Baby carrier recommendations?

Depending on age I’d say stretchy wrap or close Caboo for newborn then personally the Tula free to grow worked best for me from about 3-4 months when I could get a safe fit x

The preview cut off at "easy to put on" and I was coming g in here to say the baby bjorn mini. It is so easy to put on i love it. I do have 2 and the other is just slightly comfier but the second I'm in a rush or trying to be quick the baby bjorn mini is coming out!

Have a look at a mamaruga zensling. I find this pretty easy to put on and adjust

I have the ergobaby 360 and its very supportive and comfortable. Once you fit it to yourself I found it easy to put on.

I have a konny baby mesh thats great in the summer but not good for forward facing.

I have a baby ktan that I love but wish I hadnt gotten in black...good for small babies facing forwards or inwards.

Lastly I have a wild bird sling in linen that I now use as a hip carrier and my baby naps in all the time. Its linen so its great for hot weather.

All equally important and valuable hahah

I second the Ergobaby.

But also advise to try a sling library to see what works for you

Najell won't give a safe fit until 3-4 months.

Baby Bjorn mini can be uncomfortable for a lot of people cos of the lack of waistband and the bottom not reaching knee to knee means people need to move on at about 4 months.

There are a few advertised as safe for newborns but dont actually give a safe fit.

For that are actually ones suitable for newborn:
2 way stretchy
Close caboo
Mamaruga zensling
Dracomom hatchling
Ergo embrace
Neko tiny

If you buy secondhand ergo Omni 360 are often faked.

I really didn’t like the baby bjorn one. I see your baby is 13 weeks this can be an awkward stage for getting them to like carriers. My girl would scream a lot then a few weeks later she loved it. We have an ergobaby 360 which is great and very comfy! And a kahubaby which I also like. At my local sling library they have the mamaruga zen sling which looks super comfy but I didn’t try it. I think checking some out at the sling library is a good shout because they can be expensive!

I liked a lot baby bjorn mini but if your baby is high percentage and you want to wear him for long time your back will start hurting. I have baby bjorn FREE and I like it. Very easy to put on.

I loved the baby bjorn mesh and the ergobaby 360. I would recommend both.
However, for a newborn, a wrap gives a much better fit.

I think the baby bjorn mini really don't give you the back support you'd want from a carrier

I had baby bjorn mini but I didn’t use it beyond 4-5 months - I found the plastic attachments kind of fiddly and it just felt a bit too fragile. I moved to a Tula explore and loved it so much I got two - easy to put on solo, comfy, washes well, feels tough. I carry my daughter to/from daycare daily (she’s 18 months now and has always been about 70th percentile).

Najell is no good for newborns despite what it says. I had one and it just didn’t seem right. I went to my local sling library and they said it’s notorious for fitting badly before at least three months. I got the Ergobaby embrace on loan instead and wish I’d bought that one from day one. It’s so soft, light and easy to use.

We found the Baby Bjorn just held baby in a straight position but we went to a local sling library and tried the Tula free to grow. It was so much more comfortable (for both of us!) and he was sat in better position. We got ours from Vinted in the end

See if you have a local sling library where you can go and try different ones. Carriers are very unique to each person so what one loves, another may really dislike! X

lol postpartum brain in action again. Yeah when I was pregnant I really wanted the baby bjorn carrier but then when I tried it out when baby was here I hated it

Baby Bjorn Mini was perfect!

Hey , so when I was looking for carriers I found this amazing thing called day sling library in York where you go and you can try and all kinds of different carriers and see what works for you. Originally I had envisioned getting one that was all padded and fancy, but I found those really suffocating and ended up with one that was much more agile and perfect. Each person is different in what they prefer so I’d recommend going somewhere where you can try lots of different ones with an expert helping you if possible.

The one I ended up with was a Tula and I managed to bargain Hunt and get it brand-new from the website with some promo codes for £92.65 x