Everyone needs a Baby Pocket

I've been thinking cloth diapers cloth diapers cloth diapers all week and I thought we'd take a mid week break to talk about something that is near and dear to my heart. I may have wussed out on the diapers early on but we discovered the joy of baby wearing pretty early on. We've tried and reviewed pocket slings, wraps, and mei tais but thus far never a ring sling. I have no idea why up till now we have never featured a ring sling, but I think half of that has to due to the fact that my very first carrier was a standard sling and I've just been comfortable there.

I did a lot of searching for our first ring sling review, I wanted to feature something that was beautiful but still very cost effective. I think most mom's will agree that a baby wearing wardrobe no matter what you choose to use can be expensive especially if your like me and have practically one for each day of the week. However, if your on a budget one very multi purpose sling is really all you need and it helps if its neutral. When I came across Baby Pockets on Etsy and saw her fabulous and almost iridescent silk ring slings I was hooked, but when I saw the price I knew it was the perfect first ring sling for our reviews.

First of all I'd like to say that using a ring sling was a thousand times easier than I imagined. I always thought that extra fabric would get in the way as I'm not even 5 feet tall, but truly a ring sling is quite possibly the most versatile sling you could have in your baby wearing wardrobe. I had no problems using it the same way I would use any of my regular slings as virtually it functions exactly the same way. The big diffrence is the fact that you have much more fabric to work with, meaning you can bring the fabric all the way up the baby if you wish for a more secure hold and of course you can adjust the sling to fit pretty much anyone in the family. This allows mom and dad to use the same sling, for you to have it fit tighter or looser depending on what sort of hold you want to use, and have the fabric move up or down the back. Actually the big reason I started to get interested in other baby wearing options from my pouch slings was as Connor got bigger he started getting a bit more wiggly and was difficult to keep in a pouch sling. The very first thing I noticed about the ring sling was the ability for me to move the "pouch" up to shower height and then I could tighten it through the rings and secure him no matter if he wiggled or not. It really makes wearing him well into toddlerville much easier.

Another neat option with a ring sling is the fact that you basically have a large wide piece of fabric with two rings on one end. This makes using the sling as a blanket or even a stroller blanket an easy option. Wraps have enough fabric to use as a blanket as well but its really too much fabric to be really useful. The Baby Pocket however was very easy to wrap around the front of Connor's stroller and made for a great stroller blanket.

I have to admit though my favorite part of the Baby Pocket was how easy it was to spread the fabric all the way across my shoulder making holding Connor very easy on my back. Though I'm a sucker for print slings the fact that the Baby Pocket comes in solid color silks very versatile. The silk is also very light and actually quite breathable so I didn't end up feeling like I was overheating at all.

You really just need to head on over and check out the Baby Pocket for yourself on her etsy storefront! If you don't see exactly what you want, just email Dawn, she'd be more than happy to talk about making one just for you!

The coolest thing is I've decided as much as we love our Baby Pocket I'd really like to share it with someone who has a smaller baby who can enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed my other carriers. No mommy should be without a really great carrier and the Baby Pocket is a perfect place to start. So one reader will be getting a Baby Pocket to get their collection started or to add to their current carrier collection!

To enter :

• Leave a comment on this post. Check out Baby Pocket and tell me what color in stock (or previously sold) carrier is your favorite!
  
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• This contest will end Oct 15th at midnight!