As a family, we love to go on walks in the chase and normally use a baby carrier, so we were really excited to be chosen to review the Rockin' Baby Sling.
There are so many beautiful designs to choose from, we were sent 'Mod Olive' as I thought it suited both male and female, but as we got it out of the packaging we found out it was reversible which is fantastic as my partner much prefers the plain side.
The sling is made from 100% cotton and is very strong but we found as the sling was brand new the fabric was very stiff and would need a few wears to loosen it up. The zip pocket at the end of the material is fantastic for keys and phone. The instructions that come with the sling were very basic and not brilliant for a newbie. I logged onto the Rockin' Baby Youtube channel which was brilliant at showing you how to use your sling in all 4 holds.
As my baby is only 4 months old and being the first time using a sling, we decided to try the chest to chest hold although there are four different holds to explore (chest to chest, outwards facing, hip position, and back carry). The sling was quite awkward to get tight enough due to the material being stiff as mentioned before which in turn meant the material was very uncomfortable on the shoulder.
Ethically the Rockin' Baby Sling is fantastic, because for every sling sold, another is donated to a mother in need in Haiti or Kenya and she is educated on sling wearing. Haiti has the largest rate of infant mortality in the world and Rockin' Baby hope to change these figures in 2015.
- Sara Hill from Staffordshire.
