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Step 1. Pick up baby. |
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Step 2. Slip baby's right leg under the side of the cross on your left. |
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Step 3. Lower baby into the cross so that baby is upright against your
chest (tummy to tummy) and the cross is stretching from baby's left
knee to right arm. At this point, only one strap is over baby. |
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Step 4. Now find the other side of the cross (coming from your right
shoulder) and stick baby's left leg through that strap. |
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Step 5. Spread the inner cross so that the fabric covers baby's entire
back, arm to arm, and knee to knee. |
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Step 6. Spread the outer cross as you did the inner. |
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Step 7. Lift baby (wrap and all) up nice and high. |
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Step 8. Pull on the wrap where it is tied so that the straps over baby
are tight, stay tight on your back and around your waist. Pull on each
end individually if need be. |
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Step 9. Retie, or pull the tie tight under baby's bottom. Tie a double
knot. |
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You are done! Baby can have arms and shoulders out as shown here
(provided baby does not require head support). |
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. . . or baby's arms can be tucked inside the crosses for a snugger,
cuddly wrap. |
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For a baby who does not have good head control, or for a sleeping or
sleepy baby, or for discrete nursing, pull one of the crosses over the
back of baby's head for head support. |
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This is how the back should look. The more spread the crosses, the
better weight distribution to your back. |
GETTING BABY OUT:
You can remove baby from this wrap without untying
it, and then
reinsert baby in the same wrap later (you will likely not need to
adjust or retie when inserting baby again). |
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step 1. To get baby out of the wrap, pull the outer-most cross all the
way down under baby's bottom. |
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Step 2. Pull the remaining cross strap down under baby's bottom. You
will need to support baby with your hand. |
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Step 3. Hold baby with both hands and pull straight up until baby's
legs and feet are free of the crosses. Baby is out! |
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