20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
LOVE IT!!!,
September 18, 2006 Lori "Mom" - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ellaroo Mei Hip Baby Carrier - Hershey Organic Cotton Canvas (Baby Product)
My son is 6 months old and was becoming way to heavy for me to carry in the Bjorn anymore. My low back and shoulders we really starting aching. So I decided to see if their was something else out there and I found it! I was torn between the Playtex hip hammock and the Ellaroo. The playtex carrier had so much good feedback that I thought I would love too. I decided to get them both and give them a try. I took the hip hammock back immediately. The material was scratchy and uncomfortable. It felt so synthetic and looked cheap and ugly on. I wanted something I could wear out and still look stylish. When the Ellaroo arrived I was so happy! The fabric is soft and beautiful, it has a really natural feel to it. Now the real test will my son love it too. He did! The second day he actually feel asleep in it. I am able to carry him around for a long time with out feeling crippled afterwards. It is great for shopping as well. It folds up small and goes on in an instant. My son wont deal with...Read more
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Comfortable and Eco-Friendly,
March 9, 2007 D. Weidman - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ellaroo Mei Hip Baby Carrier - Hershey Organic Cotton Canvas (Baby Product)
This is a great carrier. After lugging my 25 lb. boy around in the Playtex Hip Hammock this carrier feels like heaven. The Hip Hammock dug into my neck and was scratchy, gross, synthetic material. This is soft and cozy and distributes my guy's luscious girth so much more evenly. Yay!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
OK if you don't like to use your arms at all.,
October 1, 2008 Heather L. Shaw (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ellaroo Mei Hip Baby Carrier - Hershey Organic Cotton Canvas (Baby Product)
This carrier fastens on with a strap that goes around your hips and another one that goes from one top corner of the fabric (that the baby sits in) around your other shoulder, and over to the other top corner. You've got to keep that piece of fabric from twisting while you juggle your baby and fling it around behind your back, up over your shoulder (where it's supposed to cup comfortably) to fasten him on. The first few times are the worst, as you figure out the fit -- the fabric doesn't slide very easily through the plastic buckles (it's the buckles themselves that fasten together, at least), so it's hard to adjust the fit once it's on.
But, even once we had it adjusted just right (tight around my hips, enough slack in the shoulder strap for me and the baby), it never quite felt secure. As I wear my 10-month-old, he slips slowly downward. But the very worst part is the shoulder. In order for the shoulder fabric to stay put, you have to have it wrapped around the top of...Read more
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