Freehand Baby Carrier

by TogetherBe

Product Features

• Wear baby facing in, facing out or on your back
• Crossover straps for added support
• Micro-suede outer wipes clean, won't stain
• Light and sleek, not bulky
• Newborn to 3 years old

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 15 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0036ORO2E
• UPC: 891168002711
• Item model number: FreeHand Baby Carrier Espresso Brown
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,513 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Brown

From the Manufacturer

Unbelievable comfort, unbelievable versatility, unbelievably easy to use. The FreeHand Baby carrier marries the versatility of a wrap with the ease of a buckle carrier. Anyway you wear it, the FreeHand Baby Carrier is unbelievable. It can be worn with a newborn, an infant facing in or facing out, or on your back. The FreeHand Baby Carrier was designed to fully support the body of a newborn, allowing their legs and spine to curve in an ergonomic position. It also works well for older babies, by supporting them and keeping their knees above their bottom, which is the correct position for spinal development. Since some babies like to face outward, we have incorporated this ability in the FreeHand Baby Carrier, making it the only baby carrier on the market that works just as well with a 2 day old as it does with a 2 year old. It truly is the only baby carrier you will ever need. The FreeHand Carrier offers curved shoulder straps in an ergonomically shaped design that are reinforced by crossover support straps in the center of the carrier. When the shoulder straps are tightened, the crossover support straps pull the baby in closer to the parent to take the weight off the parent's shoulders and back, evenly distributing the weight on the waist. The FreeHand is made of a lightweight, and fashionable micro-suede fabric that easily wipes clean with a sponge, saving parents from having to worry about stains. The inner lining is made of a mesh fabric that wicks away moisture from the skin, allowing air to flow to keep parent and baby cool. Back carry, front carry, facing in or out, the lightly padded, soft structured FreeHand Baby Carrier delivers comfort for the baby and parent, any way you wear it.

Product Description

TogetherBe Free Hand Baby Carriers This baby carrier was engineered to provideoptimum comfort for you and your child any way you choose to wear it. It is theonly carrier to feature the Cross Over Support System that allow

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! Eliminates back pain, though a little tricky at first..., May 25, 2010

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Rothlauren C. Bowman "ER Nurse/Mom" (Kailua, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freehand Baby Carrier (Baby Product)

I think that I have tried nearly every baby carrier product on the market. And I kept trying them because I couldn't find a good fit. All of them made my back hurt, and some of them the straps would catch my son under the arms and make his hands turn purple, even though I was wearing it correctly. Ultimately I KNEW that I had to find something that would not hurt my baby, or my back. I'm a nurse, I'm on my feet all the time, I'm lifting patients all the time, and my son is, thankfully, very healthy, but that means very heavy, 100th percentile here we are. So my back has enough strain on it, and I plan on keeping it healthy for years to come, so excess strain and pain needed to be eliminated.

The sling: I have a sling and love it for itty-bitty babies to snuggle and toddlers when they are old enough to sit on your hip. The cross legged position for a front carry just made me feel like I was putting too much pressure on his hips, and at an odd angle.

The snugly/infantino front carrier: Also not bad for newborns, but when they start to hit 6 months or upwards or 15 pounds, hard on the lower back because all of their weight is on your shoulders. And the snugly straps kept catching my son under the arms in an awkward way that made his hands turn purple. Points for super easy to get into, but not easy on baby, and no easy to wear.

The baby Ergo: good for heavier/older babies because it has the parent "seat belt" that puts the babies weight lower on your center of gravity and not solely on the shoulders, but you can't do a front carry forward facing, only front carry inward/chest facing and back carry.

This brings me to the freehand: It has the parent seat belt that goes all the way around the waist so the babies weight is distributed lower on your center of gravity, ELIMINATING my back pain. The straps are cushy and don't dig into baby or you. I was so excited when it arrived in the mail I tossed the whole box into the car on my way to Target, I didn't even try it at home first. I was able to put it on and get my son into the chest facing front carry the first time, unassisted, WITHOUT WAKING HIM UP in the Target parking lot. The "sternum" strap as it is called in the directions (which is a misnomer because it is usually in the back if you are doing a front carry, but I digress) is a little difficult to fasten the first time, I recommend lengthening the "male" buckle strap as long as you can, and lowering the "female" buckle as low as you can *before* putting it on, then once you have it on, it is way easy to buckle, and then a cinch to tighten (pun intended). I did have a harder time with the front carry forward facing position, it seemed very difficult to get him into and cinched the first few times, I would recommend having help the first few times that you try this position. Or as I did, using the glass on the side of you car as a mirror to see what the heck is going on in the front to figure things out. I haven't tried the back pack type of carry yet, my little one isn't old enough and my oldest is to old, but I think that it will work very well. Once baby is in the carrier though, I swear I could wear him all day, no problem. I imagine that it would do well as a newborn carrier, it is very supportive of baby, and very sturdy.

I give it 4 stars only because it takes a little getting used to...but then again doesn't everything. If you are the type of person that is easily frustrated, do not try it alone the first time, try it at home, with help. You will love it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars comfy with a newborn, but beware of the waist strap, December 4, 2010

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S. Hanson (Stavanger, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freehand Baby Carrier, Black (Baby Product)

My son is 4 weeks old, and this is a great carrier to put him in when he's fussy and wants to be snuggled but I need to do other things around the house -- like make dinner for my toddler.

One warning, however: the waist strap is not particularly large. I wear size 16 pants (maybe 18 now, with the baby weight), and the waist strap needs to be pulled out to nearly its largest option. I'm no skinny-mini, but I know that plenty of people have a larger waist size than I do. I just think it's good to know about the waist strap before you buy.

Overall, the carrier is good for us so far. We also have a mei tai, but it doesn't hold my sons head securely like this freehand carrier does.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to love it, September 10, 2010

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Shanti (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freehand Baby Carrier, Black (Baby Product)

I had high hopes for this carrier but unfortunately it didn't really work for us. It is nice and versatile with the different positions, but it seemed like there was always a strap or an edge digging into my daughter's legs. She seems more comfortable in the Ergo and the Moby.

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