Stretchy Wraps and Stretchy Hybrid Carriers
Slings in this section are a great solution for carrying newborns. Made from jersey fabric they fit the majority of people and are designed such that your baby is perfectly supported within the stretch of the material. How long they last depends on the design and how long parent and baby feel comfortable and confident.
Stretchy Wraps: A long piece of jersey fabric, wrapped around the parent in a precise yet simple way called a pocket wrap cross carry (PWCC) allowing the baby to be safely tucked inside the folds in a tight, secure way. Ideal for newborns who like to snuggle against their parent, and very practical in terms of being adjustable to fit almost every adult. Handy features of these slings are that they are very easy and quick to launder and can be worn empty pre-tied ready for the end of a car journey for example. Most families move on to slings with more structure at around 4-8 months, when they may begin to find the stretchy a little bouncy, and the baby becomes more wriggly.
As a library we prefer to teach "1.5 and 2 way" stretchy wraps, which means our wraps stretch both length ways and width ways. We are happy and confident to show you how to use your own 1 way stretchy wraps too.
Stretchy wrap brands stocked:
Corracor, Hana†, Izmi Baby Wrap, Joy and Joe, Lifft†, Manduca.
† short and long length wraps available.
We stock seven wildly varying types of Stretchy Hybrid Carrier:
** As per * but achieved in a different way.
Stretchy Wraps: A long piece of jersey fabric, wrapped around the parent in a precise yet simple way called a pocket wrap cross carry (PWCC) allowing the baby to be safely tucked inside the folds in a tight, secure way. Ideal for newborns who like to snuggle against their parent, and very practical in terms of being adjustable to fit almost every adult. Handy features of these slings are that they are very easy and quick to launder and can be worn empty pre-tied ready for the end of a car journey for example. Most families move on to slings with more structure at around 4-8 months, when they may begin to find the stretchy a little bouncy, and the baby becomes more wriggly.
As a library we prefer to teach "1.5 and 2 way" stretchy wraps, which means our wraps stretch both length ways and width ways. We are happy and confident to show you how to use your own 1 way stretchy wraps too.
Stretchy wrap brands stocked:
Corracor, Hana†, Izmi Baby Wrap, Joy and Joe, Lifft†, Manduca.
† short and long length wraps available.
We stock seven wildly varying types of Stretchy Hybrid Carrier:
- Close Caboos are an adjustable jersey carrier which uses two loops of jersey, whose length is adjusted using rings, and a sash to mimic the PWCC. The continuous adjustment allowed by the rings allows this sling to fit a wide range of body shapes.*
- Dracomom Hatchling - a full buckle stretchy sling adjustable in both panel width and height, works from ~0-8 months
- Ergobaby Embrace - the entrance level carrier of this well known brand the Embrace is a soft full buckle carrier designed for baby's first year (exact fit duration varies depending on size and comfort preference of family), the size of the carrier for baby is adjusted by changing the waistband position. Older versions have more stretch than the new edition.**
- Mamaruga Zensling – a UK owned and designed brand a soft squishy buckled carrier built using jersey fabric this sling has a panel which adjusts in width and height to fit babies from larger newborns to small toddlers. It potentially provides the greatest longevity of this category: parent facing for front, hip and back carry positions.*
- Najell Wrap - a proper hands free babywearing wrap top, this presewn stretchy equivalent, can be worn over a thin top or as a top in it's own right. This is a sized carrier so may offer less flxibility to switch between wearing adults than the adustable options. Our example wrap fits UK 12-14.
- Neko Tiny - a Stretchy buckled carrier with a clip to waistband, adjusts beautifully in height and width to accept even tiny newborns.*
- Baby Bjorn Mini, a simple to use soft carrier for younger babies with an ergonomic parent facing position. This carrier is built upon a crossed strap structure with no waistband. N.B. This popular carrier is quite minimalist in terms of adjustability and support for both baby and adult so well worth trying before buying.
** As per * but achieved in a different way.