BABYBJÖRN Navy Carrier
by Baby Bjorn

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Baby Products Reviews of BABYBJÖRN Navy Carrier

Customer Review: Keeps my high-maintanance baby happy
Summary: 5 Stars

At first, my son hated it. When he was little, I would put him in it, expecting him to sleep peacefully like so many other babies I had seen. More often than not, though, he would thrash his head around and mash his face into my chest. Boy was I glad we hadn't paid for this!

But we kept trying...

Once he was big enough to flip around... he loved it! I use this mostly when I am out and shopping, rather than putting him in his baby bucket in the cart. He loves to be up high and look around. Everyone remarks on what a quiet, happy baby he is. (If they only lived with us...)

No matter how much of a fusspot he is being, putting him in the Bjorn almost always makes him happy. I keep it in the basket of my stroller when we go for walks, so if he starts wailing (as he usually does after about 2 miles) I can switch him to the Bjorn and he will be happy until we are home.

He started teething early and one great thing about the Bjorn is it puts something soft and squishy right at mouth level for him to chew on. Dealing with a baby who is teething but lacks the developmental skills to hold and use a teething toy is maddening - so this is a great little side benefit to the carrier.

The first few times I wore the Bjorn, it did feel a little hard on my back. Now I have no problems with that at all, and my baby is about 16 1/2 pounds. (He's a big 4 1/2 month old...)

I have no fears of him falling out of this thing, it holds him quite securely. It's a little akward getting him into it when I am by myself and want him to be forward facing - but he doesn't seem to mind being flipped about and arched back over my shoulder for the little bit of time it takes. It would be nice if there were some way transfer the baby from person to person without removing him from the Bjorn, but doing so would probably make the carrier a lot less secure.

The longest I have ever walked using this carrier is about 1 1/2 miles. Before he was born, I really thought this would be great for nice, long, arm swinging walks, but it hasn't really worked out that way. At about that point, we both start to get a little fussy. Also, his hands get really cold, I think because the top edge of the carrier cuts into his armpits and cuts off circulation. I have tried adjusting the seat height, but I can't seem to find a way around this. It doesn't happen if the top flap is fasted over his shoulders, but he likes to have his arms free and doing that restricts his arms.

I haven't tried any other soft carriers to compare this to, but I did get a Maya Wrap sling. My husband liked the sling when the baby was little, but I was never comfortable using it. It made the baby so folded up, I was constantly checking his breathing, as well as constantly supporting his weight with my arm, which rather defeated the purpose of using the sling in the first place. I really like how the carrier allows me to have my baby close, be arms free, yet still feel my baby is safe and supported.

It would be nice if they made the regular carrier with just slightly longer straps. This size works just fine for both my husband and I, but I really find it annoying how you have to pay so much extra for just two more inches of material if you and your spouse are very different in size.

One more sort of so-so point about this is, they say you can use it for nursing, but I can't understand why you would want to. I understand how to do it in theory, but I have never tried it and doubt I ever will.

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