 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:03:13 +0000 pastemoo 1062142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: HAH!! I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1061466 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:10:09 +0000 blackbird 1061466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@navy_mommy--thanks! i figured that out after a long trip to Lowes, ha. It was far more comfortable yesterday at a festival when i had it sitting on my shoulder. Made a BIG difference! </p> <p>@pastemoo, heartsonastring, grizz: thanks :) </p> <p>They are addicting. I want more (all the pretties!) but I can't justify the cost of more Girasols.</p> <p>@navy_mommy, when you said "wear all the babies", i thought of this: :P</p> <p>[attach=618/13/msjzcy.600x450.7aeff9068d99c9814cba392a597dd455.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1061152 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:44:12 +0000 pastemoo 1061152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I &lt;3 my pouch sling more than my ring slings, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1061149 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:41:13 +0000 pastemoo 1061149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Gorgeous!</p> <p>I have both but I am a wrap mama. Unless I'm carrying for less than 5 minutes I prefer to wrap. I find them more comfortable, more pretty, and more time consuming to tie--by a minute or 2.</p> <p>@Navy_Mommy: I think they're both addictive. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060888 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:03:35 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A Girasol was my first woven wrap, but the twill weave didn't work for us so I sold it. Then I bought the same colorway (amitola cream weft) in diamond weave and kept that for a while till I bought vice versa diamond weave cream weft and since they were so similar I sold amitola. I still have vice versa! </p> <p>(first pic is our first back carry, second is vice versa) </p> [attach=1264/13/msj4i1.358x600.IMAG1517---Copy.jpg] [attach=1264/13/msj4i3.450x600.20130328_132637.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060881 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:54:37 +0000 Boheme 1060881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: Get both ;) </p> <p>@blackbird: I looooove Girasol wovens and RS! Yours is gorgeous...and E is so cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060795 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:05:30 +0000 heartonastring 1060795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: ok, thanks. If I get one I'll go with a 6! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060791 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:03:28 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: people either love them or hate them, a lot of that has to do with how well it fits since they aren't one size fits all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060789 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:02:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 1060789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: oh thanks. I never knew what it was; just that we likey!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060784 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:00:42 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: a hot sling is a pouch sling, not a ring sling. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060766 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:53:14 +0000 yoursilverlining 1060766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My (and LO's) preference is for an adjustable HotSling. I don't know what it would be classified as, as it doesn't have a ring, but I don't believe it's a woven wrap (?). There are two adjustable straps built into the wrap, so you can loosen and tighten as you need. As baby grows, you just adjust to her size, and also adjust as your hold changes. </p> <p>I've tried a ton of wraps (yes to what @Navy_Mommy said about them being addictive!!) and this is what we like best. </p> <p>My LO is almost 15 months and about 21 pounds and I recently wore her for about 7 hours at Disneyland and it could not have been more comfortable. No back pain, no leg/foot pain - nothing. I would highly recommend them to anyone. </p> <p><a href="http://www.hotslings.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hotslings.com/</a></p> <p>Here's a couple pics of us: </p> [attach=1754/13/msj18r.448x600.602019_10201116529579139_1348532614_n.jpg] [attach=1754/13/msj18t.448x600.58099_10201777867792181_1986497666_n.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060758 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:46:27 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A 7 is A LOT of fabric to work with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060756 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:45:51 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: I'm 5'8 and have been as big as a E and I can actually use a 5 for most back carries but I have a pretty small waist and shoulders. You should be fine with a 6. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060748 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:43:18 +0000 heartonastring 1060748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: hahaha! 5'10" and currently an F cup (while nursing), DD pre-pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060746 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:42:50 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: and I agree that having both is the best option, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060742 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:42:02 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: how tall and how big busted are we talking? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060735 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:39:00 +0000 heartonastring 1060735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: Awesome, thanks! I was hoping you would chime in. I've read some of your blog posts and I watched your RS tutorials...super helpful!</p> <p>I have a feeling I might end up with both! I'll probably start with an RS though...maybe....still can't decide! I'll wait until after the next babywearing meeting where I can, hopefully, get a better feel for both.</p> <p>With regard to woven wraps, should I get a larger size if I'm tall and large-chested? I've read that size 6 should fit most, but I wonder if height/bustiness means I should go with a size 7? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060732 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:35:44 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did I miss anything? Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060727 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:32:37 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, PaxBaby is awesome but I've found they tend to inflate prices. I prefer Risaroo or Marsupial Mamas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060725 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:30:57 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: if you spread the fabric over your shoulder instead of letting it bunch up by your neck it'll be more comfortable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060722 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:29:46 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also a pro of woven wraps is they pretty much maintain their value if you take care of them so you can sell them when you're done with it. If you get a wrap conversion ring sling it will maintain it's value as well, but a "plain fabric" sling won't as much. </p> <p>I DO have a ring sling basics post on my blog already, a breakdown of different carriers, a babywearing safety post, and a few wrap tutorials. They have the tag "wear all the babies!" lol. Hopefully I'll finish the woven wrap post soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060718 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:25:51 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: same general idea as a Moby, but SOOOOO different. I hate the Moby, I love my wovens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060716 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:24:48 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now pros of a ring sling... quick - they're easier to LEARN to use and once you're used to it it's quick to get baby in. They're super easy to breastfeed in. </p> <p>Cons...as your baby gets bigger, it's harder to carry them infor long periods of time. If you get a wrap conversion it's more supportive, but still not as supportive as an actual wrap. You can't wear them as many ways - in my opinion it's limited to front and hip carries, you CAN wear them on your back but I think it's super uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060710 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:22:45 +0000 sslm 1060710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a ring sling (my mom made it!!) and M loves it! It's pretty user friendly. I keep it in the car. It doesn't take a lot of fiddling. I don't know anything about the woven wraps, are they similar to the moby? I hate that thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babywearers-ring-sling-vs-woven-wrap#post-1060703 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:19:39 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1060703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really need to finish up my all things woven wrap blog post, lol. </p> <p>Okay, so, quick pros of woven wrap... versatility - you can wear them ANY way. In one afternoon you can wear a baby on your hip for some snuggles, a high back carry so baby can see around, a cradle carry to breastfeed, and a low back carry or front carry for a nap. All in the same wrap. Longevity - you can use one wrap from birth to college, lol. Aesthetics - I think wraps are beautiful, lol. </p> <p>Cons... learning curve - they can be intimidating and there is a definite learning curve. Cost - they TEND to be more expensive (there are more budget friendly wraps available or you could always DIY a wrap with linen or osnaburg... more on that on my blog). And, they tend to be "addictive." Very few people are actually happy with just one wrap. And you WILL be stopped by strangers asking you questions about it. If you're just trying to get through the grocery store it can be obnoxious. </p>