[blparent] Catbird baby carrier

[Danielle Antoine]

Will be interested to check out these. Haven't heard of them. Like
Judy, I also used the frame backpack as well sometimes. It was
comfortable but long really built for a tal person I am only 4 9 and a
half. It worked though and they have straps to strap the child in as
well as structured on all sides so no worries there.

Danielle

On 10/25/14, Ken Quinn via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>  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"
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> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Catbird baby carrier
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>> 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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