sarah vaughan

I'm planning to buy a Wilkinet - they look irresistibly cute - but they
also look like rather a faff to keep tying and untying, plus possibly
not the most conducive to breastfeeding. So I'd like to get a simpler
type of sling as well.

Does anyone know of any shops where I could go to actually look at
different types of sling and try them on? I'm finding it a bit
bewildering trying to make sense of the different Internet descriptions.
We live a short drive away from Colchester, Es***, so I doubt whether
there'll be anything in our area, but we're going down to London for one
weekend before the birth if anyone knows of any shops there.


All the best,

Sarah

--
"I once requested an urgent admission for a homeopath who had become depressed
and taken a massive underdose" - Phil Peverley

mary ann tuli

I loved my Baby Bjorn. It has been used by 4 babies in the last 5 years
(only one of them mine!). However, if we did it again I'd get a sling I
could BF in and let DH hang out with the BB. I believe the Maya wrap is
very versatile and comfortable. I don't know where you can get them in
London, but I do know the Baby Show is on over the w/e after next. You
could get your sheets and your sling there :-)

Perhaps you could get in touch with your NCT or LLL league group. I'm
sure some of them have various slings you could try.

Mary Ann

chris french

In message <Y$Z5xlP1dobBFwGA@samael.demon.co.uk>, Sarah Vaughan
<NannyOgg@samael.demon.co.uk> writes


You might like to try one first if you can, cute or not, I found the one
we borrowed very uncomfortable - hated the thing.

Whereas we both liked the Huggababy Sling.

<http://www.huggababy.co.uk/>


Don't know of anywhere specifically that stocks multiple types.

Huggababy have a stockist list on their website, there is probably a
fair chance that they stock more than one type, give a few a ring maybe?
--
Chris French

johanna

In article <Y$Z5xlP1dobBFwGA@samael.demon.co.uk>,
NannyOgg@samael.demon.co.uk says...

IMO the simplest slings to use that are compatable with breast feeding
are ring slings.

I don't know any shops, but there is a site that will hire out slings
http://www.bigmamaslings.co.uk/

Have you looked at http://www.ukparents.co.uk at all? It's under going a revamp
at the moment and is a bit horrendous, but one of the London based
regulars in the Attachment Parenting forum has a large collection of
slings and she frequently offers to help people with sling choices.

Johanna

johanna

In article <Y$Z5xlP1dobBFwGA@samael.demon.co.uk>,
NannyOgg@samael.demon.co.uk says...

IMO the simplest slings to use that are compatable with breast feeding
are ring slings.

I don't know any shops, but there is a site that will hire out slings
http://www.bigmamaslings.co.uk/

Have you looked at http://www.ukparents.co.uk at all? It's under going a revamp
at the moment and is a bit horrendous, but one of the London based
regulars in the Attachment Parenting forum has a large collection of
slings and she frequently offers to help people with sling choices.

Johanna

portia

I must admit we loved our Wilkinet. I did find it comfortable because it
was infinitely adjustable and as I am *ahem* well-padded, it fit me just as
well as it fit my normal-sized DH. The other advantage is that you can wear
it on the front (for newborns this is the only way), the back (ideal as they
get heavier) and the side. You can get it on on your own with a bit of
practice and there are no buckles or anything to dig in anywhere. It also
washed very well.

Lots of love
Portia
***

matthew maddock

Not sure what sling you are talking about, but we have had 3...

1. A long (about 3 to 4 metres) piece of material which you wrap
around in various combinations to form different "holds". We
used it once and that was to try it out in the house! It was just
too complex to use - I could not imagine tying to get it on in the
carpark everytime we wanted to use it.

2. A standard Tomy baby carrier (front/rear facing jobby) can't
remember which one it was, but I used that once for real, and
once in the house. It was reasonable, but I wasn't overly keen.
Although I would not say it was no good, more that I think
Madeline was too young when we used it, about 2-3 months.

3. A Premaxx baby sling used from 4 months +. Think this is a
fairly new thing and we've had it for a couple of weeks, but used
it loads. It is so easy, small baby (<5 months) can lay in foetal position
and older baby (up to 18 months) can sit on your hip. Sounds
uncomfortable, but is remarkably comfortable, and very easy to use,
not more difficult than putting on a cross-shoulder rucksack.

This is the one we bought - brand new from eBay...£35,
we could not find any other vendors in the UK.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWN:IT
(ignore the "family" picture - don't know why that is on there)

We would both highly recommend it, and so would Madeline :-)
she loves it. She sits comfortably and can see both you and what
is going on.

Matt.

sarah vaughan

In message <ckm4bf$qds$1@helium.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk>, Mary Ann Tuli
<tuli@ebi.ac.uk> writes


Is that this weekend coming? We've got friends staying, alas, so no go. :-(

Good thinking. I'm going to try out the breastfeeding café thingy as
well & see whether anyone there uses slings.


All the best,

Sarah

--
"I once requested an urgent admission for a homeopath who had become depressed
and taken a massive underdose" - Phil Peverley

sarah vaughan

In message <Agyt8hGtrsbBNAlI@familyfrench.co.uk>, Chris French
<newspost-c-002@familyfrench.co.uk> writes

Thanks for the tip! I was opting for that one partly as a compromise
between me & DH - he's convinced that babies fall out of ordinary sling
types, so insists on us getting some type of front carrier with support
under baby's bottom. The Wilkinet looked much nicer to me than the
other front carriers I've seen, but maybe I'll rethink.


All the best,

Sarah

--
"I once requested an urgent admission for a homeopath who had become depressed
and taken a massive underdose" - Phil Peverley

sarah vaughan

In message <MPG.1bda7087ec4db5e998972e@dalai>, Johanna
<usenet@affordable-afpers.co.uk> writes

This was extremely useful - thanks very much. I feel a lot more clued
up on the different types after reading this, and it gave me a starting
point for thinking about what I wanted in a sling.

I've decided to go for a wraparound. Not quite the quick on-in-a-flash
thing I'd been planning on, but I think the advantages are going to
outweigh the extra minute or two it takes to tie it. The Hug-a-bub
seems to have particularly good reviews, so I think I'll go for that
one.


All the best,

Sarah

--
"I once requested an urgent admission for a homeopath who had become depressed
and taken a massive underdose" - Phil Peverley