https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:30:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn/page/2#post-2316125 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:31:45 +0000 pastemoo 2316125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn/page/2#post-2311086 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:53:49 +0000 gentlelunette 2311086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 2 weeks old. She was around 8lbs and I wore her in the Beco Soleil with the infant insert. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310849 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:26:17 +0000 sunny 2310849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited until LO was about 2.5 weeks old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310805 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:52:17 +0000 snowjewelz 2310805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would've worn her from the very beginning with a soft wrap! I didn't b/c I was un-educated and by the time I got a k-tan, she was too big and we just waited to get into the Ergo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310639 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:25:20 +0000 sarac 2310639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought my Moby to the hospital and wore her the day she was born. She was 7 pounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310466 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:30:09 +0000 PawPrints 2310466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put her in the Moby when she was three weeks old. It felt very comfortable and secure and I loved it until the weather got warmer. We started putting her in a mei tai at 6 weeks, then we started using the Ergo with insert at about 7 weeks. Then we switched from the Ergo to a Lillebaby (which doesn't need an infant insert) at 11 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310416 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:29:22 +0000 shopaholic 2310416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Started wearing both around 2 weeks. Both about 7lbs. Baby K'tan with first and Solly with 2nd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310395 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:03:29 +0000 jetsa 2310395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What twine said above :) I brought a ring sling to the hospital </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310335 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:23:58 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2310335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 days old in a SSC (don't know which one - baby something). He was 8lb15oz at birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310279 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:26:00 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2310279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started using our Mai Tai at ~3 weeks old. She was ~8 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310273 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:08:05 +0000 lemondrop 2310273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore #2 immediately (we were going to Spring Training games) so at a week old and 6-7lbs in both the Moby (around the house, I had a hard time wrapping) and the Ergo. I swaddled him in an A&amp;A blanket and stuck him in the Ergo without the infant insert. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310224 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 14:40:02 +0000 lioneyes 2310224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>started using the bjorn at 6 weeks and 8lbs., the ergo with infant insert at 8 weeks (but hated the insert) then ergo w/out insert at 13 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310193 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 13:22:07 +0000 Navy_Mommy 2310193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second everything Twine just said, Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310192 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 13:20:24 +0000 Navy_Mommy 2310192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Within hours of being born, lol. He was 8lb4oz and I was using a woven wrap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310190 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 13:16:00 +0000 Lately 2310190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started wearing DD in a Boba wrap in the first few days. She was three weeks early and 6.5 lbs, and she was very contented in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310164 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:18:51 +0000 ChelseaRose 2310164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first LO I waited until he was about a month old, but that was because I was recovering from a cesarean and wanted to be cleared by my OB. My LO was already over 10lbs at that point (he was just over 8lbs at birth). We used the k'tan. My second LO is less than a week old and I had a RCS, so I'm also waiting to be cleared by my OB. If I had a vagjnal delivery then I'd probably wear him already because he was 9lbs at birth and hopefully close to his birth weight again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310163 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:12:27 +0000 Mrs. Twine 2310163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's not a SSC, there's not really a "too small." You can wear a preemie or small infant in a woven or a stretchy. I prefer wovens or a hybrid that doesn't stretch both directions (length and width) for security and support in a carry, but you should be able to use the Moby safely from birth, too. Lorelei was just a few days old, and around 6 pounds. She had to be in an incubator for a couple of days, but right after that we started wearing. For SSC I would wait until they meet the limit or try it with the insert and see how that looks. There's more safety concern in a SSC because they are sized, where a wrap is not-- meaning that they are designed to be worn with a certain height/weight range in mind. Anything above or below that could be unsafe, especially in the early months, due to not being able to have optimal positioning (have you read the TICKS guidelines yet? They're a great way to familiarize yourself with what you need to have to make a carry safe). Here's a link to those: <a href="http://babyslingsafety.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://babyslingsafety.co.uk/</a><br /> Here are two places I love for tutorials and general information: <a href="http://www.wrapyouinlove.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wrapyouinlove.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://wrapyourbaby.com/" rel="nofollow">http://wrapyourbaby.com/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310161 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:59:47 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2310161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried at about a month and I'd guess 8-9 lbs with the ergo and infant insert, and then tried the moby around six weeks but didn't really baby wear too six months and then only for a short period. We weren't huge baby wearers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310155 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:43:46 +0000 buttermilk 2310155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 weeks old with the ring sling. And about 6 weeks with our Tula (with a rolled blanket in the bottom) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310154 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:40:37 +0000 Ms. RV 2310154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8.5 lbs/4 weeks. I use Infantino Fusion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310151 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:31:31 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2310151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used my K'Tan with LO at 6 days, and she was about 6lbs. I used the Kangaroo/newborn hold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310148 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:24:06 +0000 MrsRcCar 2310148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: if you are planning on investing overall in Babywearing I would get a woven. Wovens are wonderful for the long haul. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310145 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 10:59:47 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2310145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bet you could use moby now!!!@bluestriped bee: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310141 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 10:50:04 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2310141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right away in the Boba (like the Moby). Dude was born 6lbs 7oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310130 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 10:26:48 +0000 sapphire 2310130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love the Beco Gemini but honestly it did t work well until she was a bit bigger even though it was rated to 7lbs. She sloshed around in there and it felt unstable. I never used a wrap but that's what I would probably do at that stage next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310088 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 08:38:16 +0000 mrsjyw 2310088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A soft wrap carrier like the long around 2 weeks when he was back to birth weight 8+lbs. he's 13+ now and it's still my main carrier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310072 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 08:22:43 +0000 MenagerieMama 2310072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a couple days old in the Moby, but LO was 8 lbs at birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310065 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 08:12:25 +0000 MrsSRS 2310065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my preemie around 6 pounds in a woven wrap. More like 8 or 9 pounds for the ergo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310059 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 08:01:50 +0000 twodoghouse 2310059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They were a month old and had just gotten over birth weight, so about 5 and 6 lbs. I wore B in the Moby and DH wore A in the Ergo with the newborn insert. She was a little small, though, even with the insert. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-your-newborn#post-2310048 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 07:50:12 +0000 matador84 2310048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a loveyduds soft wrap at around 7-8 lbs and two weeks. I had to take my older child to daycare so I would pre-wrap before I got in the car, and then just have to put the baby in the wrap from the carseat. It was so easy and wonderful...I can't believe I didn't babywear with my first child. </p>