@xd005 You're welcome! If you look at WildBird's tutorial on back carrying in the Aerial, you'll see the steps. What I find is that the holes through which to thread the buckles are too tight, so managing to position and pull each buckle through takes me a few minutes, whereas that process happens instantly in the video. I assume that eventually the fabric will stretch more so that the threading can happen quickly. I also finally found a sweet spot that facilitated the threading the last time I tried. So maybe eventually, with practice, the process would be just as fast as in the video.
The other, more minor factor is that if you prefer to keep the elastic bound around the webbing so that no straps are dangling, then you have to undo the elastic in order to do the conversion, then roll the webbing up again and redo the elastic while in back carry mode.
Converting from back to front would involve the same steps but in reverse, and seems a bit easier than converting from front to back.
I unfortunately don't know exactly how long converting from front to back takes, but I'd very roughly estimate ten minutes, including the elastic wrapping and unwrapping steps, on the first few attempts. I have only done the conversions a few times, and I imagine that if the buckles one day fit smoothly through, then maybe the conversion would take three to five minutes?
The fabric is very pleasant to touch (and see!). It is soft and sturdy, and doesn't really seem to stretch, but does mold nicely to the baby. My husband, looking at me wearing the Aerial at the beginning, commented that it looked right, for at last we had a "baby-shaped carrier"!
The other, more minor factor is that if you prefer to keep the elastic bound around the webbing so that no straps are dangling, then you have to undo the elastic in order to do the conversion, then roll the webbing up again and redo the elastic while in back carry mode.
Converting from back to front would involve the same steps but in reverse, and seems a bit easier than converting from front to back.
I unfortunately don't know exactly how long converting from front to back takes, but I'd very roughly estimate ten minutes, including the elastic wrapping and unwrapping steps, on the first few attempts. I have only done the conversions a few times, and I imagine that if the buckles one day fit smoothly through, then maybe the conversion would take three to five minutes?
The fabric is very pleasant to touch (and see!). It is soft and sturdy, and doesn't really seem to stretch, but does mold nicely to the baby. My husband, looking at me wearing the Aerial at the beginning, commented that it looked right, for at last we had a "baby-shaped carrier"!