Posts Tagged ‘Ergo’
Big news today in soft structured baby carrier land: ERGObaby has launched a new line dubbed “Performance.” (We told you so!)
Photo credit: ergobabycarriers.com
Lighter-weight than Ergo’s Original carrier, Performance has a more streamlined appearance without getting too techie/outdoorsy. The Performance moniker applies mostly to the new “breathable” fabric and total weight (1/3 lighter than Original), as basic features remain largely unchanged.
Performance does solve the Original’s awkward hood stash issue, making the hood fully detachable and stowable in a zippered pocket. But we wish they’d extended baby’s neck/head support, especially if this version is expected to see more active carrying than the Original.
Performance retails for $120 direct from Ergo. With Performance, Ergo has also introduced a clip-on cargo pack, which some parents will find helpful since these carriers’ padded straps have always made it hard to simultaneously carry a shoulder bag. What they won’t find helpful, though, is the additional cost – $28.00 seems steep…why not include it standard with the carrier? (Free shipping is available from Ergo for orders exceeding $149.00 – but $120 + $28 doesn’t make the cut. So try to track it down locally if you can.)
The Original is now listed at $105-$148 depending on the fabric, and there is also a Sport version for $105 which looks like a stripped-down hybrid of its sisters. Only The Original is currently available in organic fabrics.
(Here also is the official press release from ERGObaby via PR Newswire.)
Boba G2 Tweet – So Sweet!
Posted on: July 9, 2010
Photo Credit: bobababycarrier.com
We blogged earlier comparing the Boba Carrier to the Ergo. Boba’s G2 carrier features all-organic fabrics, higher baby back support than Ergo, handy foot stirrups, and a more streamlined and attractive design, all at a similar price point (<$125) – what’s not to like?
Well, Boba just flew even farther ahead in our estimation with their gorgeous new Tweet pattern just released for the G2. How adorable is this? Of course, it’s currently backordered on the Boba site, but you may be able to find it locally (i.e. at Bella Stella Baby in Portland, OR).
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Photo credit: ergobabycarrier.com
RUMOR ALERT – Ergo may in fact have been paying attention through Boba’s various innovations on their original theme, and looking for a little payback. Their site currently features a tantalizing red curtain graphic hinting at what – the Ergo “performance edition?” It doesn’t link to any content (tsk tsk), so we can only speculate. But we will check back July 15, to let you know!
Wriggle Wrapper: Wonderful!
Posted on: July 6, 2010
Here’s an update – dare we say, product review – for Phil N’Teds Wriggle Wrapper: “The perfect solution for sitting, feeding & sleeping on the go!”
A while back, we posted about the beautiful unfulfilled promise of the Wriggle Wrapper, which had sat gathering moss while our little babies rolled gleefully along, stopping only to nosh in the infinitely superior Phil N’Teds MeToo. After several noble attempts at proper use, we felt wasteful and downright ashamed at having gotten suckered into another $50 of gear we didn’t need.
Then – the baby turned 1, the toddler hit 2.5, and we all took off to co-op preschool together, working parent shift (with tag-a-long) one day a week.
The first few times, I just struggled & juggled with the baby – swapping deftly between the Ergo, a Pack N’Play (not popular), and furtive sideway glances to keep Mr. Increasingly Mobile in my sights. This wasn’t working, so I deployed the MeToo – but with much more at stake (glue sticks – how delicious!) the little guy grew even more determined, finding a way out of MeToo’s safety straps and onto the table.
As it turns out, toddlers are pretty good at sounding the alarm – not out of concern of precious baby’s health or welfare, but because glue is “mine” and they’re not sharing. Yet another rescue pop into the Ergo.
Later, physically exhausted and emotionally bereft, it hit me like a ton of mossy rocks: Wriggle Wrapper. The perfect solution for sitting…on the go. (Their words.) It would bind baby’s wiggly little bottom to a tiny preschool chair. As though the chair were wearing the Ergo. Sort of. Well, at this point, anyone or anything else wearing the baby is welcome, and my back thanks you.
I brought Wriggle Wrapper to Co-op my very next shift and it worked like a dream. The WW’s extra-wide velcro-buckle waistbelt/short is genius for sitting securely, since it immobilizes the hips – baby has no leverage to wiggle his legs into standing position. Best of all, baby seems to love it. I think the secure hold might actually feel comforting – like he feels wrapped, not bound.
The other parents were impressed – what’s that? That’s brilliant! For the first time, I finished shift with energy to spare. I’m a fan of baby-wearing, and still wore my 23-pounder for a good two hours out of five, but the Wriggle Wrapper gave me *my* mobility at key moments in the Co-op day. I felt like Supermom. No…I felt…normal!
So I’m updating the review, and giving WW high marks – at least for sitting and feeding! Sleeping…remains to be seen. But I’ve got to find a way to test it. Because the $49.99 just got paid off (good luck hiring a nanny for that for five hours) – and now I’m curious.
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