A word to the wise....

[conuly]

If you ever see somebody doing something you are unfamiliar with, and you ask if they need help, and they say no - don't help them!

If you come up and yank my mei-tai straps around, no shit I'm gonna yell at you. Because I need to know where they are. (And she's seen me put this on before, so I don't know *why* she thought this time was different!)

More to the point, if what *I* am doing is adjusting my wrap so the baby's arms are in and she isn't flopping around as she sleeps, and what *you* are trying to do is take the baby off of me - dude. Not only is that completely unsafe, and really scary, but you woke the baby. Don't get offended that I don't want people touching the baby. I don't even know you! And, as I said - you WOKE the BABY. Why you thought I'd even want her down in the subway when she was asleep, again, I don't know - BUT YOU WOKE THE BABY!

If I need help, I'll ask for help. Until then, keep your hands to yourself, thanks.

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[leora.livejournal.com]

This should be a word to the unwise... the wise already know this.

[conuly]

But the unwise don't listen :( If they did, it would never have happened in the first place!

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Oy, that's really bad. I haven't had that happen to me yet, thank God.

[conuly]

I don't think it happens much to front-carried babies.

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Okay. I can see that. And I can also see how it's much more dangerous with a back carry. Sheesh.

(I've tried the padawan in a back carry twice now. The first time he didn't like it. The second time he seemed to enjoy it, but it felt so loose to me! Maybe I'm just not used to it. Or should I do the back carry higher?)

[conuly]

Back carries can be weird and scary the first few times you try them.

If he's too loose, there's a few things you can do.

1. My niece tends to try to sit up when I'm leaning forwards. This means that when I stand up, she can lean back. Instead, as soon as I get the straps tight in my hands, I stand mostly up - she can't push to sitting that way.

2. After tying the bottom straps (top straps tucked between my knees), I reach back and make sure Evangeline's arms are *outside* the mei-tai, and her hands are by my shoulders.

3. Then I count to three and jump, holding the straps out in front of me. As I jump, I pull the straps to tighten them. Sometimes I do this two or three times, as much for fun as for anything else :)

4. Once I've jumped, I pull the straps down, and back. I twist them as high up on her back as I can manage, and then down under her butt. This helps keep her from leaning. Then I pull the straps so I can tie them in the front.

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the detailed advice! I'll try it that way next time.

[conuly]

The jump is really crucial. Of course, you don't want to bump the ceiling - just bounce enough that he's settled into the mei-tai and snug against your back.

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[leora.livejournal.com]

This should be a word to the unwise... the wise already know this.

[conuly]

But the unwise don't listen :( If they did, it would never have happened in the first place!

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Oy, that's really bad. I haven't had that happen to me yet, thank God.

[conuly]

I don't think it happens much to front-carried babies.

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Okay. I can see that. And I can also see how it's much more dangerous with a back carry. Sheesh.

(I've tried the padawan in a back carry twice now. The first time he didn't like it. The second time he seemed to enjoy it, but it felt so loose to me! Maybe I'm just not used to it. Or should I do the back carry higher?)

[conuly]

Back carries can be weird and scary the first few times you try them.

If he's too loose, there's a few things you can do.

1. My niece tends to try to sit up when I'm leaning forwards. This means that when I stand up, she can lean back. Instead, as soon as I get the straps tight in my hands, I stand mostly up - she can't push to sitting that way.

2. After tying the bottom straps (top straps tucked between my knees), I reach back and make sure Evangeline's arms are *outside* the mei-tai, and her hands are by my shoulders.

3. Then I count to three and jump, holding the straps out in front of me. As I jump, I pull the straps to tighten them. Sometimes I do this two or three times, as much for fun as for anything else :)

4. Once I've jumped, I pull the straps down, and back. I twist them as high up on her back as I can manage, and then down under her butt. This helps keep her from leaning. Then I pull the straps so I can tie them in the front.

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the detailed advice! I'll try it that way next time.

[conuly]

The jump is really crucial. Of course, you don't want to bump the ceiling - just bounce enough that he's settled into the mei-tai and snug against your back.

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