Walk in a Working Momma's shoes

  post washed and braided for almost a week to break in   Soul Slings' tester stash: pre-washed Type of Carrier: Soul Slings’ Ring Sling Wrap details: Celadon (teal green); 100% cotton – handwoven; 28 inches wide and 83 Inches long Wrappee:  BabyG (boy)– 10 months – 10kgs/22 lbs Wrapper:  small – chubby build First glance – It was stiff and neatly ironed when I first had my hands on Celadon. It seemed unyielding to my molding powers as I braided it to be less “beastly”. Like most 100% cotton handwoven wraps, this needs more breaking in compared to Sapphire 100% linen which was lightweight, floppy and a tad slippy. Once broken in, Celadon is very supportive and essentially maintains grip to lock your sling position in place. Design – 100% cotton blend can be a little thicker compared to its linen sling sisters. Yet still breathable but not as cool and breezy like linen. Celadon with white stripes is, again, gender...

Type of Carrier: Soul Slings’ Ring Sling Carrier details: Sapphire (Dark Blue); 100% linen – machine woven; 27 inches wide and 83 Inches long Wrappee:  BabyG (boy)– 10 months – 10kgs/22 lbs Wrapper:  small – chubby build My first impression was it was very thin, light and flimsy. I was thinking my 10-kilo/22lb champ may be too much to handle for this. Soul Slings Ring Slings’ limit is 15gs or about 27lbs. For my first test run, I wore him at a local flea market to shop for about 2 hours and he was really well-behaved and content being with Mommy all the time (except for occasional curious moments when he wiggles his  arms out and reach for stuff when I’m not looking!). It was not diggy on my shoulders and I just needed to adjust whenever I needed. Design – This is a breezy, wafer thin linen sling and surprisingly tenacious for a single layer! Navy or Dark blue is neutra...