I Lurve to Wur my Bebe
I got my Ergo yesterday!!! I heart it, with a cherry and a few backflips on top.
You guys know how much I swore by my Moby. But lately Verity was pushing 16 pounds and the Moby began to get less convenient. I think it would work great if it was only occasionally, but I need something that can withstand 12 hours a day of holding, including while we walk around the city, hop on the bus, etc. My back was not liking that. But MUAW – NOT wear my baby gal? Also not an option!
So enter the Ergo. Everyone swears by it, I see them all over the city (I’m not kidding. I could count at least 20 if I walked around the city for a few hours.) Unfortunately, these bad boys run over 100 bucks new. And I’ve said it before and I’ll said it again: Mama ’tis po’ folk.
Yesterday we finally found the one we wanted on craigslist. It’s an older version, in “terracotta” color, and came with the attachable backpack and wallet (almost like a small fannypack), which is all WONDERFUL when you have no car and your diaper bag consists of everything but the kitchen sink and chickens. The price? An unbeatable fiddy bucks.
Why am I spelling things oddly unphonetically today? Cuz’ I can.
Anyhow.
I’m so glad to have gotten my Ergo in time for the camping trip and Chicago trip later this month too. Yay! I haven’t been able to wear it yet because my neck is still twisted in a nasty knot, but its getting better each day. The thing that made the best difference was a Wild Carrot Herbals salve containing arnica, birch and cottonwood. It worked so well! I am definitely preparing to get more into herbs soon as my next “learn something new” phase. I’ll save that all for another post 
Vivian the VA… AND a herbalist? hmmmm…
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I second this! The Ergo is a MUST HAVE for baby wearing after the Moby. That’s the exact progression I made. Just took a walk with V in the Ergo on my back this mornin’. My favorite way for her to ride, tho, thru the day? On the hip. Look up the way to put her in it like that on their website – it is the best – she sits on your hip but you still have both arms free and she can look all about instead of at your chest or back.
Have fun and hope that neck gets bettah!
Can’t wait to try the hip! When the neck gets better I surely will! Since she is still slightly, slightly wobbly, I might have to wait a month. She rides great in the back and front though, I’ve been wearing her all day while cooking up a storm in this hotter than hades house of ours. My neck is probably loosening up from this heat! lol
Thanks for the tip!!!
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