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@sidramalik100 A woven wrap would be like the Solly in many ways but you can get a lightweight fabric and do single layer carries and it will be much cooler than the Solly. It will also be very supportive and will easily be useful well beyond 8 months. Personally I never did figure out ring...

@stop_cern_idea I work from home and my office is upstairs while kiddo generally hangs out downstairs. Sometimes when I'm working he'll bellow my first name up the stairs. He doesn't do it any other time.

@jonesmith092 Woven wrap or stretchy wrap. The ring sling should work too, especially since you already have experience with it.

@authorandystraka I never figured out the ring sling and the asymmetrical weight distribution isn't appealing to me, but some people like them for toddlers! But also, check out Integra for another apron style carrier, or a meh dai or half buckle for another potentially lightweight option. Lenny...

@puddintain Others have better advice than I do, and I'm not super great at back carry in a woven, though much better than I used to be. It's hard! But I wanted to add that you can practice different parts of the process separately. For example if you're getting frustrated with getting baby...

@virfortis If you're on a budget integra is another apron style one that's less expensive than some of these others.

@martineba For used wraps, other than ebay and Facebook, do you have access to Mercari or Poshmark? I've used Oscha, Didymos, Lenny Lamb, and Natibaby. I don't love the Natibaby - it's thick and stiff - but maybe I would appreciate it more for carrying my large 18 month old now. My favorite...

@eddymeng I thought linen would be stiff and hard to deal with but my linen /cotton blend oscha is incredibly bouncy and not stiff at all. I did get it used, I don't think it was heavily used before but maybe it was broken in a bit for me. That said, I don't know if it's much cooler than plain...

@mshelia I started babywearing around 5 weeks or so after C-section. I started with a stretchy wrap. I didn't have any trouble and wished I'd started a little sooner. My healing was pretty straightforward, though, so listen to your body's signals. A woven wrap would also be great, probably...

@snoweh I tried a stretchy wrap and a ring sling after my C-section and no C-section related problems with either. I found the wrap way easier to use though that may have been because I only had two really non-standard hand-me-down ring slings. I think a woven wrap would be even better than a...

@realist1981 How about a meh dai? Someone mentioned hope and plum but there are lots of others, didymos, Lenny Lamb, girasol, and Oscha for example, and they're all a little different so you could take a look and see if any of them appeal to you. Or a half buckle - most of those companies and...

@juragankacang We ended up with a bunch of hand-me-down carriers, and I also knew I liked the idea of wraps so I bought a stretchy wrap. My husband liked the idea of SSCs and bought a cheap used Infantino. Then after we actually had the baby we figured out what worked. I really liked wrapping...

@rainy214 The Lenny Lamb wrap tai has a super soft waistband that can be tied apron style. I don't much like the big stiff SSC waistband like on an Ergo original (which is the best of the few SSCs I've personally tried), and the wrap tai waistband is totally different. I have a standard (not...

@brigarcia Just a note about fenugreek - it's shown to help milk supply for some people and actually inhibit it for others. So if you don't see an obvious increase from fenugreek I'd stop taking it if I were you. I took moringa supplements and while there's really no good evidence that they...

@jordan1275 I've never tandem carried but I have used all of those carrier types except the ktan. I'd go for the onbuhimo and stretchy wrap (maybe the ktan, I haven't used one but I know there's a lot in common with a stretchy wrap). Onbuhimo is great for quick ups and downs, a lot less bulky...

@thanksyoueel I've never worn 2 babies at once but it seems to me that you could use a wrap for little front baby and a meh dai for big back toddler. I find a meh dai pretty comfy for back wearing a toddler, not as good as well-tied wrap but it's much quicker and more convenient. When the...

@kayleey_your_moon Hey you've given me some helpful advice and I appreciate it! Thank you! The internet can be a frustrating place sometimes.

@mynameisjim Pretty much any established woven wrap brand should be ok. The material (fiber and weight) are more important than the brand - for a starting wrap you'll most likely want something in 100% cotton in a mid- to lightweight weave (around 220 gsm) though if you want to use it with your...

@mynameisjim If you love your Moby wrap you might also like woven wraps, which have much more longevity as your little one grows. I was able to breastfeed pretty well (and very discreetly) in the woven wrap when it was tied in a Front Cross Carry - very easy to lower for feeding and then raise...

@spingle You might want to ask this over on r/babywearing. For a toddler id recommended back carry. Depending on what carrier you have, it may still fit your kiddo and it may support back carrying. If not and you want something different, I like an onbuhimo or a meh dai for back carry. Lenny...