the best baby sling EVER

Back in 2002, a co-worker who had done a lot of research on baby slings gifted me an Over-the-Shoulder-Baby Holder to welcome my first baby.

It is ABSOLUTELY the best!! So far, it's lasting through three kids and Baby GG LOVES IT!

First, the padding in the shoulders offer extra support for the back. It is super easy to wear, once you figure it out. (it can be a bit complicated to figure out how to wear it in the beginning)

Second, I find it is awfully convenient for trips to the market, the mall or for running in quick errands. No need to haul out a car seat and stroller and set up the baby. NO need to transfer all of the baby items out of your bag and schuck them underneath the stroller basket. Simply, pick up baby from her car seat and nestle her snuggly in the carrier.

Third, the shape of the holder supports the baby's natural spine, unlike carriers like the Baby Bjorn which can't be used on newborns who cannot hold their heads up (though I've seen many of offending and ignorant parents put their babies in this thing against manufacturer suggestions and it sure doesn't look healthy or right for their tiny babies)

Fourth, I can multitask with it. I've actaully nursed a baby inconspiciously while shopping! While wearing a nursing top, I can have the baby nurse and throw a blanket on top to shield

Fifth, it's versatile you can have he baby lay in it or sit up in it facing you or outwards towards the world getting stimulated.

Cons: with the padding, the entire apparatus can be hot during the summer months.
if you are a fashionista, you may have a problem with the size of the sling and you may come off looking like a nature loving granola mom, not that there's anything wrong with the granola mom look. LOL!
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from the company's website
This sling is rated the top baby carrier by hundreds of baby experts: Lactation consultants, childbirth educators and pediatricians recommend it as a means of encouraging the parent-infant bonding that develops a lifelong sense of security. Physical therapists and chiropractors endorse it for its comfort and weight distribution, and for its benefits for your babies posture. Baby authors recommend it for its ease of use; it takes only seconds to put on and put the baby in. The baby can be carried in any natural position: nursing hold, cradle hold, football hold, burping hold, and hip straddle without any re-adjusting. Baby can breastfeed discreetly. Fits both small mom and large dad, and, will fit any baby from newborn to 3 year old. Relaxes baby to sleep, and can be taken off without waking baby.