Baby doesn’t like carriers

Does anyone else’s baby hate carriers? I’ve tried so many, including a sling wrap, baby bjorn, momcozy, ergobaby and she just does not settle in it, but screaming wanting to get out. She’s quite a nosey baby but not strong enough yet for forward facing. All I see is all these mums baby wearing and I’m a little jealous because it’d be nice to go for a walk sometimes without a pram/be able to do stuff around the house. I guess I’m just looking for some solidarity lol!

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Yes! My baby is the exact same, he can’t stand it! I’ve actually booked to go to a “sling library” at a local baby group on Friday to see if they can help!! Apparently they help you with positioning/different types of slings and give you tips to help increase how long they tolerate them for! I will report back 🫡 but might also be worth you seeing if they have anything similar near you?!

Yes!! I don’t understand why he hates them all so much because he loves being carried around the house in my arms. I thought babies were supposed to love carriers lol

How big is she? I’m wondering if her legs needs to be in the m position still. Do you have a newborn insert for your carrier ?

I would definitely go to a sling library. There are so many options. For example baby might prefer something that allows a hip carry rather than front carry.

I literally wrote this about 6 weeks ago on here! We were the exact same! Spoke with other mums &they all said their baby often cried when first put in the carrier, sometimes 5-10 mins or so. So this immediately gave me confidence babies we see online or out and about probably had a cry when they were first put in.

The other ‘trick’ I was told is to simply walk faster…

I tried putting LO in the carrier pretty much every day in December with this routine:
1. Be completely ready yourself (shoes on etc). Have partner help put baby in carrier (make sure properly sat/adjusted etc). Put coat etc on
2. Go outside and walk for 10 mins or so in small laps by your house, so if too much you can easily go home and take baby out
3. If baby not settled, pick up the pace, just walk faster. I always supported baby with one hand and tapped on bottom firmly with other

Baby did eventually fall asleep and I slowly gained confidence. She still cries when first in. But it’s getting less and less!

My hates his. He gets really stressed when trying to put him in. All the other mums in my antenatal group swear by their carriers and it's really constraining not to be able to use one 😒

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