Re: Baby carriers/slings/pouches (Thread 2)

[ishopnowfeelguiltylater]

question, how do you breastfeed in an ssc? i tried yesterday while grocery shopping, ang ending naghanap ako ng sulok kasi hindi ko talaga maayos si baby sa carrier, nakayuko siya tapos yung ilong niya natatakpan ng breast ko. huhu

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ di ko pa nata-try sis. Though sabi ng ibang mommies, luwagan daw ang shoulder strap para bumaba si baby. Itapat sa boobie level to breastfeed.. ipantakip yung hood para di makitaan si Mommy..

[Queen Chokolah]

^^depende kung anong ssc ang gamit mo sis. Nung picolo NBC pa gamit ko, I was never able to breastfeed using that. Masyado syang mahirap i adjust pbaba. Pero nung nag tula ako, easy na ang pag breastfeed. Adjust ko lang yung straps sa harap, medyo bababa si baby so abot na ang breast ko. Kung kulang pa, pwede pang i adjust ang straps sa likod para lalong bumaba. I don't know about other SSC, pero you need to adjust muna pababa si baby habang bfing. tapos itaas mo na lang ulit after. I use the hood as well. Pag madalian, tinatakpan ko na lang ng bib hehe

[ishopnowfeelguiltylater]

^ and ^^ what i did was binaba yung strap (belt?) from my waist to my hip, tapos niluwagan ko yung top two straps. nangyari, nagcurve likod niya so nakayuko siya. triny ko din luwagan yung dalawang straps sa gilid mas lalong awkward yung position. hehe. i am using a tula.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ I think you don't need to adjust the waist na.. just the shoulder/front straps para mag-slide pababa si baby (yung panel sa gitna ang bababa, along with baby). Well, yan pagkaka-gets ko sa pagdescribe nung other mommies.. hehe..

[ishopnowfeelguiltylater]

^matry nga yan. thanks sis. dapat ata magpractice muna ata ako sa bahay bago lumabas. hehe!

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ korek. Balak ko din mag-praktis nyan habang nasa bahay.. although usually kasi pag lalabas kami e nagbabaon ako ng breastmilk sa bottle. Or if sa mall kami, e pumupunta ako sa breastfeeding/family room, or sa isang coffee shop na hindi matao..

[Queen Chokolah]

yes, you don't have to adjust the waist strap. Uncomfy din yun, it will dig onto your pelvic bone. Just adjust the front straps, tula has that. Sakin enough na yun kasi bababa na si baby nun. pag hindi pa enough, yung shoulder straps (yung sa gilid/likod?) naman ang luwagan mo. ang bababa dyan, yung pwet ni baby. siguro mas magiging curve ang back, pero dapat naman talaga naka curve. pero you can always fix the position after feeding naman.

[katrinac]

hello mommies, may nakapag try na ba dito ng suppori sling?

[eraMamu]

pa join ako sa thread na to!

that's probably because heavy na baby mo sis. Saya is stretchy kasi diba so mag sa-sag sya sa heavier babies.

I've learned about proper babywearing I think 5 months ago when I joined babywearing philippines.

Oo sis, 1year and 7mos na sya ngayon at pinipilit ko pa ring gamitin hehe... Soooobrang bigat na nya, pero wala akong choice kasi wala namang yaya, lalo pag tumatawid ng edsa at may mga bitbit ako.

Nakakatuwa mag-babywear no? Even yung mga kakilala ko na di aware sa babywearing, naeengganyo na rin gumaya kasi ang cute daw hehe... Para daw akong modern, fashionable Aeta.

[khriseeee]

I used the Saya carrier when we brought my daughter to HK when she was 10 months old and my back hurt she wasn't even that heavy pa at time.

So in preparation for traveling with my daughter and son, I got an ergo carrier. Tried it out on my son but he would only stay in for 5-10 mins. I'll put him in time to time so he can get used to it.

I tried the Saya on my son and he cried almost immediately

[Queen Chokolah]

Oo sis, 1year and 7mos na sya ngayon at pinipilit ko pa ring gamitin hehe... Soooobrang bigat na nya, pero wala akong choice kasi wala namang yaya, lalo pag tumatawid ng edsa at may mga bitbit ako.

Nakakatuwa mag-babywear no? Even yung mga kakilala ko na di aware sa babywearing, naeengganyo na rin gumaya kasi ang cute daw hehe... Para daw akong modern, fashionable Aeta.

yes sobra. hehe. It sounds offending when they say mukha kang igorot, or something. Pero I've learned to appreciate that as well. What's wrong with looking like a native? And besides, sila talaga ang mga experts dyan. Sila ang tama mag babywear. Kaya when I get comments like that, I just say. "Yes, ganun na nga". hehe

It's better to babywear kesa pilitin mong bitbitin ang lahat ng bitbit mo plus baby. One mom in BWP saw a mother na bumaba ng bus na madaming dala dala, then pagbaba nya, nabitawan nya ang baby nya! Gosh sobrang katakot. Buti di napano. Around 3 mos daw yung baby. If your saya gets saggy na, you might wanna invest in a woven wrap. Masarap din gamitin. And woven wraps are versatile at di nagsa-sag so you can use it until the end of your babywearing days. Practice lang kelangan. And with saya pala, and other stretchies, you cannot do back carries. I don't know how much Saya is, pero woven wraps are around 1-2k lang depende sa size at brand.

I used the Saya carrier when we brought my daughter to HK when she was 10 months old and my back hurt she wasn't even that heavy pa at time.

So in preparation for traveling with my daughter and son, I got an ergo carrier. Tried it out on my son but he would only stay in for 5-10 mins. I'll put him in time to time so he can get used to it.

I tried the Saya on my son and he cried almost immediately

Some babies need more time to adjust to the carrier than the others sis. Lalo pag di nasanay sa carrier nung mas maliliit pa sila. Dun sa NBC namin, baby was okay with it. Natutuwa pa nga pag sinasakay dun kasi alam nyang aalis kami. I didn't know then na NBCs are uncomfy pala for babies (and wearers). When I disposed of that and switched to wraps, he was around 4 or 5 months already. So nahirapan kami mag adjust talaga sa wraps, feeling nya di sya makagalaw unlike dun sa NBC, tapos front facing pa. Pero with practice and frequent use, nag improve naman na. I think mas madali mag adjust sa SSCs din like Tula or Ergo kesa sa wraps.

Saya is like two pouches diba. Your back hurting MAY be because hindi evenly distributed ang weight nya. Kasi sa shoulders lang ang support. Wala sya sa waist. Pero if you have a stabilizer, it would help in distributing the weight, thus, less pain sa likod. Ako normally, kung ang carrier ko has two shoulder and waist support, and tama ang positioning, it would take around 3 hours pa bago ako maka feel ng discomfort.

I have never used saya sis, or any stretchies at that, but I'm sure masasanay din si baby eventually. Best time to practice is when good mood si baby

[_AiaH_]

^ sayang naman sis. my baby feel asleep quite quickly when she's in my SaYa carrier. sa RS noon iyak sya hehe. hindi ko kasi makuha tamang use ng RS. sa saya ang dali. i might try other carriers soon. i'm eyeing baby k'tan. mukhang maganda pero i have yet to know the big advantage nun over a saya. ang layo kasi ng price nila, hehe.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ SaYa and KTan are almost the same. But for some reason, hindi kami ok ni KTan. Ilang beses ko tinry sa Babyland, hindi talaga kami comfy both ni baby. Sa SaYa, confident agad ako when I tried it. Swak agad kami. Same with RS, di ko din talaga nagamay yan, kaya sa pouch ako nag-start..

[_AiaH_]

^ ay talaga sis? thanks sa feedback. i'll go sa babyland din para matry ko mismo. meron din naman sila saya ano? I might opt for the versatek one para kay hubby. ang limited ng designs ng saya SSK. magaganda colors ng versatek, hehe!

ako din, confident ako sa paggamit ng saya compared sa RS na i just can't figure out.

pero bilib ako sa moms who opt to use woven wraps. sila ba nagsisimula ng pagtatali nun from scratch?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ yup, may SaYa sa Babyland, tho madalas konti lang stocks (I usually go sa Shaw). I have the vtb, mas gusto ko kasi ang stretchy, mas nadadalian ako isuot/adjust.

I have 1 woven wrap pa lang. And 1 carry pa lang nama-master ko, haha. Nanood na ako sa youtube ng other carries pero di pa namin nagagawa ni baby. Hehe..

[Queen Chokolah]

^ ay talaga sis? thanks sa feedback. i'll go sa babyland din para matry ko mismo. meron din naman sila saya ano? I might opt for the versatek one para kay hubby. ang limited ng designs ng saya SSK. magaganda colors ng versatek, hehe!

ako din, confident ako sa paggamit ng saya compared sa RS na i just can't figure out.

pero bilib ako sa moms who opt to use woven wraps. sila ba nagsisimula ng pagtatali nun from scratch?

Masarap din gamitin ang RS pag natutunan mo na sooo much easier than woven wraps. Hahaha I use this usually pag nasa bahay lang, yung mabilisang carry.

I'm a wrap mom din sis. What do you mean by "sila ba nagsisimula ng pagtatali nun from scratch"? hehe. Basically in woven wraps you have one long piece of tela, rectangular, then itatali tali sa katawan ng mommy at baby. May iba't ibang carries so enjoy talaga mag wrap. Lalo na if mahaba yung wrap mo, lahat ng carrier pwede mong gawin. Pati back carries.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ nagpamember ako sa isang international babywearing group sa FB and nakakaaliw yung mga carries nila using wraps. Ang gaganda ng finishes! Kainggit! Hehe..

I got a loooong one for my first wrap, a size7 (so around 5.2m yata?). Habaaaa... hahaha!  Pag nakapagpraktis na ako ng other carries, I plan on getting a size5 naman. Then after that, perhaps a size 3 or 4 for shorty.   

[Queen Chokolah]

Nagkamali din ako sa first wrap ko sis. 5.6 meters. haha eh sobrang petite ko pa naman. so dati, ginagawa ko syang ribbon sa likod ko. para akong si snow white may malaking ribbon sa likod hahaha. 2nd wrap ko size 6. Plan ko ipa putol yung 5.6m ko sa isang size 3 at isang ring sling.

[khriseeee]

Saya is like two pouches diba. Your back hurting MAY be because hindi evenly distributed ang weight nya. Kasi sa shoulders lang ang support. Wala sya sa waist. Pero if you have a stabilizer, it would help in distributing the weight, thus, less pain sa likod. Ako normally, kung ang carrier ko has two shoulder and waist support, and tama ang positioning, it would take around 3 hours pa bago ako maka feel ng discomfort.

I made sure baby's weight was distributed evenly and the straps lying flat but still got heavy, maybe I needed the waist support/stabilizer as well. Will still keep giving the Saya a try but I'm more concerned on getting my son used to the ergo so my hubby can use it as well. The Saya was too small for him