{"id":848806,"date":"2026-07-16T08:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvlp.babywearing.gr\/arthra-gia-to-babywearing\/open-hips-in-babies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:39:06","slug":"open-hips-in-babies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/articles-for-babywearing\/open-hips-in-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Open legs in babies (hips and healthy development)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<style id=\"page-fix-848806\">body.page-id-848806 #main-content{padding-top:12px}body.page-id-848806 .et_pb_section_first{padding-top:120px !important;padding-bottom:10px !important}body.page-id-848806 .et_pb_text_inner{max-width:920px !important}body.page-id-848806 .et_pb_section .et_pb_row{width:92% !important;max-width:920px !important}body.page-id-848806 .bw-art{max-width:920px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 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module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||25px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||40px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Why we want the legs open and the knees high&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-art\">\n<div class=\"bw-lead\">&#8220;But is it okay for the legs to be so open?&#8221; Yes \u2014 and in fact it&#8217;s <strong>the most suitable position<\/strong> for the healthy development of the hips: <strong>legs open, knees high<\/strong>. See why, what the experts say, and how a proper ergonomic carrier achieves it.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#6d978b;font-size:13px;margin:-14px 0 22px;font-style:italic\">Article from the Babywearing blog, published on 05\/03\/2010<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig full\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Babywearing video\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_qxCrM5NPnwg\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qxCrM5NPnwg\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxCrM5NPnwg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-09-01T13:55:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_qxCrM5NPnwg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qxCrM5NPnwg\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Babywearing video<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qxCrM5NPnwg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qxCrM5NPnwg\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Babywearing video\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u03a3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ae \u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7: &quot;\u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b5\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf \u03ae \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc. \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5;&quot; \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03c4\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4&#039; \u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c0\u03bf \u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2; \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c0\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9; \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03af\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf, \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2: ring sling, \u0391\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 mei tai, KiBi \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03c0\u03c2. \u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03af\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 40 \u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd. http:\/\/www.babywearing.gr\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Why we want the legs open and the knees high<\/h2>\n<p>Having already discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/articles-for-babywearing-babies-and-pouches\/babies-upright-position-carrier-en\/\">upright position (even for newborns)<\/a>, let&#8217;s clear up another misunderstanding. Parents often ask &#8220;but is it okay for the legs to be so open?&#8221; or avoid carrying their small baby with the legs out so they won&#8217;t be open.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is that doctors say we want the baby to have its <strong>legs open and knees high<\/strong>. It&#8217;s the most suitable position for healthy development.<\/p>\n<p>A good &#8220;proof&#8221; of this is that this very position is used as <strong>treatment<\/strong> when a problem does exist \u2014 for example, when hip dysplasia is diagnosed. In most cases the treatment involves a special brace or harness that holds the little legs open and bent upward, as in the photos below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-figpair\">\n<figure class=\"bw-fig \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1_dysplasia_isxiwn_se_vrefos.jpg\" alt=\"Infant in a therapeutic hip brace\"><figcaption>A therapeutic brace for hip dysplasia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2_duo_panes_gia_anoixta_podia.jpg\" alt=\"Double diaper or brace keeping the legs open\"><figcaption>A double diaper \/ brace keeps the legs open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Does it remind you of something? It&#8217;s exactly the same position the baby is in inside an ergonomic carrier!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3_mwrakia_me_ta_podia_anoixta_se_marsipo_agkalias.jpg\" alt=\"Babies with the correct leg position in an ergonomic carrier\"><figcaption>Exactly the same position \u2014 in an ergonomic carrier!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<h2>The difference with conventional carriers<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-r\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4_marsipos.jpg\" alt=\"Stretched legs in a conventional carrier\"><figcaption>A conventional carrier: the legs dangle straight down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See the difference with the conventional carriers you find in baby-goods shops: the legs dangle straight down and the weight is distributed completely differently.<\/p>\n<p>Have you heard of milder cases (e.g. when the baby was in a breech position) where the pediatrician recommends a <strong>double diaper<\/strong>? The reason is always the same: to keep the legs open, so the head of the femur sits correctly in the socket of the pelvis <strong>*<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig \" style=\"max-width:380px;margin:20px auto 26px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/marsipoi_dysplasia_isxia.jpg\" alt=\"Carriers and hip dysplasia in babies\"><figcaption>Guide: carriers and hip health (International Hip Dysplasia Institute)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The images above are translated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/hipdysplasia.org\/developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip\/prevention\/baby-carriers-seats-and-other-equipment\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>International Hip Dysplasia Institute<\/strong><\/a> and describe very nicely the same points about carriers and the hips.<\/p>\n<h2>How the Asteraki mei tai supports correctly<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/pws-kataskeuazontai-ta-asterakia-mei-tai\/\">way Asteraki carriers are made<\/a> (with the lower straps at an angle) lets the mei tai &#8220;cinch&#8221; as much as we want between the baby&#8217;s legs. We could make it so narrow that the legs would &#8220;dangle&#8221; \u2014 but that isn&#8217;t the goal! The right thing is for the leg to be supported along the whole thigh, <strong>up to the knee<\/strong>. The mei tai should open exactly as wide as the baby&#8217;s legs spread (depending on age and weight).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5_marsipos_asteraki.jpg\" alt=\"You choose how open your baby's legs are\"><figcaption>With an Asteraki you choose how open the legs are<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Watch in detail in the video <strong>how open the baby&#8217;s legs are<\/strong> and why this position is perfectly suitable for newborns (only with an Asteraki mei tai):<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig full\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Babywearing video\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2-vrOH5j7rE\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2-vrOH5j7rE\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2-vrOH5j7rE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2013-07-19T15:01:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2-vrOH5j7rE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2-vrOH5j7rE\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Babywearing video<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2-vrOH5j7rE\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2-vrOH5j7rE\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Babywearing video\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u03a3\u03c4\u03bf babywearing.gr \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! \u039d\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ac: &quot;\u0398\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5;&quot; \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03af\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf \u03b5\u03be\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u0391\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9. http:\/\/www.babywearing.gr\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"bw-warn\" style=\"background:#eef4f1;border-left-color:#5f9989;color:#3d665d\"><strong>*<\/strong> The head of the femur &#8220;fills&#8221; the hip socket correctly when the knees are spread about 90\u00b0 apart and held high (roughly 100-110\u00b0 from the ground).<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If the legs are bent more than 90\u00b0 (about 100-110\u00b0) and spread approximately 90\u00b0\u2026 the femur head fits ideally in the hip socket. This favors its healthy development.&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 Dr. Evelin Kirkilionis, FVM, Freiburg\/Germany, mothering magazine, Jul\/Aug 2006, No 136.<\/div>\n<p>This is only possible if the sling <strong>has NO padding at the edges<\/strong> (otherwise it can&#8217;t fit under a newborn&#8217;s folded little knees).<\/p>\n<h2>See the photos<\/h2>\n<h3>Just like in your arms<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:14px;margin:16px 0 26px\">\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/teleia_thesi_mwrou.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect support for the spine and hips\"><figcaption>Perfect support for the spine and hips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/daddy-babywearing.jpg\" alt=\"Baby in a pouch carrier\"><figcaption>Baby in a pouch carrier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stirigmeno_podi.jpg\" alt=\"Supported legs in an ergonomic carrier\"><figcaption>Supported legs in an ergonomic carrier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/kaluteri_thesi_gia_neogennito.jpg\" alt=\"The ideal position, just like in our arms\"><figcaption>The ideal position, just like in our arms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/gonata_psila.jpg\" alt=\"Knees high, as they should be for the hips\"><figcaption>Knees high, as they should be for the hips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/facingout.jpg\" alt=\"Even facing outward, the legs are supported\"><figcaption>Even facing outward, the legs are supported<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Minding the support<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:14px;margin:16px 0 26px\">\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/idaniki_thesi_gia_isxia.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect positioning for the baby's development\"><figcaption>Perfect positioning for the baby&#8217;s development<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hips_slings.jpg\" alt=\"The ideal position for the hips\"><figcaption>The ideal position for the hips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/isxia_vrefos.jpg\" alt=\"A nursing baby in a perfect hip position\"><figcaption>A nursing baby in a perfect hip position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If your mei tai is an Asteraki, you can cinch it as much as you like between the baby&#8217;s legs. Just don&#8217;t make it narrower than the spread of the knees! You want the legs supported up to the knee, so the baby doesn&#8217;t &#8220;dangle&#8221; with the legs down, as in conventional carriers:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:14px;margin:16px 0 26px\">\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lathos_swsto_meitai_1.jpg\" alt=\"Wrong \u2014 the legs dangle\"><figcaption>Wrong \u2014 the legs dangle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lathos_swsto_meitai.jpg\" alt=\"Right \u2014 the legs are open\"><figcaption>Right \u2014 the legs are open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bw-warn\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Your pediatrician and orthopedic doctor are the only ones qualified for matters concerning your baby&#8217;s health. The reference to hip dysplasia here is only indicative \u2014 baby carriers cannot replace the appropriate treatment where it may be required.<\/div>\n<div class=\"bw-footer\">\n<h3>Read also<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bw-footer-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/articles-for-babywearing-babies-and-pouches\/babies-upright-position-carrier-en\/\">Upright position in a baby carrier<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/articles-for-babywearing-babies-and-pouches\/newborns-in-a-cradle-carrier-breathing-and-spine\/\">Breathing &amp; the spine<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/instructions-for-mei-tai\/\">Instructions for mei tai<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/babywearing-the-art-of-carrying-your-baby\/\">Babywearing \u2014 the art of the embrace<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/general-guidelines-for-carrying-your-baby-safely\/\">General instructions for use<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open legs in babies \u2014 hips and healthy development &#8220;But is it okay for the legs to be so open?&#8221; Yes \u2014 and in fact it&#8217;s the most suitable position for the healthy development of the hips: legs open, knees high. 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