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Carry Happy 👉🏽 Babywearing - Simple, Safe & Fun
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👶🏽 Mama of 3 under 5 | 🇬🇧 living in 🇩🇪

20/12/2025

The Front Double Hammock is currently my favourite way to wrap my 7mo on my front. She weighs almost 8kg now and I only really carry her on my front when she needs to nurse or if she’s sick and we need extra cuddles.

I love it because there are 2 full (shoulder to shoulder, knee to knee) layers over baby which makes it supportive and snuggly, but even though it’s multiple layers, it is still easy to loosen and tighten for nursing.

I find lowering her a little for nursing helpful, but I mainly make it work by lifting the breast to her and holding it until she latches. I feel a single knot under her bum is sufficient while my attention is on her during nursing anyway. Once she’s done, I tighten the layer closer to baby first, by holding her weight with one hand and pulling the loose tail with the other. Then switching sides. I find the hammock (or sling) passes easier to tighten after nursing than cross passes, which is why I prefer this to a Front Cross Carry, where the passes go under baby’s legs.

The Front Double Hammock (FDH) and the Front Cross Carry (FCC) are very similar, in fact they can be pre-tied in exactly the same way, it’s just how you put baby in that makes a difference - the passes either go over or under baby’s legs. Because the passes don’t go under their legs with a FDH, I find there’s a lot less friction when attempting to tighten after nursing.

If you have a baby who loves to straighten their legs, you might find a FCC is a better choice for you, but I’ll choose a FDH every time for its nursing-friendliness 💕

We are travelling at the moment and we had limited space. I decided couldn’t live without a wrap so I picked Atlantis from - all my favourite colours in one soft and cozy wrap. It’s my base size - which is what I’ve been enjoying these days - having a second or third layer over baby gives me a bit more support now that she’s not so little anymore 🥹

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I’m May — mama to 3 under 5 👧👧👶 and trained babywearing educator. I share all the limitless possibilities you have to safely and comfortably carry your babies 🤗

13/12/2025

Ok, it's maybe not the #1 reason 😂 but it is up there in the top 10

I can list SO many reasons why I choose to back carry almost exclusively... I'll have to make a post with all of them 😅

The only reasons I DON'T carry my 7mo on my back these days are:
🤱🏽nursing
🪑 sitting down and relax a bit (e.g. contact nap at home when I'm not doing chores)
🤒 extra snuggles needed like when she's sick (happens rarely because we do most of our snuggling in bed)

I rarely carried my first baby on my back - maybe 3 times total. I properly discovered it with my second when she was around 9mo, and loved it. She fell asleep there for every nap and I would transfer her to bed. This time around, I believe it is actually the reason I am (mostly) enjoying managing 3 under 5. People ask me 'how do you do it? 😱... This, this is how I do it. She lives much of her life on my back and I have so much more of myself to give to my older 2. And I can rest assured that she has what she needs.

It is 100% worth the effort to learn and get comfortable with it. If you are hesitant to try - DM me for some tips or share your blocker in the comments.

Make sure to follow for my reel on all the reasons why it is awesome, coming soon 🤗

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I’m May — mama to 3 under 5 👧👧👶 and trained babywearing educator. I share all the limitless possibilities you have to safely and comfortably carry your babies 🤗

08/12/2025

Such a small difference, but it is a huge time saver. The desire to just pull your arm out of the sleeve when taking the jacket off is strong, but resist! This way is so much better.

Sweat jacket is the new London by - I am using it daily atm 😍 (check my Links highlight for a discount code, I get a small commission from any sales)

Carrier is LennyLight in PLAIT by , which is currently my go-to buckle carrier for a back carry with my 6mo 💕

26/11/2025

A ring sling can be used on your front, hip and back 🤗

For best results, get comfy on your front/hip first and be sure you know how to get baby in a good position, with a deep seat and rounded back. Then practice scooting them around your hip and tightening your sling well with them on your back. (You can start the rings on your back so that they end up in your front after scooting).

If you feel you need to abort, no problem! Stay near a soft surface and gently lower baby down. If you like, practice with a doll, large sack of rice or something similar to get the hang of the technique first.

If you need personalised help, don’t hesitate to get in touch - dm RINGSLING and I’ll respond with details of my remote 1 on 1 sessions 🙂

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I’m May — mama to 3 under 5 👧👧👶 and trained babywearing educator. I share all the limitless possibilities you have to safely and comfortably carry your babies 🤗

23/11/2025

I've been wanting one of these for a long time. But I just couldn't justify buying one and having it shipped from the US adding the import fees too.

for the last year, I've had an alert on the classifieds apps that I use (here in Germany) and it paid off! Someone was selling 2 in (almost!) my size for €12 each in perfect condition! I think they just didn't know what they had 😱🤭

A Hippie Joey is a loop carry assist, which means you need to have one hand on baby for it to be considered safe. I've seen alternative loop carriers and they are nothing like this - high quality and very supportive. They are sized to fit your body, so that you get just the right amount of tension to support your baby properly.

They go from newborn all the way to toddler years 🙌 and can even be used for other purposes like as a pregnancy support band and just a nice item of clothing 😍

This one is perhaps 1 size smaller than what I would have bought. I wonder whether I'd be able to carry my toddlers in it comfortably. It works just fine with my baby, we're enjoying the snuggles so much 💕

Ad (brand mention). Not sponsored, not gifted — just something I bought and love

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I’m May — mama to 3 under 5 👧👧👶 and trained babywearing educator. I share all the limitless possibilities you have to safely and comfortably carry your babies 🤗

20/11/2025

Wrapping is a wonderful investment that will carry you through the intensive years of motherhood.

Wrapping has given me something to focus when I needed it most, something that I can do with my baby, something I can do for my baby and for me too.

Learn how to make an great seat with your wrap and a whole lot more in Diana’s Woven Wrap Guild which is only open for new members during short windows - now until Saturday 22.11 is one of them!

If you are at all interested in improving your wrapping skills, look no further - this is the quickest, most effective way to learn. It is completely worth the investment of $12 per month. Not only do you get searchable high quality reliable resources, but you get her invaluable support and encouragement and a suggested sequence of skills to learn based on Diana’s 20 years❗️ of experience. You can cancel at any time and even get a refund of your first month if it’s not working for you.

Suitable for beginners and experienced wrappers alike, front and back wrapping!
Only available for mums, and other female caregivers❤️

Use the link in my story or bio to sign up to help me out, since I will get a small commission 🤗

18/11/2025

With my .rebozo I'm demonstrating a Short Cross Carry or Front Cross Carry with a sling ring.

I saw this on profile recently and decided that, while I almost exclusively back carry these days, this one was worth trying for me.

I love that you can pop baby in and out and it's easy to breastfeed in 🤗

Tricky parts are getting the tails through the ring correctly, avoiding it being too tight or loose by sizing the pouch well before putting baby in, and realising that the slack goes under baby's bum, not around your shoulder.

Make sure that your ring finish is holding the carry well and is not slipping. The size of the ring, wrap thickness, width and thread combination all impact how well it will hold.

Bonus! You can do this without the ring too 😮

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Hi I’m May
Mama to 3 under 5 🧒👧👶 and certified babywearing educator
I share how babywearing is full of possibilities and help you carry your babies with confidence and joy! 💫

18/11/2025

Back carrying doesn’t need to be scary.

It is something humans have been doing since we’ve been human. Most of humanity’s history has involved some sort of back carrying - how else could we have survived and gotten what we need to done? In much of the western world we seem to have forgotten this and back carrying is usually seen as something scary and very ‘advanced’.

While yes, it is advisable to first get comfortable using your carrier or wrap on your front first before attempting the back, it is also possible to simply hold your baby on your back securely - forget the carrier!

We need to feel more confident simply handling our babies. Knowing that if we get them on our back we WILL be able to get them down again safely - this skill can be learnt completely without a carrier, and in some ways can be easier to do since you don’t have to be familiar with your carrier at all and don’t have any buckles or straps to think about.

Once you can do this, the rest is just carrier technique, all the fear is gone and replaced with confidence in your own ability.

I was inspired to share this after taking part in ’s first day of the Back Wrap Challenge where we put the wrap away and just focus on getting baby on our back and making it fun 😍

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Hi I’m May
Mama to 3 under 5 🧒👧👶 and certified babywearing educator
I share how babywearing is full of possibilities and help you carry your babies with confidence and joy! 💫

11/11/2025

Bonus points to anyone who can spot a major flaw with what I’ve done 😅😅

Tandem wearing can be a useful tool in your parenting box if you have multiples or young children close in age. I find that I either use it when more than one of my children need my attention at the same time or when we need to get somewhere without a pushchair and one of my older ones is in a mood or really tired. I can’t do it for long, but it can help get us out of a bad mood meltdown pretty quickly 🙌🏽

There are countless ways to do it! I find it works best when at least one of the carriers doesn’t have padded shoulder straps.

Here I’m using a on front (my hubbies go-to at the moment) and a MySol on my back. Both have lightly padded shoulder straps and it worked quite well together! Managed a 10m walk like this to my sister-in-law’s place 🙂

Have you tried it? What did you use and how'd it go?

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I’m May — mama to 3 under 5 👧👧👶 and trained babywearing educator

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