ergo hands down – what other carrier can handle my 4 month old son as well as my 3 year old daughter – granted not at the same time ;)

Baby K’Tan. As versatile as the Moby, but two loops and a sash instead of six feet of fabric

@Kelsey Is there an age/size requirement for the side carry? I love my Ergo but my baby’s legs don’t go out the sides yet.

@Alyson Did you have the infant insert? It has a butt pillow on the bottom that you can take out once they outgrow the insert… then stick it under their butt so they sit a little higher in the carrier until they get bigger.

I didn’t try the Moby or Ergo – partly because I live in a place where it’s difficult (and expensive) to buy specific things, and also because it’s tropical I thought those carriers looked hot. I got a Maya Wrap and I love it. It’s a ring sling and so nice and snuggly for little babies and supports bigger babies on your hip, where you naturally carry them, but gives you more support and both hands free! It’s also not too warm for those living in hot places.

I love the Bjorn for our 1 month old, because it’s super easy to take off and on, and he’s well-positioned in there. He totally conks out as soon as we put him in it. I didn’t love the Moby because 1) all that fabric plus a baby in August=hotter than hell, and 2) like you, I just don’t feel that an infant is very well-positioned in there. I’m constantly checking to be sure he’s breathing. Plus, for being out and about, if you’re going to drive somewhere and then do the Moby, you pretty much have to accept dragging the fabric across the ground/dirt/parking lot to get it on because it’s SO MUCH FABRIC. I’m looking forward to my guy being big enough for the Ergo; and I love how soft/ plush it feels.

Ergo all the way. My kid has gone to the state fair three years and on 3 university tours in it (so 8+ hours of walking each time), over the past 2.5 years (she’s now 3.5 years old, 35ish lbs), been worn by me and the spouse, including shortly after I broke my ankle and she needed ME to carry her all the time, and it still works well. We liked the Baby Bjorn all right when she was tiny, but it wasn’t comfy enough for her for very long and we got the Ergo and it’s worlds more comfy for the parent.

I’m a baby wearing addict… I like the fitted pouch sling for a hip carry, when she wants to face out and look around. Backpack carry in a mei tai for laundry and cooking. Long days out I prefer the Beco Gemini, where she can nap the longest. I have an airy cotton gauze wrap for super hot days, and it folds up really small for travel. (And I just ordered rings to make a ring sling… I have a problem, I tell ya.)

I tried one very similar to the bjorn and another hats a sling and in the end my daughter ended up loving a $3 scarf that I use as a hip sling. I can adjust it so she’s either supportin herself or so it goes up over he shoulders if she’s fallen asleep. I can also slide her so she’s almost in front of me for a cuddle. I also put the fabric over my shoulder so the weight isn’t pulling on my neck.

I wasted so much money on carriers and love using the scarf. We’re both comfortable for hours too! I didn’t try his until she was 4 months though so no idea how I would be with smaller babies.