Ellaroo Mei Hip Baby Carrier-Pismo

 (3 customer reviews)

I was considering this carrier and the Playtex hip carrier. Since this carrier goes around your arm/shoulder instead of your neck, I decided this one could possibly be more comfortable. After using this for a few weeks, it's great! When baby gets fussy, I can carry her in this for several hours doing chores or walking outside. It doesn't hurt at all. I love this carrier.

I bought this when my son reached almost 20 pounds. He loved his bjorn, but as he got heavier, it was just too much weight in the front and hurt my neck. It took him about a day to get used to the switch. He likes that he can look in front, or turn and look behind me. We use it to walk to and from the car (when your carrying things like groceries), to do housework/cook, or just to walk around the block with the dog. I love that I can snuggle right up to him, and that it is washable. When placed on your shoulder, it does keep the strain off your neck, however, can make it difficult to carry anything slung over on the shoulder. Overall, a great carrier. Compact too.

This carrier has come in handy for carrying my 10 mos son(28 in, 21 pounds)through busy markets, parking lots, malls, when using a stroller is incovenient. This carrier is much easier to put together than the baby jorn, and it carries the baby in the same way I would have carry him naturally: in the hip. The weight feels to be well distributed and I've not felt any discomfort nor pain, and most importantly, my son seems to be comfortable too. I will recommend this product for infants over 5 plus months. Is well made and looks good.