Evenflo SnugliŽ Serenade Soft Carrier Olive With Red
- Nursery melodies in front pocket help soothe baby
- Padded backrest, head support and leg openings provide comfort for baby
- Seat height adjustment provides 3 fixed positions making it easier for parent to adjust seat to fit baby best
Evenflo SnugliŽ Serenade Soft Carrier Olive With Red
- Baby Product: 0 pages (2006-06-02)
- Publisher: Evenflo
- Label: Evenflo
- Studio: Evenflo
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 8 reviews
- Sales Rank in Baby: #14678
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Summary: A Mixed Review 2008-06-12
Comment: This carrier was given to me at my baby shower.
I found it to be too big for my daughter until she was about six months old and fourteen pounds. We used and loved the Baby Bjorn until she got too big for it and we transitioned to the Snugli. She is now 14 months and 20 lbs.
My husband and I both find the Snugli to be too complicated and somewhat uncomfortable. The padded shoulder straps are bulky and a little stiff, even after much use.
There are too many movable straps, and they are in the way (although there are pockets in which you can put some of the ends to get them out of the way). It can be a hassle to adjust it right, and our adjustments have slipped out of place a couple of times. Most of the time they do stay in place. Using it did get easier as we became accustomed to the design.
The places where the straps are exposed (or not padded) can be abrasive against necks and arms. My daughter also used to lean her neck against the little straps over her shoulders and get little abrasions on her neck when she was smaller and could shift around more in the carrier.
The rubber traction on the padded shoulder straps is a bit too clingy with the thickness of the pads, and can be hard to swing over my shoulders when she is in the Snugli in backpack position. I also fear I'll trap her arm or leg in a strap when I'm pulling her on, but that has yet to happen.
I never use the vibration pad, the head shield, or the cup holder, since they are decidedly inconvenient and in the way. And since it's too big to use for a 5th-percentile-weight baby under six months, I never used the pockets on it as a front carrier. Of course you can't reach them using it as a back carrier.
It has been very useful for our basic needs, and we use it several times per week. It is reasonably comfortable once it's on, most of the time, but there's always something that bothers us about it.
The design could be softer, there could be fewer adjustment points, and the padded shoulder straps could be less bulky and more conforming to the body. However, the shoulder pads are an excellent width (for a less bulky shoulder pad).
I do like how easily I can secure my daughter in the body of the carrier by laying her down on top of it on the bed or on the ground, and even sitting upright in a chair (that's a little more tricky). The slip/lock mechanisms on each side are especially nice and easy to deal with, once you take a moment to figure out how to work them.
The little straps that snap over her shoulders are easy, although I've painfully pinched myself with them a few times. When the latches latch on this thing, they snap! Ow!
My daughter is also beginning to dislike the straps over her shoulders, now, and it would be nice if they were slightly padded.
So, in short, it's useful and not a terrible product, but you could definitely find better.
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Summary: NOT MADE FOR CHUBBY BABIES!!!! 2007-05-13
Comment: I purchased this baby carrier for my 4 month old, 20 pound baby. It was too stuffy and not enought rooM for my baby's belly.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Confusing carrier 2007-03-11
Comment: Works well once you figure it out, but there are so many other ones out there that aren't as complicated.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: took some getting used to 2007-01-07
Comment: I love this snugli, the lumbar support is a nice added feature. I didn't have one of these with my other children so it took some trial and error to get into and out of it. Once I figured out all of the ins and outs I fell in love. I can take our daughter anywhere with ease. She is too big for the car seat carrier and a little too small to sit up in a grocery cart, but I can easily put her it the snugli and we are off. I can't tell you how many things I can get done with me hands free! She loves the ability to look all around insted of sitting in a car seat when we go to the store. Sometimes the stroller is a little cumbersome, so the snugli works best. I read the other reviews and should probably say that I am 5'10" which may account for the difference in the way that the snugli fit me.
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Summary: No Stars!! 2006-12-05
Comment: This carrier is AWFUL - it is difficult to put on/wear. The buckles are confusing. The carrier itself is bulky and cumbersome. I hated it and returned it.
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