This is great to see people wearing babies and it's great to encourage new mums to buy one. However when you do wear him try spread the wrap from knee to knee to make sure his knees are higher than his bottom as it supports their backs and is a more ergonomically carry, otherwise he's just pretty much crotch dangling! Great video though, love watching you from the UK! xx
Thank you to the comments of warning people not to use moby wrap for face-forward position. I was trying to make more use of my moby because my baby is growing and does not like facing me. So thanks again
Hey, it's really dangerous to show people very incorrect methods. His legs need to be out of that, not in those pockets, and he also shouldn't be facing out (would you like to dangle on your crotch for long periods of time?) Babies need to be properly supported while being wrapped or they will have a lot of painful pressure on parts of their hips and spine that they don't need.
+jade whelan I am new at baby wearing, about 10 weeks. My LO is 11 weeks. This video should not be your guide on how to properly wear your baby. You can join your Facebook baby wearing group. There are tuns of them out there. You want the legs to be higher than the bum. Look at wrappingrachel in RU-vid, she has a lot of great videos.and baby wearing faith. And maybe read up on how to properly wear your baby and not go by a youtuber video 100%, I hope I make sense. Best of luck.
It is really nice to see you use the wrap as something helpful in your life. I found it helped me in getting a lot more stuff done. Also i found a very convenient way to transport my baby as the wrap can already be made before you do your trip. I always kept the wrap in the car for example. When you use the stretchy wrap it is very important to make sure you put the wrap from knee to knee. Otherwise the legs will be hanging in the hip joint at a time in their life when their hip joint is still developing a lot. The forward facing is not so good for their development either, since they are forced in a arch in their back. Whenever you pick up a baby you will see they will have a rounded back as a natural posture, this is something you want to maintain. Both of the things mentioned above are the reasons a stretchy wrap is a anatomical wrap, but you have to use it correctly.
I know you meant well and tried helping other moms because you are carrying people (I really like your videos 💗)... but please, PLEASE take this video down! This is so so wrong and potentially dangerous short Ann’s long term 😰 Please!
She isn't swinging and bending over so his head is fine. the second wrap method is great and it's no different then holding your baby against your chest. And if you have a baby you would know that there's only a few small hours of the day where you would wear one of these anyways.
Hey Kyra! I have been watching OKBaby and Kbaby for about a year, our first sons are close in age! I just had my second son in October. I never found a great video that made me comfortable in using the moby with my first. But did a random RU-vid search today and so excited to see you in my results! Loved this video, my son is four months and loves the front facing carry. Thank you!!
Guys please don't criticize Kyra, she is doing the best she can and she is an amazing mother. Some people are saying that since Levi was in this wrap for some of his life, he won't be able to walk when he is older. Levi is now 1 year old and he can walk perfectly fine so please don't just make assumptions like that unless your a doctor or have seen the most recent videos
It has nothing to do with criticizing. It just simple is not correct way of wraping a child in an elastic wrap. This is potentially dangerous for hip development and you should never carry small baby facing out! We are talking abour fragile newborns people, not toys!
you aren't supposed to have baby facing forward like that, I have a 4 month old as well and when I got my Boba wrap I researched different holds. forward facing is not recommended because it causes baby to have an unnatural hollow back, preventing the natural curve of the spine. Baby should be facing you with his legs at hip height.
@@latoyajames134 That’s not only a black people invention, Mayans, Aztec and Indians and even Native Americans used to carry their children this way. So no this is not a black people invention 🙄🤦🏼♀️
All the other Moby videos I've watched make me feel like my wrap is sooo long compared to the ones in the video, until I saw yours. Lol. I needed to see a video that was similar to mine I'm still trying to practice so I've been watching this over and over along with your daily vlog. You and Kkandbabyj get me through some long sleepless nights with my week old newborn! So thank you :)
be careful with the forward facing with a strechy wrap like this one. there are a few dangers associated with that sort of carry. if you want to carry your son so he can face forward try a ring sling on your hip or an ergo 360 or something like that. i usually wouldn't even say anything but i'm sure you wouldn't do anything if you thought it wasn't safe so just maybe look into it.
That and the child is not in an ergonomic position. So i wouldnt advise forward facing at all. If you want baby to see better a ringsling or the ruck carry with a woven wrap are better options :)
Oh my God, you should never ever carry a baby like that using a sling. It should always be facing you. And in the first wrapping his legs should not be like that. You can really hurt a baby carrying it so wrong...
OMY I SO WISH THEY HAD THESE WHEN MY KIDS WERE YOUNGER LOL .. I LOVE IT I TRYED IT BEFORE WITH MY NIECE :) XOXOXO SO COMFY FOR BUGGY, THE FACES HE DOES ♡♡ LOVE YOU GUYS..
This video helped me SO much more than any other one!! The second hold works so much better for my 3 month old daughter because she has such long legs!! Thank you for this!!
This is absolutely horrible!!! A baby should never be worn face forward. There's too much excitement and if the baby wants to hide he doesn't have a place to do it. This fot the emotional part. As for the physical...check out hip displazia due to the baby hanging there. He should form an M with the legs and bum and the material should stretch for the back of one knee to the back of the other. Of course, the position cannot be reached forward facing, this is why ff is not ergonomical at all. Also the back of the baby should be allowed to curve naturally and not the opposite way when he is pressed to your boobs/belly. Just awful
It's not ergonomical because the baby's back is overstreched, especially when a woman (with boobs) is carrying, and the legs are hanging down. All the weight is on the baby's genital area, which is uncomfortable and not good for hip devellopment. The legs should be in M-shape and the back should be slightly curved. It's not safe because the baby, especially the neck is not supported by the strechy wrap this way.
thx alot Kyra I was searching for that for some time because my new born baby girl keep on crying a lot and I can't work but it really did work for me I can work and she doesn't cry a lot anymore 💗💗💗
please never wear a baby facing forward in a stretchy wrap. it's very dangerous. Lots of wonderful baby carriers allow for this ergo 360, lilliebaby are just a couple. DO NOT DO IT WITH A MOBY OR ANYTHING SIMILAR
I wonder if she’s seen all the comments about how she’s got the wrong technique and the danger of the baby facing forward 🤔🤔 hope she takes it down ... very dangerous for people who don’t know better 😏
admin8446 that’s anything but true. I don’t like forward facing but it’s not going to cause hip dysplasia. If a baby already has it it can cause issues but it won’t cause it
Thank you so much for doing this video! I've got a 16lb 3month old. She was born 10lbs so she was already huge and the newborn position worked for a short time. I haven't used my Moby since the first month but she is demanding to be walked around and in my arms but she's so heavy! I needed the third position you showed and it's so helpful to see someone show how to do ut. I'm going to go try it now 😂
Hi! Just make sure that he is sitting on his bum, not just "hanging" there... It could harm his pelvis. His legs and bottom should be making a W instead of an M if that makes sense... If you watch a few videos like the Ergobaby ones you'll get what I mean :)
You explained this so much better then the pro at the convention for them lol my sister was like what I don't get it :( I showed her this and she was like omg that's so easy and now I found another big buddie she loved Levi :)
Thank you! I was holding a screaming kid, trying to figure this out! As soon as I strapped her up, calm as can be! Thanks for explaining the front-facing hold! #godsend
Honestly really grateful you made this video I was trying to do it on my own and couldn't figure it out now my baby gets to go with me whenever she wants ^-^ thank you
@@MaggieSimpsonn Vandana Malik is right. This is an inappropriate way to carry a child and is very disruptive to their hip and spine development and alignment. It’s also uncomfortable for them, as you can see from the baby in this video. I am a doctor, by the way.
I’m a new mom and I had this wrap when my baby was only a few days old and I needed a new way to wear it since he is bigger and I will be flying with just me and baby. He doesn’t like his legs and arms trapped so this will help at the airport. Thank you for this video.
Yaaas! Thank you thank you thank you! I have one of these and looking forward to using it when my baby's born (around may). I just had no idea how to use it. Now I do!
Babies breath can have hard time breathing due to stomach pressure when face forward like that! It’s even recommended not to put diapers to tight for that reason .
With the number of comments saying how she’s doing it wrong and its harmful for the baby, I’m surprised this video is still up. It shows how she doesn’t care about what her audience says
Ah thank you so much! I felt like my little one was going to fall out of the bottom when I tried it the first time, but this way really keeps him nice and secure 😁
@@hinahinananoha7783 can YOU Google some carrying-facts before you correct sara harb, because she is right.. this is not ergonomic carrying at all and is not good for the child at all😓
I love my wrap but I leave my sons legs out now he’s almost 5 months and he loves it both ways to fall asleep front facing and to “help” outwards facing! They are warm too which I like we live in Maine so it can get cold 🥶
I've been searching and searching for a video that would help me front wrap my 5 month old and out of all the videos on RU-vid I found this one the most helpful.
I know this is an old video but I felt I should drop a thanks all the same :) I'm shopping around for a wrap for my "PLEASE DON'T EVER PUT ME DOWN" baby (Micro-preemie, 8 months this month, four months corrected) and the Moby is high on my list but I wasn't sure if it really was as easy to use as what I've seen.... so I came to good ol' youtube and your video was one of the first that popped up in my search. So, yeah. Thanks for showing how the wrap works and not taking a half hour and tons of chatter to do it XD
A lot of you criticize the forward facing.. seriously I’m sure it will only cause a problem if you do it 24/7. But for a walk or some cleaning around the house with a fussy baby I’m sure they’ll be fine. My 6mo old loves facing out. We don’t always baby wear cuz we hardly go anywhere (babysit all day) but when we do and I face him out he loves it, a lot of babies love to see around them and a lot of them sweat (like mine) when facing inward and get uncomfortable. Chill out. Everyone is different. If you don’t like the position, don’t use it. But don’t criticize. Criticize when it makes sense. Like “don’t do that position for long period of time” instead of “that’s so dangerous and could cause problems” yea if you do it 24/7! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
