I sent this back as soon as I received it, never even opened it. I ordered this because it had a forward facing option. I had not been able to find it in a store to check it out where I live. I went back home and found it in a boutique, tried it on. My son was doing the splits! Yes I did the adjustments for forward facing, I can't even imagine if I hadn't. The straps look comfy online, but when you have it in hand you can see and feel the quality is just not there (especially if you have both the Lillebaby and the Ergo to compare). Not to mention there are way more straps to complicate things, and who needs anymore complication with an infant?! I went back to my parents house and ordered the Ergo, had it shipped to them so that I could use it on our visit. Don't waste your time on this, just go for the Ergo, it sucks that there isn't a forward position, but it is certainly the best!
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Desperately needed a good SSC, but this is not it for me!
I truly wanted this carrier to work for us, but it simply did not.MAJOR CONS:- At 5'4" with a petite upper half, the straps are nearly cinched to the max. This should be an issue, but it causes the straps to bunch and twist regularly. In order for even the basic positions to be comfortable, I have to readjust and fuss with the straps ALOT. It's ridiculous. I'm not that small of a person, although that would be nice. ;)This seems to be a design flaw. Since the straps must be repositionable for the different positions, they are attached by lacing the foam-filled straps through sortof... backpack heavy duty strapping. But, they don't really snap or tightly secure down the length of the foam strap, so they twist and the security strap gets misalligned. Again, I have tried to include a photo to better explain.- The side position is as or more painful than simply carrying my son on the hip on my own. It's a joke. And my son loves being on the hip, so I was really really hoping this would work.- As another reviewer mentioned, the instructions, both paper and video via website are almost laughable bad. I wanted to make sure my straps were not mixed up because I thought, surely, something must be my fault that these are twisting and so frustrating, but the photos and videos are not detailed enough for me to verify.I have read no reviews mentioning the issue I had, but it seems to be a design flaw, so I figure many parents just toss this aside when it doesn't work for them. Or I am just terrible at this, but I really dont' think so. I spent a good month with this carrier and fussed with it over too many baby naps. Too much valuable time has been spent on this already.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2012
MAJOR CONS:
- At 5'4" with a petite upper half, the straps are nearly cinched to the max. This should be an issue, but it causes the straps to bunch and twist regularly. In order for even the basic positions to be comfortable, I have to readjust and fuss with the straps ALOT. It's ridiculous. I'm not that small of a person, although that would be nice. ;)
This seems to be a design flaw. Since the straps must be repositionable for the different positions, they are attached by lacing the foam-filled straps through sortof... backpack heavy duty strapping. But, they don't really snap or tightly secure down the length of the foam strap, so they twist and the security strap gets misalligned. Again, I have tried to include a photo to better explain.
- The side position is as or more painful than simply carrying my son on the hip on my own. It's a joke. And my son loves being on the hip, so I was really really hoping this would work.
- As another reviewer mentioned, the instructions, both paper and video via website are almost laughable bad. I wanted to make sure my straps were not mixed up because I thought, surely, something must be my fault that these are twisting and so frustrating, but the photos and videos are not detailed enough for me to verify.
I have read no reviews mentioning the issue I had, but it seems to be a design flaw, so I figure many parents just toss this aside when it doesn't work for them. Or I am just terrible at this, but I really dont' think so. I spent a good month with this carrier and fussed with it over too many baby naps. Too much valuable time has been spent on this already.
Desperately needed a good SSC, but this is not it for me!
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2012
I truly wanted this carrier to work for us, but it simply did not.Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2012
MAJOR CONS:
- At 5'4" with a petite upper half, the straps are nearly cinched to the max. This should be an issue, but it causes the straps to bunch and twist regularly. In order for even the basic positions to be comfortable, I have to readjust and fuss with the straps ALOT. It's ridiculous. I'm not that small of a person, although that would be nice. ;)
This seems to be a design flaw. Since the straps must be repositionable for the different positions, they are attached by lacing the foam-filled straps through sortof... backpack heavy duty strapping. But, they don't really snap or tightly secure down the length of the foam strap, so they twist and the security strap gets misalligned. Again, I have tried to include a photo to better explain.
- The side position is as or more painful than simply carrying my son on the hip on my own. It's a joke. And my son loves being on the hip, so I was really really hoping this would work.
- As another reviewer mentioned, the instructions, both paper and video via website are almost laughable bad. I wanted to make sure my straps were not mixed up because I thought, surely, something must be my fault that these are twisting and so frustrating, but the photos and videos are not detailed enough for me to verify.
I have read no reviews mentioning the issue I had, but it seems to be a design flaw, so I figure many parents just toss this aside when it doesn't work for them. Or I am just terrible at this, but I really dont' think so. I spent a good month with this carrier and fussed with it over too many baby naps. Too much valuable time has been spent on this already.
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