I’m back doing a mix of all slings and a few more single carry’s this week (as in only carrying one twin for the carry a day). Its been really interesting writing these (my first Blogs) for many reasons, Finding my style of writing, trying to get my humour across, trying not to waffle (telling myself to stop already) and also analysing what I’m using and questioning are my quick and easy options actually that or is there a better option now our needs have changed). I am incredibly lucky i have lots of carriers of my own, in my consult stash for teaching and also being lent to me by people in the lovely Sling community. But if you want to try something new without spending a fortune on ALL the slings (you really could if you wanted) You could find your local Consultant or Sling library to go through some options (not all 24 ) and see what you think. what i like may not suit you. we all like the fit of different jeans for our shape and comfort and slings can be like that.
Day 13: 1 wrap a size 6 (my base size*) – Half Jordan’s with a Candy Cane Chest Belt (CCCB) and hammock squeezed onto the front tied on tails
Wonderful travelling wrap, Morpho, from Rowan Bay. Wow so soft and supple and loads of ‘cush’ for the shoulders, absolutely perfect qualities for a tandem wrap. The colour is stunning I really wish Id had better weather the week it was here to get more photos outside with the natural light. The blue is like electric lightening around a black night sky. But enough about the wrap….
Half Jordans is an asymmetric carry with one pass going between the childs legs but the other making a hammock or sling pass. Then a CCCB and a hammock on the front with a rope pass and just enough length to tie on the side you ended the CCCB.
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*your Base size in a wrap is the size of wrap you need to do a Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC)
Day 14: Meh Dai (one baby) Neko Tai
I really love Meh Dais. I got to use an amazing tester from Neko Tai courtesy of SlumberRoo (many thanks) and this is a Rainbow that is so beautiful and its so easily adjusted in the panel height and width to fit a wide range of children (my twins are 20 months). Also the Neko Tai has wrap straps which not only means you can spread the weight as you would with a wrap but you can also use it to reinforce the childs seat and even extend it for longer legs (there is also a toddler size). For me Meh Tais are a mix of wrap and SSC easy to use like an SSC shorted learning curve but you can also gain the comfort of a wrap using a few wrapping techniques on the shoulders and seat (good for practising)
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Day 15: front torso carry and an onbu
We booked the steam Santa train , since moving here all 3 are loving seeing and hearing the santa train we can hear the whistle from our house and it’s a lovely sound. We needed to get to the train and then later home so only short trips and possibly confined space on the train I didn’t want to have a huge wrap and in the rain I wanted a short wrap in case I had to wrap on the platform in the rain. So I used my size 3 Oscha Liberty Maya in a Front torso carry and an onbu on my back. Theoretically all of front baby/childs weight is spread over my back and back baby/childs weight is on my shoulders. So its an even split. Great for getting either down independently but I could not puy the child on my front if the onbu was already on.
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Day 16: Carrying aid, my infinity loop from Baie slings
I used a few slings today to get from the car to houses in the rain and an Onbu then to shift another van load of things (yep we moved in August and still have garden things to collect from storage). But when cooking Sunday dinner I had a little shadow and it was dangerous to let her trip me up or try to stick her fingers in things so I used my infinity loop to keep her with me and while its not hands free it was enough to get the dinner done and interact with her and even feed her while I got on with it.
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Day 17: Ring sling and SSC
I cheated. I’ve done this one before, sorry. I’m tired, I needed easy, I needed to run after them, catch them who are also tired but fighting it and falling over a lot. I needed to get to school on time and not rush a wrap job in my tired state and end up with popped seats. So Ill focus on the Ring sling was my lovely Handwoven from little fellows (who are no longer making wraps
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Day 18: Reinforced Ruck Tied at Shoulder then a reinforced hammock Tied at shoulder
Using a Size 6 woven Wrap, Morpho, from Rowan Bay (a wonderful travelling wrap)
Its my last day with this beauty so I wanted to try something different with it and show off both sides. So I started off centre and did a Ruck then using one long tail and one short I looped across and into my shoulder strap on the opposite side and put my second child in and then tightened and took the wrap back across in a reinforcing pass and tied off.
Neither pass has cross passes (which I know many prefer for the security of), it was really soft supportive and cuddly on a very windy and wet school run.
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