Good value (Wilkinet Sling)

Member Name: bug-weecher

Product:	Wilkinet Sling
Date:	01/08/00 (196 review reads)
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Advantages: Very comfortable for baby and parent. No buckles to dig in. Can be worn in various positions.

Disadvantages: Long straps are offputting at first. Can get very warm but babies have been carried this way for centuaries in slings and blankets.

I bought this sling second hand for a fiver for my first baby. I think they are about £29.99 to buy new, still good value.

My son was 11lb 6oz and by the time I recovered from the C Section I found he was to heavy for me to carry much in any type of sling. I used it if I had to catch the bus so I had my hands free to carry the buggy but that was as much as I could manage. My husband loved carrying him in it. As it is plain navy it looked ok on a guy. Only problem was that the straps were just too short to tie securely. (He does have a 48/50 chest). As the straps are all fabric I made an adjustment. I made a loop on each strap and he could use a rucksack type strap between them, I could still tie them properly Don't worry they will fit 99% of people fine.

There are various options for ways to wear it depending on age. As soon as both my son and daughter could support their heads they loved facing forwards.

Unlike other carriers I have tried it holds the baby very close to you and you don't feel you have to put your hand under their bottoms. The carrier is recomended by physios because of the position that the baby is in when facing you. They are in a sittng position with their legs wrapped around your sides. Some carriers tend to put all the weight on the babies crotch.

Older children can be carried on you back in a piggy back type position. It is definatly worth sending for the instruction leaflet if you get yours second hand. Details are on the care label on how to get them.

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