 My baby 13 months old and I still use this daily! The BJORN gave me my 2 hands back! |
| Review Date: November 10, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Rosemary A. Bertinelli, Carbondale, PA United States |
This carrier is the best! My son is child #5 and I have had a carrier for each one. This last one is definately the best! Not wanting to spend this much money on a "carrier" of all things, I researched and considered carefully before purchasing this. All reviews and reports were accurate...This is definately worth the extra dollars.
The ease of use is remarkable. I can get baby in and out all by myself. From the day after Luca and I arrived home from the hospital, we were out for our daily walks. I sing in our church choir every Sunday and Luca is in his Bjorn close to me and we have never missed a Mass! It is always in the diaper bag when we shop because he ultimately ends up in his carrier. Even at age 13 months I use this daily! Now he sits forward in it and charms all he sees!
My older boys take Karate 5 days a week, so Luca is in the carrier facing forward and watching his brothers. My other mom friends are struggling with their toddlers and mine is content in his BJORN! A few of them even went out and purchased it after seeing how easy it is to use. Now we have our own section where we stand and let our babies talk and interact with eachother. My little guy is so content in his that I can even sit down using mine!
The BABY BJORN has become a regular part of my wardrobe! Before I get in the car, I put on my BJORN. I have two strollers in the back of the van but I never use them! This carrier is where he is most content!
Shopping, trips to the vet, doctors, karate, weekly Mass, recently a trip to the funeral home for a close relative, football games and sporting events, pumpkin patch and corn mazes, parades, summer carnivals festivals and picnics, I even ran stand for our church's picnic last summer with my baby in his BJORN...and oh... the list just goes on and on.
I cannot praise this enough for the convenience it has added to my family's life. There is NO staying home using the new baby as an excuse when your baby is #5! This carrier makes it so much easier! Easy in, easy out! When Luca falls asleep in his car seat he goes in this facing me. When he wakes up, he faces out. I can unfasten this and turn him aropund and re-fasten him without putting him down or passiong him off to someone else...that is the amazing feature of this wonderful product!
Seems intimidating at fira=st but believe me, you catch on fast! I cannot tell you how many of these I have sold in stores I just happened to be in shopping! Exasperated parents would just approach me asking me where I got my carrier. Several times I actually watched parents take this from the box on the shelves, put baby in, and pay for it on the way out!
No backaches for me. I am about 5'7" and weigh about 115lbs. Luca is about 23 lbs. I have no complaints and on karate nights I am wearing him for about 90 minutes!
Unfortunately I have never figured out how to nurse baby when in this. I do recall reading that you could but I have found it impossible, at least for me.
You put your arms through the straps and the front of the carrier is open, you then take the front piece and snap it on (very easy) You can then place your baby on you and hold him/her with one arm and pick up the front of the carrier and bring it up over baby sliding the built in post-like fasteners into their respective color coded openings on the straps. Baby is safe secure and mom/dad has 2 free hands!
You really will not be sorry you splurged on this!
Great great product!
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Love the BB Carrier with extra-long straps!
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| Review Date: October 24, 2005 |
| Reviewer: E. Demskis, Pennsylvania |
My husband (6' 1") insisted on the Baby Bjoern with the extra-long straps. I am happy to report that it is magnificent, even for short people! (I'm only 5' 3".) It converts to fit either one of us quickly and easily and I have always felt that our son was snug and secure inside. Now that he's older (6 months), he LOVES to face outward and see where we're headed. We toured Colonial Williamsburg (lots of walking and wandering in and out of colonial buildings), quickly and easily with the BB. While other mommies struggled with their strollers and couldn't get into many of the buildings, we whisked through everything safely and easily.
I know many people are concerned that they won't use it enough to justify the price - my response is that you need to make yourself use it! Try it out during a simple walk through the mall or your neighborhood. As you grow accustomed to it you'll realize how easy it is to hook on and go.
Enjoy! I HIGHLY recommend this product! |
Surprised that this is our favorite carrier!
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| Review Date: August 5, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Jenney Chendea, Virginia, USA |
There have been so many times we really loved this carrier. Originally, though, I wanted a sling because I thought they were better for baby, like the previous reviewer, and all my crunchy friends recommended them. They may be, but we've tried the hotsling, the maya wrap, and even the ergo baby carrier, and this is by far the best and easiest for us.
For months, the only way to get my baby to stop his colicky crying was to put him in the Bjorn and go for a walk. It would put him right to sleep like magic, and we'd come inside, lean over his rocker, and unlatch the Bjorn with him in it (the outer piece comes completely off) and he would just stay asleep. Try that with a sling!
Now that he's past his colicky phase, I use the sling a lot and it's great, but for a quick run to the store, nothing beats the Bjorn for speed. It's so easy to put on and take off - and it's also easier to get my husband (and my dad!) to wear the baby with the Bjorn, he thinks the sling is for moms.
I had two problems: at about 20 pounds and 27 inches, his arms don't fit in the arm holes, and they don't fit above them either. It still works without the top latches, though, and it's cooler in summer. I just keep a hold on him to be sure. And when he was a couple months old and I was wearing the Bjorn a lot, I got a plugged milk duct. I thought it was about where the strap lay on my chest, so I stopped wearing the Bjorn for a while. I was having other breastfeeding problems at the time so it might not have been the Bjorn, but who knows?
I got this as a hand-me-down, and I thought it was going to just collect dust, but boy was I wrong. It's in the washer right now! |
Best Baby Gift EVER
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| Review Date: December 11, 2005 |
| Reviewer: J. ROY, Pittsburgh, PA |
| My daughter never liked to be put down, so housework was never getting done. We bought a sling thinking it would help, but she HATED it from day one because it held her in a horizontal position and she preferred to be upright. We received BB as a gift, but had to wait to use it b/c she was under the weight requirement. As soon as we could use it, we never looked back. She is SO HAPPY! Kicks her legs and smiles and giggles and gets so excited when she knows she's going into it. We've taken many walks and this thing makes shopping/ errands a breeze. I dread the day she doesn't fit into it anymore! Easy to use, usually pretty comfortable unless the straps get moved |
Awesome- 10 stars
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| Review Date: February 13, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Charmed Life, NJ |
I'm on my third child. I used this with my first (now 4) in Manhattan. I used it with my second (now 2) in Europe, and I'm now on my third (8 weeks) in suburbia. It's one of the best purchases I've ever made and after four years of use I really feel confident recommending it.
The quality is fantastic, it has faded a little from the sun, but overall works just as well as always. It is very easy to put on and adjust, even when I just started using it. The inside of the carrier has visual instructions sewn in so you never have to worry about not having the instructions around.
On a lifestyle basis, I originally thought I'd wear this only with one baby, but it's just as useful now that I have other children in tow. I put the two year old in a stroller, and keep the infant in the baby bjorn. When I go grocery shopping I often don't even put my infant in the cart, I just keep him in the baby bjorn. Not only is it convenient to have him in the carrier, he doesn't fuss at all because he's so close to me. I also use it when I take my kids to the playground, and when I feel like taking a stroll. It's a nice change of pace from pushing around a big stroller. I also used it a lot around the house with one of my fussy babies. He liked to be close to me all the time and I was able to do laundry and wash dishes while keeping him comforted.
I've never had any back pain with this other than some minor stiffness when I've kept my child in it for several hours.
I can't recommend this product enough. I would pay three times the price because it is that worth it. |
takes out the guesswork in baby wearing
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| Review Date: December 18, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Shannon Jones, Austin, TX |
| I have this bjorn and also a padded sling. I have tried several slings and none measure up to the bjorn. My daughter feels more safe and secure in the bjorn and I don't have to spend 10 minutes fighting to figure out how to carry her in it. It's one of my top 5 baby items. |
Best thing since sliced bread!!!!
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| Review Date: November 24, 2005 |
| Reviewer: J. Gerber, Eugene, OR USA |
| We used this carrier from the time our baby was 3 weeks old until he was 6 months old. My son never wanted to be laid down so this was not only a back saver but a time saver. My only complaint is that our son's feet would get chilly sticking out - we finally found a product called the Papooska which worked out great - it is a blanket sac system that attaches to any front carrier, it was a perfect addition for chilly and/ or windy mornings and evenings. If you have a little one who loves to be held I highly recommend that you purchase this carrier. |
MUST HAVE! WORTH EVERY PENNY
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| Review Date: November 30, 2005 |
| Reviewer: NEW MOMMY, |
| I can't imagine life without this carrier! This made my life so much easier. The first few weeks of bringing baby home, I felt horrible not being "productive" because my infant wanted to be carried all the time. I wanted to care for my baby, but still fold laundry, wash dishes, etc. Once my baby hit the weight minimum for the carrier, I strapped him and I was mobile again! I'm able to get things done around the house and go out and take him shopping as well. I also feed him in this too and I found that he's less gassy because he's in an upright position so the milk goes straight down and at 2 months, he burps on his own. I used to spend almost an hour to get him to burp. Once he feeds, he falls right to sleep. My hour long nighttime feedings turn into 15-20 minutes. Need I say more, this is a great product. This is one thing you don't want to be cheap about. The price might scare you away, but it's worth every penny. In fact, my baby is sleeping in hi Bjorn as I type this. Great for people that want to still check emails =) |
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