- Oh, isn't the Ergo great?
- He looks so comfortable in there!
- I'm sure he loves being so close to his mama.
- Six yards of cloth just tied around your body? What a great idea! (referring to the Moby wrap)
- Where did you get that? My daughter/friend/neighbor is having a baby soon and I bet she'd love that carrier!
- Are you planning on carrying him until he's out of high school?
- Your back must be killing you!
- When are you going to stop carrying him?
- If you keep carrying him, he'll expect you to carry him forever.
- Aren't you ever going to use a stroller?
(One noteworthy exception to the typical Denver comments was a Japanese lady who told me women in Japan carry babies on their backs so they can do housework without the baby getting in the way. She then proceeded to suggest I ask the next person I know who is going to Japan if they could bring me back a Japanese style baby carrier... Anyone taking a trip to Japan soon?!?)
I would love to get one of those ergo carriers, they are so expensive though! But they look so comfy! And you can wear them on your back with them! I think Adaiah would love that. Does it hurt your back at all?
ReplyDeleteI think the Ergo is a super smart investment because you can carry your baby/child for so long - up to 35 pounds. And I learned in my baby wearing class at the DC Breastfeeding Center that they are actually tested for well over 45 pounds, so they're super sturdy. A few different moms have told me that they have comfortably used them when their children were as old as 4 years old - if they were out on a long walk or a hike and the child got tired, they just popped the child in the Ergo and finished off the trek. The only time my back has ever hurt after baby-wearing in the Ergo was two Saturdays ago. But I probably wore him for about 8 hours before it started to hurt, so that's really not bad! I think we'll try the back carry some time in the next few weeks, so I'll let you know how that goes.
ReplyDeleteWow! 8 hours! That is great, maybe I will start to save up for one! I saw a pink one that is cute, but of course I wouldn't do that because I wouldn't want to carry a boy in that :)
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