{"id":340951,"date":"2025-06-02T10:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.babywearing.gr\/?p=340951"},"modified":"2025-06-02T20:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:20:26","slug":"baby-crying-in-the-carrier-your-feelings-might-be-the-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/baby-crying-in-the-carrier-your-feelings-might-be-the-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Crying in the Carrier? Your Feelings Might Be the Key"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Real stories from the babywearing group:<\/p>\n

“I can’t hold the baby anymore”<\/h2>\n
A mom with a newborn almost 40 days old writes desperately in a parenting group: “Ugh, I don’t know what to do, I even go to the toilet holding the baby<\/strong>. I\u2019m always carrying her, I can\u2019t do anything” (you get the idea, I don\u2019t need to write it all).<\/div>\n
Many people reply: “Get an Asteraki, it\u2019ll be a life-saver!”<\/div>\n
And indeed, a close friend who loves her very much gifts her an Asteraki. A few days later, when someone asks how it\u2019s going, she says: “Ugh, the baby doesn\u2019t like it<\/strong>, she only wants to be in my arms.”<\/div>\n
\"Mom<\/a>One month later, we bump into this mom at a meetup. She\u2019s wearing it confidently<\/strong> (and the baby looks very content<\/strong>, and so does she).<\/div>\n
Me: “I\u2019m so glad you found your way after all.”<\/div>\n
Mom: “Want me to tell you the truth? Back then, I was going through a rough patch. I wasn\u2019t looking for a way to carry the baby more. I was looking for someone to take the baby for a while<\/strong>. I couldn\u2019t handle holding her anymore<\/strong>.”<\/div>\n
I totally get it. There are times when all we can feel is “I don\u2019t want to carry this baby anymore!” The Asteraki is the perfect solution for comfortable carrying, for hands-free cuddles, for safe snuggles. But it\u2019s still carrying<\/strong>. Sometimes, all of us moms just need half an hour, an hour, WITHOUT the baby. Haven\u2019t you felt that too?<\/div>\n

“This is not what I had imagined”<\/h2>\n
\"Tiny<\/a>There\u2019s a mom-to-be who really wants a ring sling. We talk about it long before she gives birth, research options, she even chooses the color. She dreams<\/strong> about how she\u2019ll wear the long tail dramatically, etc.
\nJust before birth, she\u2019s gifted a different kind of carrier \u2014 not a ring sling. For her own reasons, she decides to keep it and not exchange it for the one she originally wanted.
\nAnd, to be honest, things don\u2019t go well. “It doesn\u2019t feel secure”<\/em>, “The baby doesn\u2019t like it”<\/em>, “It\u2019s too big for my baby”<\/em>, “It takes forever to put on”<\/em>\u2026<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s not the carrier\u2019s fault. It\u2019s that the mom doesn\u2019t want it. And when that\u2019s the case, everything feels wrong. If the mom doesn\u2019t want it, how can the baby?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I picked the wrong one\u2014everyone I know recommended it”<\/h2>\n
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When we were kids, we were taught how to tie our shoelaces<\/b>. Whether we learned it easily or with effort, we all eventually learned how to tie a bow. BUT not everyone chooses to wear shoes with laces. Some people just don\u2019t want to tie laces<\/strong>. That doesn\u2019t mean lace-up shoes are \u201cdifficult\u201d or inconvenient in general. It just means everyone has personal preferences.Anyone who wants to learn how to use a baby carrier can absolutely learn<\/b> (especially with help from us). That\u2019s a certainty<\/b>. But whether you\u2019ll actually enjoy using it \u2014 that\u2019s personal. Some people don\u2019t want to tie anything; they say “the tying exhausts me.” So they skip the mei tai and go for something with buckles. Someone else might choose a wrap \u2014 5 whole meters of fabric to tie \u2014 and love it. Someone says “I feel like a robot in buckles,” while someone else feels empowered by that very structure.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t all have to be comfortable with the same thing<\/b>. It\u2019s best to choose what suits YOU. If the tying carrier worked great for you and you gift one to a friend, that doesn\u2019t mean it will work for her too. If you don\u2019t want to tie, don\u2019t get a tying carrier. We don\u2019t go around saying \u201clace-up shoes are hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

And of course, sometimes it\u2019s hard to know what will suit us until we try it. You might think something is perfect for you, but later find out you don\u2019t have the patience for it. Or maybe you end up wanting something less bulky, softer, or firmer\u2026<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I struggle when people ask me to recommend a carrier. I can tell you which carriers are suitable for your baby\u2019s weight, which ones offer ergonomic support for the positions you want (e.g., back carrying, outward facing, etc.), and which ones are within your budget. But I can\u2019t always tell you which one will feel right for *you*.
\nBut we can definitely talk it through \u2014 as much as you like! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read: What to do if your baby cries in the baby carrier<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Real stories from the babywearing group: “I can’t hold the baby anymore” A mom with a newborn almost 40 days old writes desperately in a parenting group: “Ugh, I don’t know what to do, I even go to the toilet holding the baby. I\u2019m always carrying her, I can\u2019t do[…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":328284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[629],"tags":[643,640,642],"yoast_head":"\nBaby Crying in the Carrier? Your Feelings Might Be the Key<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your baby cries in the carrier? It might not be the carrier \u2014 it might be how you feel. 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