Baby Wearing

I've been looking for a baby carrying device. I made a Mei Tai, but it is too big for our 3 week old. I'm planning on sewing another Mei Tai (the pattern is available on several blogs) in pink camo for the Manperson which I will make a little bit less long with the hopes that it will work better. Meanwhile, I've been to several stores trying to find something comfortable to wear our little beast girl in. I really don't like the slings that go over one shoulder because I have back issues. I tried the Ergo Baby Carrier with the Infant Insert, but it was way too bulky and I couldn't get it on well being a larger than average person. I've considered the Moby Wrap which is basically one long piece of fabric, but my mind boggles at trying to get myself tied up with one and a baby. I went to my favorite Maternity and Nursing store (well you would think it was my favorite since we've been going there almost every other day in the last two weeks). They had the Baby K'Tan which seems like an easy version of the Moby. Two loops of fabric connected together and it comes with a sash for added support in some of the 8 positions you can wear baby in.

Special Addition lets you take a loaner home for a week. It is an interesting system because you pay for one and then you take home a loaner. If you like it, you exchange it for the one you want and return the loaner. If you dislike it you return and get a refund sans a $5 fee for the loaner. I really liked how easy it was to put on when I tried it at the store. The website recommends the cradle position for newborns, which is alright. The salesperson mentioned the kangeroo carry when I was at the store. I tried it today and it is the best. It is the way I like to carry the little one anyway and easier on my back/hips.  Regardless, either position (the cradle or kangeroo) it acts like some kind of switch on our little girl.

She just goes right to sleep and even when I take her out she stays a asleep for an hour or two afterwards.  I have to admit when she first did it, I found it startling, it was like flipping a switch. The switch that The Happiest Baby on the Block talks about, but I never managed using their tips in the book/dvd (the Austin Public Library carries the dvd & book). I didn't relate it to that at first. I thought I had done something wrong and hurt her  until she smiled in her sleep and snuggled closer. I'm going to go ahead and use the loaner for most of the 7 days while I figure out what color I want in the Baby K'Tan. The bonus is that I think it looks really good on me, not that I am the most fashion forward person. I'm debating between natural, pure honey, soft sand, or baby blue. If it wasn't so hot here, I wouldn't totally go for the black...