Nojo Original Baby Sling Baby Sling/Wrap

Pros: It's a sling! Widely available, inexpensively
Cons: didn't fit me very well

Three years ago, when I was pregnant with my daughter, I was very lucky. My sister-in-law was a Marketing Director at Crown Crafts. Why does that make me lucky? Because Crown Crafts is a textile company that makes a lot of your favorite brands –...

Pros: easy, cheap, washable, adjustable
Cons: Ummm...How do you want me to breastfeed with this thing??? I am confused!

The Nojo Baby Sling When my seven year old daughter was a baby, I carried her around in my Nojo Baby Sling constantly for the first three months. She was attached to me most of the day and came out only for diaper changes, baths and feedings. ...

Pros: Allows hands free carrying of baby or nursing, at home or out and about.
Cons: Does take some getting used to.

When my mom had her youngest son she received a sling as a gift to use for carrying him around. My m ...

Pros: I like having my baby with me. It allows me to have both hands free.
Cons: If wearing for an extended period of time, shoulder can get tired.

This is my third "NoJo" baby. She went in the sling in the second week of life and goes everywhere with me. My first daughter was a stroller baby. With my second daughter, I couldn't figure out the sling and my husband became the "chief" carrier....

Pros: Hands-free, safe way to hold your baby; distributes weight across your back
Cons: Hot in summer; takes some practice to get used to it.

This is by far the one item I couldn't live without! I still use it everyday and my baby is almost nine months old. It is the most convenient way to carry a baby and still be able to "get something done." It enables me to hold my baby while bathing the...

Pros: sturdily made, goes in washer/dryer, able to cart baby around
Cons: can ache

I bought my NoJo Original Baby Sling from Ebay. Even used, it was $17, but
I'd been unable to find ANY baby slings in the stores where I live. Before I gave birth to our daughter, I'd read up on attachment parenting - including the classic, the...

Pros: Soothes baby, frees hands, lots of different carrying positions
Cons: Not all babies like it & you don't know until you try it

What it is:

The Nojo Baby Sling is basically a wedge-shaped piece of fabric with padded "rails" along the edges and a padded shoulder rest. The tapered ends of the sling come together and are fastened by passing a "tail" through two rings,...

Pros: hands free and little one is kept with you
Cons: takes a little bit to figure out but worth it!!

I decided to buy a sling after trying one of the front carriers with my oldest daughter. I really wanted it NOW so, I went to baby r us and bought the only brand they had. I got it home and realized that HEY they come in different colors, too.
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Pros: Easy to use, comfortable
Cons: bulky, too big

I stopped into Babies R Us the other day to test drive some car seats. I had my five month old baby in her Nojo Babysling. A woman stopped me, "Can I ask you a question?" she said. Startled, I replied, "Sure." "Do you like that?" It took me a second to...

Pros: Very portable, easy to put on, babies LOVE these!
Cons: Can take getting used to

My daughter is a snuggler -- she wants to be held all the time. When she was born, she was only 5lbs 7oz -- way too small for any of the front carriers. She disappeared into the Baby Bjorn and hated it anyway. After three weeks of not being able to...

Pros: Comfortable, soft, easy to use
Cons: Not all babies like it

We all know that phase. You know the phase I'm talking about, when your baby vaguely resembles 'static cling'? You put your baby down for a second and, phoooomp, your baby is attached to you again like a magnet on a refrigerator. At first, you're...

Pros: Soft fabric, easy to adjust, its a great idea
Cons: Extremely hard to get baby comfortable, hard to know what adjustment is "right"

I think that a baby sling is one of those items that you are never ambivalent about. You either love this and cannot live without it, or hate it passionately and regret the time and energy you spent on it. I unfortunately fall into the latter camp.
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Pros: simple construction; easy to use, clean, and adjust to each user
Cons: one-sided weight bearing is not ergonomic

This is a sling style baby carrier, essentially a big loop of fabric that serves as a child bandolier. It allows you to essentially wear your child. It's good to note that while many babies love the closeness and motion of a sling, not all ...

Pros: Hand free baby care!
Cons: Takes sometime to get used to using the sling.

I do not like to carry even a purse and then I found out I was pregnant and was going to have to carry around a baby and a diaper bag, NO WAY! I began to look at other mother's and asked a lot of opinions about front carriers vs. slings. For me a sling ...

Pros: Guaranteed to soothe a crying or sick infant.
Cons: A little tough to get the hang of it at first.

Buying the No Jo Original Babysling was one of the best purchases I made after having my son! I was having a lot of trouble breastfeeding and keeping up with his demands, when I saw a woman in the grocery store with her daughter in a sling. After...