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Show me your slings?
Please )
OH has said that his best friend has asked what we would like for baby and he wondered if I wanted to ask for vouchers towards a sling as it is the only thing we haven't really looked at yet. Do you think that is acceptable to ask for? I wasn't sure if a sling is something a best friend should contribute too, is it a bit cheeky?
Let me see them or any recommendations are welcome! )
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It's not cheeky, he's offered. Might as well let him know something useful than be given something that won't be used.
We have a connecta but its boring pale blue and you can get much nicer prints.
Only posting pics here is so annoying! That's the only pic I can find, he looks tiny!
That's my connecta, only pic I have of it I think
Sorry pic is so big!
Seems connecta is well thought of then?
Will have a look, thankyou ladies )
Connectas are great. I'll got a few slings - I'll pop some photos up
I've an Amazonas sling, manduca and connecta carrier. Of the three, i much prefer the Manduca which is less well known than the connecta, but more structured and I think more comfortable. Everyone I know who has tried them both, preferred the Manduca. Will try to find some pics when on my laptop, but if you put Manduca into Amazon there are a lot on there. A good idea would be to go to a local sling meet where you can see some in person and try them on. X
Sorry it's sideways! Here's a connecta.
And E in a back carry in a woven wrap -
Thankyou Marmite, fab photos!
LWO, I will have a look at those, thankyou. Not a brand I had heard of actually. I have a lot of research to do!
I love my slings!!
E, four weeks old in a Babyhawk:
In a woven wrap last week:
And in a different woven on her birthday a month ago:
We also had a ring sling which I annoyingly had to sell to fund a buggy to take on holiday. Can't find any pictures of us with it, but it was this one:
I also have a connecta (a thinner solar weave connecta), I got mine through a fellow hitcher so didn't get to pick a funky design by I love mine. So easy & convenient, still use it now with my 18 month old.
Here we are in Rome
& for the Olympics I pinned a union Jack flag onto it!
I'd recommend you see if you can find a sling meet in your area as they're great for allowing you to try different styles to see which feel the most comfortable for you
Here is P in my Connecta
I think I'm going to get a hoppediz elastic sling, like the moby but loads of fab colours!
I had a moby when A was little which was great over winter.
And I currently have a Lenny lamb woven wrap. But I'm having trouble loading a photo of it for some reason
I have a Boba 3G, above in a front carry, and below on a walk with my sister and my niece in my sister's Boba bought after trying mine, it's very comfy!
Started with the grey close caboo when he was tiny. It was lovely and snug, he would sleep for hours. Bought a connecta a few months ago as H wasn't keen on wraps and the connecta is a few buckles, very quick
Thankyou for all the recs and fabulous photos!
Am going to sit tomorrow while OH is on nights and have a good browse, plus find a sling meet
Sling meet/library is a good idea. Whereabouts are you?
i had a moby which I never got around to using, I also have a babyhawk that I personally never really got on with, plus C didn't like it (on the for sale board!). I also have the same solarweave connecta as blackkat which is great and I loved immediately. Here's a pic:
(Not me unfortunately, my gorgeous sis )