Babies
How long do you wear your baby?
My Lil Chunker is 6mos. He's around 21lbs. I wore him for over 2hrs Saturday and he put a strain on my shoulders. He was outward-facing in a Mai Tei. Did I wear him wrong for him to put a strain on me? Its more convenient to wear him and I enjoy it, but he's so heavy! What is a good way that will not hurt me. I have migraines and they come from straining muscles/nerves in my neck. Thanks!
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Sorry we just use a stroller at that age sorry I'm no help -
Facing out is the issue...it's a big no-no of babywearing.
I've found that wrapping distributes the weight better, but with a bigger/older baby a moby won't be very comfortable, a woven wrap is your best bet! -
I couldn't do it long cause it hurt my back. -
It hurt my back too much to wear them for more then an hour at a time. They learn to be content not being held and everyone is happier. :-) -
I never outward face. It over stimulates baby, it turns the Mei Tei into a crotch dangler, and is very (as you now know) very uncomfortable for the wear AND baby! You could easily wear him with a Mei Tai on your back, now that he is bigger and supports his own head more.
http://www.bobafamily.com/blog/2011/10/11/nine-reasons-not-to-carry-your-baby-facing-out/
I wore DS2, who was about 20 pounds at four months through the Dallas, SLC and a Washington airport for about twelve hours, with little issue in this homemade Mei Tai. : )
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I started wearing my 13 month old DD (23lbs) on my back in the Ergo once I got to be too big to wear up front (I'm expecting baby #2 in March) and it was hurting my back wearing her up front. Once I started wearing her on my back in the Ergo it's helped a ton! -
Allyson wanted to stop around 6 months? She would rather crawl everywhere lol.