DS is almost 2 weeks old and I'm searching for a carrier that will be easy on/off so I can pop him in and chase DD, and also is easy to nurse in on the go. With DD I used and loved my beco Gemini but waiting on it to be returned from a friend now and didn't find it super easy to nurse in. Thanks!
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Hmm. I think this can really vary based on sizes. I'd think anything that could easily be loosened and tightened back up would be ideal. For a young baby, maybe a ring sling?
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Ergo360 with newborn insert! I avoided trying to figure it out for a few weeks after LO was born, and I regret not doing it sooner. It is so easy to wear and nursing in it (once you practice) is easy. You just loosen the straps so baby comes down a little and you can pop them on.
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I like the baby ktan. It's very easy to get on and off and I've routinely popped LO out to nurse in it and used it as a nursing cover
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You can try the Maya ring sling.
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I nurse in ring slings but it takes some practice. You've got to teach your baby to nurse upright which can take a bit of doing.
It can be difficult enough nursing a newborn, but nursing a newborn in a carrier is hard. -
I found the Beco easiest out of my carriers to nurse in, but I did have to loosen the straps quite a bit so baby's head was boob height, and sometimes lean myself forward a bit to get him latched on.
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@oliviaoblivia: I never tried it, but I had challenges with nursing DD as an infant--making sure her latch was right, oversupply, crazy letdown. I love the idea of being able to pop a baby on and keep going, but that wasn't our reality!
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Baby k'tan! Not hands-free for nursing but easy to pop in and out and chase a toddler. I was nursing my newborn in k'tan while chasing my daughter at Gymboree. With my daughter I had an ergo but could never manage to nurse in it until we outgre the infant insert.
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I just figured out how to nurse my 4 month old in the beco Gemini. Loosen both straps but especially the side she is nursing on. I don't think we could have before she had pretty good head control though. As a newborn I needed to position her and hold her in place too much.
I've heard ring slings are good for it too but I haven't tried one.
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We just got home from the zoo and I wore my 4 week old in the Ergo with the infant insert - I didn't nurse him right in it but it was easy to pull the shoulders off, nurse him, and then put him back in it. I figured between the Moby, the babyhawk, and the Ergo that was my best and easiest bet.
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