On the advice of Mrs. Twine and my local baby wearing group, I purchased a wrap to wear H in. We love our Ergo for front carries, but it is really uncomfortable for back carries. I have a 4.6 m Storch Vicki, but every attempt at wrapping turns into a frustrated mom and a toddler who is freaking out, screaming, and arching away from me. Do you have any tips for helping her to get used to it, or am I destined to wait until Hypothetical baby #2 is born and try then? I've been trying a Poppins hip carry and would love to work up to a rucksack carry.
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Bumping for the morning crowd! Any advice?
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My kids are younger, but here are some thing I would try - start with poppable carries that you can pre-tie and drop her into. I believe the coolest hip carry is poppable? Check that one out! Is she interested in watching herself in the mirror? Maybe distract her with her reflection while you wrap her. I liked wrapping in the mirror in the early days anyway so win-win. If all else fails, bribe with food? There's a lady on YouTube I really like who always gives her son crackers when she's wrapping him. I used to laugh because it was just funny, but now that my kids are wigglier I totally get it. As always, make sure that she's fed, clean/dry, not overtired, before you start wrapping. Also, when my kids are irritated by my practicing with them, wearing them outside always helps! Good luck!
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A friend of mine just taught me a quick hip poppins that i've been working on--since E wants to be held so much and it's getting to be too much at 33+ weeks pregnant, i'm hoping it saves my back a little! No such luck with back carries, though (and i'm using a size 6)
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@twodoghouse: Thanks, I will check that out! It looks pretty simple and H should be okay with it since she's used to being popped into the Ergo. It also could be that I'm way more confident with the Ergo.
@blackbird: Yes, H wants to be held ALL THE TIME and it's a bit too much even though I'm not pregnant. A hip/back carry would be awesome when I'm trying to cook and she wants to be up and see everything.
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@avivoca: I couldn't find my wrap or my ring sling WEdnesday night so I put her in a side carry in the ergo (which is INSANELY UNCOMFORTABLE with a toddler) and she was happy and content to hang out there while I made dinner, so if you can get a good, snug wrap, it might help you out a lot! I need to break mine in more because it's still so stiff. It must be a normal thing because like most of my friend's kids, they didn't want to be held for the longest time, and now, at about 2, they're in a stage where they all want to be held!!!!
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@avivoca: Your confidence will keep getting better and better as you keep up with it! You could also practice on a large stuffed animal a few times until you feel comfortable with the hand/arm movements, then try with H. My husband had to help me wrap Scout the stuffed talking dog a million times on my back before I could do it quickly and confidently enough to try it with my kids. If you're looking for other easy hip carries, I loveeee the Robbins. I never get the Poppins quite right (although it's so cute and I love seeing others do it), but the Robbins is really easy. It's my go-to parking lot carry because it's fast and simple!
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