Mei Tai Baby Carrier

My little Mr. Man has gotten too tall to spend extended amounts of time in our beloved Moby wrap without coming close to giving me a fat lip by banging his head on my face. That, coupled with the increasing difficulty I was having in reaching around him to do anything told me it was time to move him to my back. I looked all over to find a pattern I liked for a carrier that could do back carries and settled on this one: http://thosemartins.com/bmt/

It took 3 or 4 hours of work spread over about 2 weeks to finish it, but it was worth the effort! We’ve taken it on long walks, hikes, errands and to church. I still use my wraps, and would love to learn how to do a back carry with my woven wrap. But for a beginner like me, this felt much more secure in getting him up on my back alone.

Me and Mr. Man hanging out

It has its pros and its cons. I’m still thinking I will make a soft structured carrier (my own design, I’ve been working on it for a while now) for my hubby to use with the boy. He’s much more comfortable with buckles than he is with tying knots with the straps. I’ll probably switch to that myself once the rainy season hits because I don’t want to worry about my straps falling in parking lot puddles while I am getting him in or out. But for the time being, we LOVE it!

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~ by hessedmama on August 28, 2009.