by Ashleigh Evans posted in Products

Babywearing used to intimidate me. I first had twins and it wasn?t really an option. Yes, there are twin carriers, but that's a whole lot of baby to wear. I honestly didn't consider it with my next daughter until she was older and we got a hand-me-down from a friend, but she hated being carried. Now with my fourth, another singleton, I was excited to give babywearing a go, but not sure it would work for us, so I was hesitant to spend money on a carrier.
Luckily I was given a chance to try out the new Ergobaby Omni 360.
We?re a pretty active family -- we walk to school almost daily and Saturdays are sports days when pushing around a stroller isn't always easy. Plus my 5-week-old little guy, Liam, loves to be held close to me, so we used the Omni 360 almost immediately after he was born. I love having the option to carry my son in the front while he's so small, and eventually on my back or hip as he grows and gets heavier. Once Liam has more head control (around the time he starts sitting up!), I can turn him forward-facing in the front so he can look out at everything; or if he gets fussy or needs to nurse, I can quickly change him from forward- to rear-facing, which wasn't easy to do with the other carrier I tried with my daughter.

The first week of school was the Omni's real test run. We?re still getting adjusted to our new schedule with a baby and Liam is usually sleeping when it?s time to walk to school. I simply took him from his b...