Ring Sling Fit Check - 5 Weeks
Hi! FTM looking for advice on my Sakura Bloom ring sling. Here are the things I believe are wrong and what I’m looking for advice on specifically - but of course any and all education very welcome!
- Shoulder fabric needs to be capped over for comfort - I tried to do this a bit as shown in the last sling photo but once I had her in it was really hard to adjust because it was tight. Do I need to do this upfront before putting her in?
- sling fabric is really high up under my armpit - is that a problem created by my other fit issues or is it normal?
- seat doesn’t seem deep enough? She did seem secure but I don’t feel comfortable pulling the fabric up between our bodies like I’ve seen suggested. I think my solution here is to just try doing it, but I couldn’t quite figure that out for some reason it didn’t feel right.
- my baby had redness on her legs after I wore her for about 30 minutes. Is this from heat (I wore her inside in AC) or is it from the sling being too tight?
- I’m not sure I adjusted the fabric correctly across her back? Generally speaking the fit was a lot tighter than I expected but I had anxiety that it wouldn’t hold her (I kept a hand on her butt other than the photos), so maybe i over did it in tightening?
Finally, when does a ring sling actually start to feel like a “quick up and down”? I’ve only put her in twice but it takes so much effort in the mirror and careful adjustments so my baby gets upset every time. I can’t imagine it ever being quick enough to use for an errand or anything outside of the house, it already feels cumbersome at home 😭 but I know I just need to practice so I’m curious how steep the learning curve actually is.