Can I know if the Sling in the SG50 gift pack is suitable to infants? If not, what types are? Need to know more about bringing my newborn around..TIA!

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Agree that it's best to carry babies upright from birth as it's easier to ensure their airway is clear. And that SG50 sling might be tricky to use for babies under 4 months old. For a newborn baby, can consider these: - ring sling - stretchy wrap (eg Hana wrap, Moby wrap, K'tan) - woven wrap (not stretchable, about 4-5 meters long fabric) - selected soft structured carriers that can be used from birth without infant insert eg Kokadi Flip, Emeibaby, Baby Roo, Lillebaby and Ergo Adapt - soft structured carriers with inbuilt infant insert eg Manduca, Boba 4G - soft structured carriers that require a separate infant insert eg Ergo (other than Ergo Adapt) and Tula (can be warm for baby in our weather!) Can consider using a ring sling first then switch to a soft structured carrier when baby is about 4 months old (usually would have better neck control) as you would have more choices then without bothering about infant insert. Videos on using ring sling with newborn https://youtu.be/e2BCdRfQAvQ https://youtu.be/bRdGksTvDwk https://youtu.be/d5s64mUBea8 A suggestion of some local online retailers who sell ring slings: - http://www.warabeehs.com/#!sling/c1ddf - http://www.jarsoffluff.com/collections/ring-slings - http://smoochsmoochbaby.com/collections/ring-sling - http://www.fluffmail.com.sg/collections/ring-sling - http://www.careringsling.com/collections/carering-sling-textile - http://13thirteen.com.sg/shop/index.php?id_category=31&controller=category Do join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/babywearingsg/ for more info on babywearing :)

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