Baby Slings
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Topic: Baby Slings
Posted By: KiwiL
Subject: Baby Slings
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 3:49pm
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Who has used a sling for bubs? Do you recommend them?
I am looking at this one here... anyone tried Peanut Shell? http://www.nursingangel.com.au/p/508146/peanut-shell-retro-blue-reversible-sling.html - Linkee |
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 3:54pm
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I have a sling, sorry no idea what brand but not Peanut Shell, I didn't have it when Leah was little but got it when she was about 1, used it with her then and it was great. My SIL gave me a front pack but we never used it, found it a bit confusing to put on when by myself but the sling was great. The one your looking at looks so cool, lucky you. -------------  
 
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 4:13pm
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Someone's also recommended Dolce & Zoet to me... any comments!
Jess, why a nightmare? |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 4:29pm
If you do a search on slings and refine it to just the product reviews section theres about 10 posts in there.. bound to be some useful info in them to help you 
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 6:13pm
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I have a Dulce and Zoet sling, but I'm about to stick it on TM as it's too large for me now.
It was great though
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 7:16pm
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I *want* a Dulce and Zoet one, but then I saw some on TM called Jazslings for $30 so I ordered one of those to check it out. Will let you know how I get on with it. I'm also borrowing a Moby Wrap from one of the ladies on here to see how that goes as well as I am going to be reliant on a baby carrier of some sort so I can have both hands free to gremlin wrangle. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 8:47pm
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We had a sling and found it great with Jack when he was little. Bought it for about $30 on Trade Me. However once he got bigger and heavier I found that I got a really sore back and shoulder. If/when we have #2 I think I will use a wrap, found this website and think they look great - http://www.slingbabies.co.nz/Site/Home.ashx - slings and wraps
We did have MIL make a larger sling for DH to use (aka his man bag) and he found it great but then he is a lot taller and stronger than me ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 11:25am
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I have been looking all over the web... I love the Moby Wraps, but I seriously think I will be too uncoordinated for one! I have never been able to do things behind my back (never could plait my own hair and still have trouble doing up my bra strap!!).
I just don't think I could manage it. I did love the photos on the web of how to wear them. Expecially the ones with twins. CUTE!! I think I will go with the Dolce & Zoet one. I just don't like the designs this year very much! The Peanut Shell ones look waaaay cooler. |
Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 12:53pm
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PS - Thanks Stacey for the search tip. I often forget to search! There was lots of useful information in there.
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 2:30pm
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We have a couple of D&Z slings, I found that they weren't so good for newborns because I didn't like the way the baby was lying in it - kind of scrunched up. Neither of my girls like them that young (well, still trying with DD2). I did find them awesome for when they are a bit older and you can do the hip carry - still use that one with DD1 at 20 months old.
I'd LOVE a moby wrap - they look so cool and comfortable. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 2:36pm
I have a Dulce & Zoet sling and love it. Lilia is starting to get a little big for the new born carry, but is too young for any other carry yet. I'd recommend them 
eta: Lilia always falls asleep in it, so she must find it comfy ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 6:24pm
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I our D&Z .. Issy is currently asleep in it as I type lol
To sleep I carry her like this .. 
and when we go out I put her in the hip hold I should have got one when she was a newborn! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: littlekiwis
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 8:34am
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I'm in the process of making a ring sling a the moment. one with a ring. it is all done apart for finding the rings. I don;t really want to have to import them from the states - even though they are the 'specialized' ones for ring slings.
any one got any ideas where I can get them from otherwise. I live in Tauranga. -------------  
 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 11:16am
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Laurie, why don't you try making your own ring sling?
http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/ - Link When I made mine, I bought some sling rings off trademe, through someone called Starflower (she makes slings). I don't know if she does it anymore - but someone suggested I trying ringing (boat) sail makers - as they use really strong rings that you could use on a sling. Worth a try. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 1:59pm
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i haev a sling which is a starflower sling. It's a ring sling and i bought it at the parent and child show befor ei even got preggy. lol. i love it! i used right from word go and i love the fact you can have little baby in kangaroo hold (on your tummy/chest, i think some people call it the frog position) and i still use it for him now at 21mth. He now sits on the hip, and it means i'm not carrying his weight in my arm, and it is balanced over both shoulders. i personally don't like them lying so far down on my body as in the D&L one showed above, but that's my personal perference as i find it easier to have their weight closer to my body weight therefore easier to carry. The ring sling i use is usable right til 3yrs or something, which is great for us. -------------   
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 2:04pm
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from memory i payed $45 at the show but here is the link to the website.
http://www.starflowerblankets.com/products.html -------------
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 8:28pm
Lilfatty, thanks so much for posting that photo of you with Issy in the sling. I'd been struggling to get it to sit right with DD2 in it and after seeing that I suddenly clicked and got it sorted - much easier to do things this evening and she fell asleep in it for the first time! So stoked, now I don't have to wait until she's sitting to do the hip carry to use it.  ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:06pm
Bless ... thats not me, but you are welcome. I "stole" that from the Dulce and Zoet website, thats where I learnt how to put her in the sling (note .. loads of people carry them the other way around) if you go to the website, they have instructions on different ways to wear the baby 
Here is a pic of DH "wearing" Issy in two different ways (I always do pic number one as I dont like the way her feet dangle out the other way - doesnt look v comfy to me) 
 ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Mazzy wrote:Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:20pm
 woops! Well, thanks anyway - I needed to be prompted to start using the sling more before she got too old and not used to it!
Love the pics of your DH using the sling - mine won't go near it so we bought an ergo carrier for him to use instead. I prefer the first hold he's got Issy in as well. and I did think that photo was quite different from the ones I'd seen of you before, but obviouslythe mummy brain didn't click over that it wasn't you - sorry! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:23pm
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Awww lil_fatty, awesome pics of your DH with Issy, I wish I could get Willie to give it a go, but he's too much of a hard man *rolls eyes*
------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:42pm
Well I did have to get the "manly" beige one 
Heck my DH is a real man .. he has a polar fleece hat with ears just like Issys but blue lol ... only a "real" man wouldnt care hehehe ... he even used to wear it when on exercises when he was in the armed forces  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:45pm
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*giggle*
I must admit, Willie is surprisingly comfortable wearing my pink ugg boots... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MyBelly
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 1:23pm
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I've got a sling and loooove it and Eden loves it too, and has since birth, i think she felt really secure and snuggly so close to me, and it was easy to breastfeed in public without anyone actually realising i was breastfeeding!
I took her to watch DH play rugby a week ago and it was quite cold, so i put her in it in a wrap and then a blanket over the top of her and she slept the whole game because she was so snuggly and warm. Honestly if u know how to make the sling comfy and make baby fit, i think they are perfect! |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:47am
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I got a Moby wrap a couple of days ago.
We went to the mall yesterday, on the bus. (two buses there, and two back), We left the house at 11 and got home at 4. Hannah slept on the way there. So I fed her and then put her in facing outwards as I thought she'd like to look out to see where we're going. She slept!! So well worth the investment, I think. About to leave the house 
At my old work, visiting. Obviously too boring for her...  -------------
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 10:32pm
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they look really comfy... -------------
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 7:47am
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Charly, are the moby wraps made with stretchy material? I'm making my own and I think I totally have the wrong kind of material!? -------------   
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:30am
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It's made of cotton...really soft cotton.
So it has a *wee* bit of give in it...but only enough to squeeze limbs through holes... -------------
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Posted By: scarecrowfarm
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 12:33pm
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Awww, she looks so comfy in it. Moby Wraps are stretchy, but quite a tight fabric for a stretchy wrap. A lot of fabrics have way too much give in it. ------------- Robyn www.scarecrowfarm.co.nz |
Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 6:39pm
Yay, I have cotton with a *wee* bit of give! Your daughter is so so gorgeous BTW! -------------
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 7:51pm
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heheh thanks
You'll love it, when you've finished. It's so comfy and TOTALLY hands free!! -------------
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:20pm
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I have a starflower and a Dulce and Zoet sling. I prefer the starflower one. But thats not to say there is anything wrong with Dulce and Zoet, because it is great too. Just my preference. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:28pm
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I'm not sure how to resize so I'm sorry if these are too large.
Here is a couple of pics of the two slings 
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:30pm
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Excuse my HUGE eyebrows. They are much tamer now. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:36pm
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Awwwwww look at the tiny liddle Miss Zoe!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:51pm
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And yay look at your ticker off topic, but how was the 20wk scan???
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:51pm
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missy_girl, i have the axact same starflower. btw i think you supposed to wear the thick part by the ring actually on the shoulder i.e spread over to spread the weight. just what we got shown at the show by the lady tis all. they very comfy and i wouldn't get rid of mine for the world, mind you, can't afford any of the others so haven't tried them. lol -------------
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:59pm
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I have a D&C but havent really got much use out of it. I think the combination of Maddi being really big and me being really small makes it difficult for me to carry her in the newborn position. Havnt' worked out how to get it to look as comfy as in the photos, I'm probably doing something not quite right. I do find it really good for carrying my 2 year old using the hip hold.
I took Maddi out today in her Moby Wrap and once I got it on it was great. I had a bit of trouble untangling the many meters of fabric on the train (probably should have set it up before i left) but once it was on it was so comfy I almost forgot I was even carrying her. She loved it too and slept the whole time (except for a while where she was feeding in it) ------------- 
 
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 31 May 2008 at 12:05pm
yeah you are, but I found it really uncomfortable. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 31 May 2008 at 2:55pm
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Hehe Hannah looks SO cute Charly!!
I wouldnt mind getting one of those for Caden. DF wantes to get a front pack thingy so he can carry caden round for me when we go out hehe, but I wonder if he would use a sling thingy instead....they look more comfy for bubs. ------------- |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 31 May 2008 at 3:14pm
Here is a pic of Issy and I on our way to swimming class (after class she lays in it and is asleep in 2 seconds lol)
 ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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