Ergobaby Embrace Baby Carrier Review

B Loves: a soft and simple to use carrier that keeps baby close to your heart from birth to around one year

The Embrace is one of the new generation of baby carriers that have become popular recently – instead of having a carrier that lasts from a couple of months up to two or three years, this is specifically designed to keep very small babies close whether you’re at home or out and about. It lasts up to around one year of age and you can move on to another carrier as your baby grows.

Ergobaby describes the Embrace as being like a parent’s hug.

It’s made from a very soft and stretchy knit jersey material that hugs to you baby’s body and holds them close to you. It has all the softness and stretchiness of a wrap sling but has buckles to fasten it on, making it swift to put on and take off. It also means that it’s small and compact, so can be tucked in a bag or under the pram when you’re not using it. It conforms to the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certificate for the fabric, meaning it’s organic and has no chemicals against baby’s skin.

It’s suitable from newborn, so from 3.2 kg or 7lbs and fits up to 11.3kg or 7-25lbs.

The simple structure means you don’t have to tie lengths of fabric or negotiate tricky fastenings – there are just a buckle at the waist belt and two side buckles. The waist belt and straps distribute your baby’s weight across your upper body, so you won’t have a sore back or shoulders. The straps, which are not firm, structured straps but wide and stretchy, cross over at the back and can be adjusted, so anyone can wear the carrier with a little adjustment. mean improved fit for multiple wearers. In fact, this carrier is ideal for those who love the idea of a soft and stretchy wrap but are perhaps too nervous to use ties instead of good, firm buckles.

The shoulder straps can be spread out across your shoulders both for comfort for you and to keep the padded neckline area of fabric snug around your baby’s neck and supporting the head well for newborns.

The carrier allows your baby to sit in the approved hip-healthy position and you can roll or unroll the waist band to make the carrier small er for newborns and larger as your baby grows.

It has two carrying positions; when your baby is small, they face towards you and when they can hold their head up well, you can turn them to face the front.