Bluebirds and Bluefische

My search for the ideal woven wrap continued...


Didymos caribe (Linen/cotton)

Every time I asked for recommendations of a good wrap for a heavy baby, this would be raved about. Sadly, we just never got on in reality. The texture of the cotton/linen fabric feels dry and chalky to me, its too thick and too bright a turquoise. I love the fishes and the black weft, and maybe it was just a case of it being over hyoed for me, but its just not our wrap. I even tried again months later with a shorter version, but poor Caribe suffered the same fate again.

Natibaby swallows (Linen/Cotton)

 
At the time I bought these everyone seemed to be selling their swallows, slating them saying they were too thick, like wrapping with a curtain, etc. I almost dreaded them arriving. But it was love at first sight. Velvety, satiny, with a beautiful sheen and perfect pattern, and still the most comfy and supportive things I have ever carried A in. I owned them in both blue/black and olive/black, and then sold them in a moment of madness recently. I still miss them and consider buying them back. It's a sickness!

Dipping my toe into wrappy waters

Around 8 months A started to get really heavy and I found the Connecta a little diggy on my shoulders during longer walks. I'd been reading about woven wraps on forums and wanted to see what all the hype was about.

So I picked myself up a 2nd hand Storchenweige Inka off eBay. In all honesty, I was a little underwhelmed. The fabric felt thick and heavy. The colours looked dull in real life. Back carries reduced us to a sweaty, stroppy heap.

However, I persisted with a basic front carry (FWCC/Front Wrap Cross Carry) and pretty soon I started to notice how comfortable it was, and how even in the worst teething bouts, the feeling of being swaddled tightly to my chest while we paced the streets would calm her down. Slowly, slowly, I was converted.

Feeling that it was too weighty for summer temperatures, I then bought a bamboo/cotton blend wrap from polish brand Lenny Lamb. Much thinner, cooler and easier to wrap with, it really got us going but again, the colours just didn't live up to the photos.

It was around this time I discovered Facebook buy/sell/trade groups and watching them the realisation that I could try new things for little or no loss dawned. As a result the slings came thick and fast, my poor postie probably deserved a raise, so I'll keep my future descriptions brief!