The new Ergo Baby Carrier

We just got this great new carrier and we're super excited about it. Here's a little into our thoughts on the new Ergo Baby Carrier.

The Reason why we "needed" it: To be able to carry E on our back when she gets older and we want to go hiking or something.

Why not a frame backpack? Well, we actually tried one in at the used baby gear store in downtown Davis, but it was so hard to get on and I felt like I would fall backwards. It was definitely not a back carrier that I could use by myself. Maybe if I was already used to using framed backpacks, it might have been alright. But I couldn't imagine myself wanting to use it very much. So, through a friend (who also has two ergos), we found out about this new carrier.

What's the difference? It looks just like a bjorn/snuggli/soft carrier. And don't you have a bjorn already? Yes, we do have a bjorn and E loved it. But the problem is that she's getting to heavy for us to carry her in it. So, we wanted to get a back carrier. The big difference between this ergo and the bjorn is that the ergo sits almost all the weight on your hips (versus shoulders and a bit on the back) and it has a "butt pouch" so E actually is sitting in the Ergo (with her legs to the side, just like when we hold her with our arms). So now we can hold her in front (and she goes to sleep in it!!), on our hip (so she can look around and feel like she's being carried without too much work on our part) or on the back. This will come in handy when we have more kids too... because we can "double" up on our carrier/sling contraptions.

So let's see this Ergo thing you keep mentioning. Here is is:


And the best part is the napping part; E (and Ian too fell asleep) just took an hour and 20 minute nap in the ergo. :)