My sister got me a Moby wrap and I'm so excited to use it for LO! I'm also very intimidated by it 
How did you get the hang of your Moby?
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Kind of, because the tails dragged everywhere...until I realized I could lay out the entire thing along my sectional sofa!
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I watched a youtube video. After a few times, It was really easy! My advice would be to wear it higher and tighter than you would think to--another words, the fabric going across your stomach shoud be at belly button height or above, not around your hips. That ensures that LO is high enough on your chest.
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ditto hilsy-- watched a youtube video that made it TONS easier. and key is wear it higher than your natural waistline!
fits is so much better!
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Ditto to tying it nice and high and tight. The biggest thing that helped me is to tie it at home before we went somewhere so that I could just grab her out of the car and put her in instead of tying it in the parking lot somewhere.
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Is there a good baby store near you where they can show you in person? I haven't actually worn one so I'm sure it would still take me a while to get the hang of it, but the lady there showed us the basic tie and pointed out what I was doing wrong right away, which was really helpful.
@bpcmarj: I have heard the biggest trick is to put it on at home, not the parking lot!
I'm getting the baby k'tan, but will also be borrowing a Moby so we'll see which I like better. I like that the k'tan will never drag though so it seems better for doing on the run.
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I'll be honest: I got one and was so excited about it, and I ended up using it about 3 times. It was just so much more work to tie and put him in the thing! I have an Ergo, too, and with the infant insert, it was MUCH easier than the Moby. I'm gonna keep it and try it again round-two, I guess.
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never got the hang of it! watched the tutorials online, but LO didn't really like it anyway - so i think we used it like, twice.
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Honestly have used it once.
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I loved the Moby, and it just took practice getting the hang of it. That being said, I'm still going to invest in a K'Tan for #2 because I can't imagine investing that much time in getting a sling on and off with a 20 month old running around.
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I practiced several times when I want even near a lo so it was a no stress situation. I watched you tube videos and figured out how to make sure I got it to lay flat. Ditto to tying it high and tight. It only took a few practice tries to get it- do it near a mirror where you can see your back the first few times. It helped that the lo I used it for could be screaming bloody murder when I put he in but would calm down within thirty second of being put in, I felt calmer putting it on knowing I could calm her much faster once it was on properly.
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I was more intimidated by just trying it, to be honest! Once I used it I was good to go. Just practicing the first few times was key!
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I would practice ahead of time..can't hurt! I was shown by a friend how to do it but never got one myself!
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@grizz: Uh, it may or may not still be in the box. >.<
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practice, youtube videos and more practice! i like it because it's more light weight than our boba, but it does take some work.
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I didn't think it was too hard--I watched a video online (the one on thatwife's blog) and read the instruction book several times. And I practiced putting it on pregnant b/c I'm a visual learner...even though it didn't really fit around the bump! Got the hang of it pretty quickly, and I have tied it in parking lots, at the mall and in the car...you can do the first part sitting down if you don't want the ends touching the ground.
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I had to pratice a few times to get it right. It can be a pain.
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YouTube videos, and practice. I would definitely put it on before I left the house though.
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I only used it a handful of times. I found it hard to put on, and I vividly remember being about 3 weeks PP and ending up in tears (crazy hormones!) because I couldn't get the hang of it.
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Nope! It is super simple and I used it 473827363 times a day! Couldn't have lived without it.
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