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We babywear like 90% of the time (and my daughter is 20 months). I have a BOB and she goes on runs with me, but otherwise, she is usually on my back! On vacations we only bring a SSC with us.

When she was younger, I babywore mostly. Now that I'm pregnant and she's 2.5, she a) does not fit in our Ergo that well and b) usually walks or I put her in the stroller for longer outings.

I rarely used the stroller. If I had to do it over, I wouldn't get one, especially living in the 'burbs. I quit using it entirely at 2, but we weren't using it much once he was walking at 1 anyhow. I did like having one when living in the city, but chiefly for grocery shopping (and even then it had the drawback of not having much space for groceries!). The rest of the time it was just a bulky pain to deal with.

I wore LO a lot, both at home and out. I got plenty of use out of both the wrap and the carrier.

My husband never used the stroller or wore LO. He just carried LO.

I used to 80% wear and 20% stroller ish. But now it's getting hotter and she gets sweater in the carrier and so do I. My husband has only worn her once (she is 7 months old). I felt much more comfortable wearing her when she was very small vs having her in the car seat in the stroller because it was much easier to check on her and she was nice and close to me. Now she likes to sit in the cart at stores we go to so I am not wearing her as often in stores.

We pretty much have only used our double snap n go stroller until now... If we need to take both babies out. Up until a month ago, we limited their trips outside the home (because it was easier for one of us to stay home instead of take both babies out), or they did very well in their car seat and therefore snap and go stroller ride. Now they are a bit more active/ fidgety (not good for the stroller) and can now almost sit unassisted, I can start tandem wearing them. Plus, we are going to places now for their enjoyment or at least they are aware and look. Before, they would fall asleep on the car seat stroller rides.

I did my first public Babywearing experience two weekends ago. We were on the ferry and not driving during the ferry ride, I knew my son would not like it. It was great. My son loved it. My daughter was entertained sitting in her car seat during the 1hr long ferry ride. My MIL was with her and I had the Ergo in case she got fussy and needed to be worn. We are hoping for the zoo soon so I think it would be the next time I will babywear again.

I had hopes that my husband would babywear. I got an Ergo for him since I heard good things from men liking the ergo. I got a Beco because it's good for petite women. He's worn the baby (one at a time) 5 ish times all within the home. He has a bad back and asthma so he can't wear them long. He has tried woven wraps (if I wrap him) and it does distribute the weight better than the ergo.

It obviously shifts as the ages change.

Usually more like 90% stroller and 10% baby wear for outings.

My daughter is one. I wear 75% of the time and use a stroller 25% of the time. I only bring the stroller for all day outings, and even then I won't be caught dead with out a carrier with me. My daughter will not sleep in the stroller, so we switch back and forth while we use the stroller.

Oh and dh used to use our Tula all the time but he would never do a back carry by himself.

We babywear a lot when traveling (rarely bring a stroller) but use our City Mini for our long weekend walks (we walk to the farmers market + Starbucks + park). The stroller is great for storage for those trips - we'd probably need a backpack if we were to babywear. When she was smaller, though, I would usually tuck the Ergo into the stroller basket for use when she decided she was "over" the stroller.

Stroller almost always. I only wear occasionally.

I've never owned a stroller of any kind. So 100% wearing. I really love being able to share a field of view, and I love how they are always so happy and relaxed being close to me. I love the portability, too. I can easily pack a wrap on a hike or long outing, and if we don't end up using it it's not a huge pain to manage or lug around.

Only 1 child, 4mo old:
We always bring the stroller and use that 80% of the time because LO likes his space, sleeps better there, and he's heavy! We babywear about 20% of the time, when he starts getting fussy or when we want cuddles

DH wears more often. I get lots of baby time & cuddles through nursing, so babywearing is the way that DH gets close contact with LO.

When DS was young it was maybe 40% wearing, 60% stroller. He is a big boy, always measuring in the 90% for weight, so I think we used the stroller more often as he got older. Now at 2.5 he is too big to be worn, but we only use the stroller for city trips or major outings.

DS2 is due in a few weeks and I imagine I'll wear him a lot more than DS2 mostly out of necessity. I'm not buying a double stroller... For now.

1 child, 1 year old. I've never brought the stroller anywhere that wasn't a park (but I do push LO to the park in it frequently). I use the carrier for any kind of errand or outing, and of course at home. I use the carrier every day, and the stroller a few times per week. I wear more because I'm with LO more but my husband has his own carrier and uses it about 1-2 times a week.

100% stroller. We never really got the hang of baby wearing.

Stroller pretty much 100%

I wear DD almost 100% of the time. I don't actually remember the last time I used the stroller. It's just easier because when DS is also with me I need both hands to wrangle him. And even when I have another set of hands to help I prefer to wear her. I just like being close to her, and she likes being close to me. I did use the stroller when she was a newborn and I was recovering from my C-section. D and I would walk around the mall and I would push her.

DS HATED being worn, though, so I mostly used the stroller with him!

Right now, babywearing 90% and stroller 10% for DS2.

We have a double (side by side) and for long trips, DD and DS1 use that. I will babywear DS2. If he's awake and happy, one of the older kids will walk so DS2 can have a chance to be in the stroller. Also, for meals I try to place DS2 in the stroller so he can look around. I do enjoy babywearing but at the same time, would like DS2 to get acclimated to the stroller.

I use the stroller the vast majority of the time. I live in a city where I walk everywhere, and I found it really cumbersome/heavy to wear her and carry a diaper bag-- I really only wore her if dh was coming with too so he would carry the bag. Whereas w the stroller, I could carry a lot more stuff and feel more mobile. I wore her mostly when she was very little or when traveling--it made flying way easier to wear her on the plane since she could be contained! She did usually nap while I was wearing her so that was a plus, though she's a stellar stroller napper as well (and still is at 2!

Eta lo is little-- like 25th percentile weight--but I still found it uncomfortable/heavy to have her and a bag