Hip Carry
This is the most extensively used carry position and can be used from when your baby can
sit by herself right through to 3yrs +. My daughter Saoirse has been using this type of sling
since she was a baby and by 18 months of age, when being put in this position she would
flex her legs automatically to facilitate being put in her sling!!
Once again start with your sling in the pouch position, this time with the inside
edge of the pouch loose against your body. Hold the child on the shoulder
opposite the rings, lift the child and using your free hand, slip your hand up
between your body and the pouch of the sling (as shown). Slide your child’s legs
down between your body and the pouch of the sling and onto your hip ensuring
that her bottom is seated in the pouch. See picture above, use one hand to tuck
the fabric under her bottom ad the other hand to spread the outside edge of the
pouch up her back. Pull on the each side independently to tighten around the
back and under her bottom.
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Note how snug the fabric of the sling is around Saoirse’s bottom showing that
she is sitting well down in the pouch of the sling ensuring that there is no
possibility of her slipping or falling out. If your child has a tendency to through
them self backwards, you may want to pull the fabric up over their shoulders
and have their arms tucked inside the sling.