Comments on: Holiday Gift Ideas for Baby or Expectant Mother: Ergo Baby Carrier

By: joanne

joanne — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:39:48 +0000

Funny thing…My husband got this for me for Christmas when my son was 7 months old. Now he is 2 1/2 and has a little sister. We still use it with both kids. My husband and I both really like the Ergo. it is easy to adjust for our different heights and waist sizes. We joke that it is my daughter’s “kryptonite” because its the only way we get her to sleep and it works like magic to steal her strength and knock her out!

By: karalee

karalee — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:51:37 +0000

My 2 cents = we spent a lot of money and time on many different slings/carriers etc. for our 2 boys and the Ergo was the worst fit for myself and my husband.

We’re both about 6 feet tall and not small people. On the front it was ok – but not great, on the back it was ridiculous, the poor kid was squashed against our wide backs like a flattend frog.

We loved our Kangaroo Korner sling for baby #2 (my personal overall fav) and the Ellaroo side sling for #1 when he outgrew the Baby Bjorn Active… neither are willing to sit still long enough anymore for any sling or carrier (oldest is 3, youngeest 16 months and 30+ lbs), so we didn’t get as much use out of any of the ones we purchased as we’d hoped… but are able to share them with friends and hopefully resell them eventually for decent $$$.

By: Heather @ Green Baby Green Mama

Heather @ Green Baby Green Mama — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:11 +0000

I LOVE the Ergo! I have used it from about 6 weeks and still use it at 15 months. It was the first baby carrier I had. I’ve tried using a Polkadot Papoose sling and hated it. I loved nursing L in the Ergo and love that it is organic.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:34:59 +0000

I do love the Ergo; just got one for a friend’s baby shower this weekend. As mom to a big baby, we like the versatility of front/back.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:03:55 +0000

You can wear them on your hips as well. It lasts until they are bigger as well. We love ours!!!

By: Natalie @ Go Green Baby

Natalie @ Go Green Baby — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:55 +0000

I love the Ergo Baby Carrier and it is probably my favorite carrier; however, each person will have their own preference for different carriers. It really does depend on the person wearing baby and sometimes even how the baby feels in the carrier.
Trying out different styles of carriers – Ergo, Beco, Mei Tai is a great idea before you make a purchase. Baby carriers are such a personal choice and as a pp mentioned, your preference for carriers may change as baby grows!

By: Blythe

Blythe — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:36:15 +0000

I liked my Ergo ok, but found that the body got too short when the baby was a bit older and liked to try to do back flips out of it. At this stage I switched to a BabyHawk Mei Tai and wore it until he was almost 3.

By: terra jones

terra jones — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:48:07 +0000

I would tend to disagree – I’ve borrowed friends’ Ergo’s and I find it the most uncomfortable carrier I’ve used. I tried it with both my lightweight son and my line backer son on several occasions and never felt comfortable in it – it seemed to tug and pull on all the wrong spots – I even went back to a friend was like, “Show me again…am I doing it right b/c it feels so wrong” lol

After wearing it for some time to “give it a chance” I was so sore – I never feel sore after wearing my boys in wraps/slings/mei tais…

So I definitely wouldn’t recommend (or buy) for a friend.

My favorite changes as my boys grow — when they’re itty bitty, I love my homemade wrap) — up to about 7 months or so — I can nurse just as discreetly in that as friends do in their ergos, and then right now, I wear my 25lb 15 month old in a sling on almost a daily basis…and my 2.5 y/o LOVES the Mei Tai (had hated any other carrier we’ve tried him in, lol — he’s all about go go go though!) but is only in that on very rare occasions. I’m starting to wear #2 in the mei tai more often, but we definitely prefer the sling for our wearing relationship.

By: Andie

Andie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:16 +0000

I have several carriers, but if I just had to pick one it would probably be the Ergo, we still put our 2 1/2 year old in it for longer hikes, it is so comfy. Since my 7 month old isn’t terribly heavy, I do like our unstructured Mei Tai, it is a lot less bulky than the Ergo, but for long distance comfort, especially with a bigger baby or toddler, nothing beats the Ergo. If it is your only carrier, you can get the infant insert. Its looks are dad friendly too. It is the most important, well used piece of baby equipment we have. Don’t be put off by the price tag, it is sooo worth it.