[blparent] Catbird baby carrier

[Ken Quinn]

 judy, once my kids could walk enough for long distances they held my hand. 
i guess i was lucky cause i could use the snugily until that point. we did 
look into the other carrier like you used but we just never had a need for 
them, but they are very good as well, the only draw back for me is that you 
half to be able to know really what your child is doing and when they are on 
your back, i would find that more challenging than when they are in front of 
you.
ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Jones via blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
To: "Miriam" <mdffeiner at gmail.com>; "Blind Parents Mailing List" 
<blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Catbird baby carrier


> I'm like you.
>
> Back in the day, I used a snuggly, but once the babies could sit up, we 
> went to the frame carrier,  and the only reason our girls graduated from 
> that was that they became tall enough to stand up in the carrier when 
> placed on the floor.  They both Loooooooooved it.  With that, I was able 
> to carry them comfortably.  When back packing in college 40 pounds was 
> comfortable for me in a frame pack, and these girls were under that for 
> sure.
>
> Judy
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Miriam via blparent
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 11:51 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Catbird baby carrier
>
> Message When I was looking to buy a carrier there were so many it was very 
> hard to make a choice.  I like the catbird because it is easy to put on, 
> there are 5 carrying possitions, and very supportive for my back. I can 
> wear my babies up to a few hours. The two cons are that there is no good 
> head support for a newborn baby. Also, when the baby gets above 15 pounds, 
> if you want more back support,  need to purchase an additional belt. 
> which you have to lace through the carrierr.
> This is because the belt that goes around your back that comes with the 
> original carrier is more narrow and the additional  belt makes it thicker.
>
> At the time when I was looking for a carrier the other brand that I really 
> liked wasbeco. There is also a new carrier on the market that is the only 
> soft structure carrier that has a good head support for newborns it is 
> called manduka. It is very pricey but like I said a baby carrier is my 
> most important piece of baby equipment. After my last baby three months 
> ago, I got a gift certificate and I used it toward a carrier called baby k 
> tan . This is pretty much a pre-wrapped wrapp. I got this because you can 
> use the material from wrapping as a head support  which I really needed to 
> have my hands completely free. The problem with this rap is that it is not 
> so supportive  above  15 pounds although the company says that you can 
> wear it up to 35 pounds.  This rep is cool because it is  already wrapped 
> for you and and it is much more supportive than a sling because it goes 
> over both shoulders. The material is also very soft. You can also wear 
> your  baby inn 8  positions although, like I said I really am using it 
> more in the beginning for the head support.
> As you can see, I am very passionate about carriers. I don't know how 
> anyone can live without one. But that's just me
> If i   would've heard of the manduka  carrier before I bought my cat bird 
> I probably would've bought that. But it wasn't on the market in the US
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