Comments on: Sling when you’re winning http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-18316 Lisa Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:33 +0000 http://www.turquoise.me.uk/?p=57#comment-18316 EW: let's swap! EW: let’s swap!

]]> By: Earthenwitch http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-18309 Earthenwitch Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:57 +0000 http://www.turquoise.me.uk/?p=57#comment-18309 I love our slings. My favourite is probably still the stretchy Moby wrap we used when the small girl was, well, smaller; now we mostly use the brown velvet Eden mei tai, and it's great. I have also experienced that collective gasp you get when you basically chuck a small baby over your shoulder for a back carry. :) I also have a Storchenwiege stripy wrap, which is lovely but a bit of a faff because it's HUGE (they'd sold out of everything but the 7.2m when I bought it), and we too have the Maya ring sling you mentioned (mine has a padded shoulder; I'm less sure about this, I have to say, and quite wish I'd tried the unpadded - seem to remember you have the unpadded but wanted to try the padded, so care to swap as a trial?). I've also tried a couple of quite dire (in my experience) Wilkinet examples - just couldn't get on with them at all, so they were passed on quite quickly after coming to us from NCT sales. I can never believe that most people don't even consider a sling; they're so much better than pushchairs if you live in the sticks, and I'd really miss not carrying the small girl. I love our slings. My favourite is probably still the stretchy Moby wrap we used when the small girl was, well, smaller; now we mostly use the brown velvet Eden mei tai, and it’s great. I have also experienced that collective gasp you get when you basically chuck a small baby over your shoulder for a back carry. :)

I also have a Storchenwiege stripy wrap, which is lovely but a bit of a faff because it’s HUGE (they’d sold out of everything but the 7.2m when I bought it), and we too have the Maya ring sling you mentioned (mine has a padded shoulder; I’m less sure about this, I have to say, and quite wish I’d tried the unpadded – seem to remember you have the unpadded but wanted to try the padded, so care to swap as a trial?).

I’ve also tried a couple of quite dire (in my experience) Wilkinet examples – just couldn’t get on with them at all, so they were passed on quite quickly after coming to us from NCT sales.

I can never believe that most people don’t even consider a sling; they’re so much better than pushchairs if you live in the sticks, and I’d really miss not carrying the small girl.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-18285 Lisa Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:59:40 +0000 http://www.turquoise.me.uk/?p=57#comment-18285 Rachel, I can do it myself. You can see all sorts of methods on youtube - some people sling 'em over their shoulder like santa's sack! - but I sit them on one hip then slide them round. It's all about confidence :) I did it once in Starbucks and heard this sort of collective gasp - when I looked up every person in there was watching me! Rachel, I can do it myself. You can see all sorts of methods on youtube – some people sling ‘em over their shoulder like santa’s sack! – but I sit them on one hip then slide them round. It’s all about confidence :) I did it once in Starbucks and heard this sort of collective gasp – when I looked up every person in there was watching me!

]]> By: LisaD http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-18281 LisaD Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:51 +0000 http://www.turquoise.me.uk/?p=57#comment-18281 Very true, more people would use slings if they could try before they buy or at least see some in the shops. You can hire slings online, though. I was going to do that, but ended up getting a loaner from a friend. Think I've only got three at the moment, amazingly! Very true, more people would use slings if they could try before they buy or at least see some in the shops. You can hire slings online, though. I was going to do that, but ended up getting a loaner from a friend.

Think I’ve only got three at the moment, amazingly!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-18280 Rachel Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:31 +0000 http://www.turquoise.me.uk/?p=57#comment-18280 'scuse my ignorance, but how do you manage to get the baby in the sling on your back? Can you do it by yourself or do you need assistance? ‘scuse my ignorance, but how do you manage to get the baby in the sling on your back? Can you do it by yourself or do you need assistance?

]]> By: erzsebel http://www.turquoise.me.uk/2010/03/07/sling-when-youre-winning/comment-page-1/#comment-18254 erzsebel Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:45:03 +0000 http://www.turquoise.me.uk/?p=57#comment-18254 Nice hat! There was a sling-baby at my workshop this weekend. She was the most comfortable and happy baby I have ever seen. Perhaps selling slings should be your future project. I think part of the reason they're not more popular is that you can't go into a store and try them out, or at least not very easily, and not a wide range of them. A sling library or try-before-you-buy scheme would be so good. Nice hat! There was a sling-baby at my workshop this weekend. She was the most comfortable and happy baby I have ever seen. Perhaps selling slings should be your future project. I think part of the reason they’re not more popular is that you can’t go into a store and try them out, or at least not very easily, and not a wide range of them. A sling library or try-before-you-buy scheme would be so good.

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