Tying Instructions
Front Carry
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Roll the bottom if needed to make the carrier shorter
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Tie it on your waist so that it dangles down like an apron INSIDE showing
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Hold baby in front of you, facing you, legs straddled around your waist
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Flip carrier up behind baby
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Put straps over your shoulders and over baby's shoulders with one hand while supporting baby's hinny with other hand
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Reach behind you & grab strap from opposite side - so that they cross on your back
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Pull straps around to front over baby's thighs & tie under baby's hinny
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To support the head of a sleeping baby or a newborn baby have the carrier long enough that you can flip up the curved top. This also helps focus those distractible little nurslings who unlatch to check out every thing they see
Carrying on the Back, using chair or couch
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roll the bottom if needed to make the carrier shorter
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lay the carrier on an
chair or couch, inside showing, straps layed out so you can reach them
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Sit
baby on the carrier
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Sit on chair in front of baby
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Reach behind you and
straddle or criss cross baby's legs (if too young to straddle)around you
& scoot back far enough to touch baby
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Tie the waist straps around your
waist
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Reach behind you and pull shoulder straps up over baby's and your
shoulders
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Pull shoulder straps snug over your shoulders & criss cross
over your breast
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Stand up, keep holding straps!!!!
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Tie straps under
baby's thighs & hinny
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Tighten waist strap if its necessary
Carrying on the Back, without chair or couch
****until you're experienced, use this method standing
in front of a sofa or with another adult there to catch a possible fall.
Until babies & mommas are more experienced, a baby may decide to suddenly
arch or flip off of your back - and that could be a bad fall for baby or
a sore arm for you trying to catch baby! Falling on the sofa is at least
much safer. From personal experience, I have been a baby wearer from birth
and just last week at 20 months we almost had a bad fall. SO ALWAYS BE EXTEMLY
CAREFUL WHEN PUTTLING BABY ON YOUR BACK UNASSISTANT NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU
AND BABY HAVE BEEN BABYWERAING****
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roll the bottom to make
carrier shorter if needed
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Tie carrier around your waist, turn it to the
back so that it dangles down the backs of your legs
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Either pick him up
facing away from you, lift over your head & set him on your back as you
lean forward and adjust his legs to straddle your back as he usually straddles
your hip. Baby will be laying on your back at this point - keep leaning
forward! or- Put baby on your hip, lean way forward and scooch him around
to your back so that he's straddling your back with his legs just as he
usually straddles your hip. after I have my 20 month old son on my back
I ask him to give me hugs. So he is holding on to my neck as well.
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Hold
baby under the hinny to support him & with your other hand flip up carrier.
You are still leaning way forward so that baby is laying on your back.
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Reach
behind you with your free hand & grab a shoulder strap & pull it over your
shoulder
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While holding 1st strap tight, let go baby's hinny & reach back
for the 2nd strap - when you've got them both pulled tight, stand up straight
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Pull the straps SNUG and tight (but not too tight) - if they are loose
baby will sag down & be uncomfortable & the sagging weight will be uncomfortable
to you
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Pull the straps over your shoulders and criss cross over your breast
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Bring straps back over baby's thighs & tie securely under baby's bum
High Back carry
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roll the bottom to make carrier shorter if needed
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tie
the waist straps above the breasts. Make sure it is tied snugly!! Carrier
will be dangling down your back
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put baby on your back. You can do this while sitting on a chair or couch
if you are a bit inexperienced. Or if comfortable and have the help of another
adult pick him up facing away from you, lift over your head & set him on
your back as you lean forward and adjust his legs to straddle your back
as he usually straddles your hips
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bring the shoulder straps under your shoulders and under your armpits
back pack style, or you can criss cross them over your breast. Which ever
you prefer
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cross the straps over your baby's hinny and across his thighs, bring them
back around front
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tie the straps snuggly around your waist
Hip carry
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roll the bottom to make
carrier shorter if needed
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tie carrier around your waist, turn it to your
hip so that it dangles down at your side
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Hold baby on your hip center
on the carrier, legs straddled around your hips
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Flip carrier up behind
baby
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hold baby snug & with your free hand grab the strap on the front
side of your body and cross your body and go over your opposite shoulder,
draped over your shoulder
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still holding baby snug grab the strap on your
back side, take it baby's arm and cross your back
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Holding both straps
snugly one in each hand, take the one draped over your should around baby
and the one cross your back around your waist and meet, tie over baby's
thighs and either under the hinny or behind the back
Nursing in Carrier
To nurse in the front or hip positions
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simply loosen the straps tied under
baby's hinny & then retie them.
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This drops baby down to the breast & gives you some room to get your hands
in between the carrier & yourself to open your shirt & get baby latched
on
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When you're done, remember to thigh ten the straps back up & pull baby
upright or your back will start to feel the strain! Knots We recommend that
you use square knots. Tying in bows could result in the tie coming loose
and baby falling out. Also, BE MINDFUL - you are responsible to be sure
that these knots STAY TIED - check them regularly!!!!!
Please read over "Baby Wearing Safety"
Tying tips
Tip: If baby
is hanging down to low simply pull on the straps a bit and give a little
wiggle to get the carrier up higher.
Tip: To make sure that baby is up high
enough and that the carrier is tight enough to be supper comfortable, I
have found it helpful to give a few little bounces as I pull the straps
together and the knot tight.
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