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I think you did a great thing, especially by feeling the situation out cautiously at first. If anyone gets too aggressive with me about something I should be doing right away, I get turned off and make my escape.

I think starting with small talk, asking about their baby, then casually mentioning "this helped me" and see how receptive they are is the way to go. It's usually obvious pretty quick if they aren't interested in chatting, those ones I'd leave alone.

Personally I wouldn't have said anything just because I don't know the first thing about ring slings Anything else and I may have started chattering.

I think you handled it perfectly! Informative without being pushy.

I would totally appreciate it .... I always struggle with my ring sling! I think the way you handled it is perfect and I'm sure she appreciated it, too

Nice to help out another mama, always

I think the way you told her, was great! I think if you would have just walked right up to her and said 'you're doing that wrong', it may have come off/ended much differently. you never seemed to make her feel like she was doing something wrong, just offered a suggestion on how to make it better for both her and the babes well done!

I think you handled it in a great way!

I agree with the pps, I think you handled it beautifully!

If in a situation like yours where you were already talking, yes I most likely would have. If I was just walking down the street (or in a store) and saw it, probably not. I love how you approached it with her.

I had a similar dilemma when I saw a friend posting pictures of her son on Facebook forward facing in an Ergo. I approached it by asking if she had instructions for the Ergo and that it isn't advised that the baby FF and that I didn't want her son to get harmed by using it incorrectly. She took it much kinder than I expected her too, as she tends to not take suggestion well.

I think you did it perfectly. I would have been appreciative for sure.

Oh I struggle with this! We saw a dad wearing a baby outward facing in a Moby. The baby was dangling so low that he was below the man's crotch and the fabric was bunched up at the babies crotch, barely holding them in. DH even pointed it out to me asking if that was wrong.

I didn't say anything but really wanted to. I've seen other babywearing improperly and it's so frustrating. I especially get worked up when I see carriers being use that aren't even recommended.

If someone is wearing their baby unsafely I'll say something no matter what (i don't jump in with THAT'S NOT SAFE or anything, lol, i just make it a point to correct them, usually by offering to show them a more comfortable way to wear). If it isn't unsafe just not ideal it depends... iwon't go out of my way, but if she happens to say something to me first I'd offer some help.

I think it helps that I almost always have a toddler tied to me, lol.

You handled it perfectly in my opinion!

@Navy_Mommy: We saw them from afar and I'm not sure how approachable they were...they didn't seem like it, TBH. It was actually an Amish couple, so I know they wouldn't have had access to any new recommendations. Actually the wrap may have also been really old with older instructions? I know the one I purchased for DS 2 years ago does not recommend forward facing.

I think you handled it well, too. I'm too chicken, but if I started small talk somehow like you did, and the lady seemed amicable, I'd probably help out, too. But, not if she seemed to try and shoo me away, lol.

I'm not sure I would have said anything, but I think you handled it perfectly! Brava!