Tula explore, lennylamb or Beco gemini

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I really need to get out of house with my LO (4month old) more and she doesn't like our current carrier (babybjorn one air) and me neither! I've been doing a lot of research and found good reviews on these. Has anyone tried tula explore, lennylamb light or Beco gemini?

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I absolutely love lennylamb, I find it so comfy and so does my 5 month old boy who is a chunk 😂
Not sure where you're located but have a Google for a local sling library and you can go and try them/hire them and see what you and bubs like before buying! X

I bought a Tula explore and waiting for delivery. I’ll let you know my review once I get it.

I've got a tula explore and much prefer it to the baby Bjorn we were using previously but I'd recommend looking on Vinted if you're not fussed about having new as I got one for a much better price on there!

Lennylamb out of those three! Much prefer the free to grow over the explore with a Tula!

We have a Lenny lamb light and love it! Baby boy loves sleeping in it too

I have a lenny light and love it! So comfy and easy to use. The only thing I’d say about the light is it can’t do forward facing and now baby is older she wants to look out and won’t really tolerate facing inwards anymore, so something to keep in mind!

Also I’m not sure where you’re based but you could go to your local sling library and try them out or rent one? Sheen Slings do rentals and post them out so even if you’re not based in London you could hire from Madeleine at Sheen Slings. She offers you a discount if you then choose to buy via her. That’s what I did - it was great!

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