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Hips Don’t Lie

It matches all my clothing

Kiwi is getting bigger, and while the Baby Bjorn is very light and easy to put on, it puts all the weight on your upper back.  Unfortunately, he also hates his car seat (which I hear is odd), so he refuses to sit in the stroller.  After much research Bunky decided we should get the bulkier, more backpack-like Ergobaby as all the Baby Bjorn carriers seemed to suffer from the same design flaws.  I was a little unsure about the design, but after seeing a demonstration at the local baby supply shop, I was a believer.

Bunky specifically wanted the midnight blue organic cotton carrier, and we were told by store employee that there would probably be on in that afternoon.  We left our number and a note for the employee, but they didn't keep their promise to call us that afternoon when the shipment arrived.  Even worse, after calling up to inquire about the carrier, I was told that they had one blue carrier but it was actually specially ordered for a woman who had already put down a deposit.  When they told me I could special order one and they would add it to their order that would be placed in 4-8 weeks, I told them to forget it.  A quick visit to Diapers.com found the carrier for the same price, and the legendary super-fast Diapers.com shipping got the carrier to us the next afternoon (I think it was free shipping, too).

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Although Kiwi is quite heavy for his age, he isn't actually that tall.  We had to also buy the infant insert, which is basically a booster seat for the carrier.  It makes it so that Kiwi can sit in the carrier comfortably, without having to do a full split to straddle my chest.  So far I'm very pleased with the Ergobaby.  It's a little weird (for me at least) carrying the weight on the hips, since I never experienced this during pregnancy, but my back doesn't hurt after half an hour.  I used to be dying after 1-2 hour shopping trips with Bunky, but now it's not at all painful.  The Ergobaby really distributes the weight evenly, and the padding and pocket are very well designed.  The main disadvantages of the Ergobaby are that it is a bit bulkier, it is harder to put on by yourself (I'm dextrous enough to do it, but Bunky needs assistance), it takes longer to get the baby in, and it is harder to sit with the Ergobaby on (due to the bulky hip strap).  Still, these disadvantages are greatly outweighed by the fact that you can comfortably carry your baby for hours without having back pain afterwards.

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