Pregnant, and considering a sling?

When we get further along in our adoption process, I'll be making a bunch: a ring sling; a pouch; a stretchy wrap; and a woven wrap. In exploring the different types, I've been reading babywearing.com (they give away a different carrier every month...all you do is post on the give away page). They have pics of real people wearing the different ones. thebabywearer.com also has a gallery of real people (as opposed to models touting a product )wearing their babies. All of the ones I mentioned seem to get good ratings as far as breastfeeding.

If your primary concern is being able to nurse hands free- then a padded ring sling is the way to go. For ease of carrying for long periods of time--Moby wrap is the way to go.

I have nearly every carrier out there, under the sun...but this is what I do...I have a pouch in the car, because that's the very easiest thing to pop baby in and out of, while running in and out of the store, library, etc. For any extended period of time I'll be wearing baby for the first 6 months--it's a Moby wrap (stretchy wrap). I find it to be the absolute most comfortable, as well as allowing me to do most of what I need to do around the house. Around nine months- I often switch over to an unpadded (with padded shoulder) ring sling, and a mei tai.

Personally, I have never been able to nurse hands free in any sling...but for little ones you need the support of the padding of a padded ring sling and the adjustability--if you're going to have any chance of success.

I love the ring sling we got for discreet nursing in the early months... For comfort carry after a certain weight however, I love our mei tai. I have a diymous wrap, but it is a woven material and much too hot for the LO and I to wear together, especially during summer.

I need to sell that one and figure out something else to try, possibly a girasol wrap which is a thinner material.

June is almost here! Congratulations!

If you don't find one in time, the old style soft frontpacks are nice... they criss-cross the back, which adds support. Not for nursing. (I wish slings were around when I had kids.)

I have a moby and I LOVE IT!!! My LO is 3.5 months, so I may eventually switch to a mei tei. I have a ring sling that I used with my now 3 year old, but I never got the hang of it.