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Cradle Carry For most newborns the cradle carry is a great place to start. You can either have baby’s head opposite the rings or on the same side. I find the opposite side easier to work with and it gives baby a wider view of the world. You can get good nursing coverage either way. First, put the sling on. Hint: You can hold it firmly across your back by clamping it under your arm. Next, with the pouch open in front hold the baby to your body and ease the pouch around both baby and your supporting arm. Then, support the baby outside the sling with your other arm and gently pull your arm out of the sling. Now switch arms again so that you are holding baby with the same arm you started with, but now outside the sling. Pull on the tail of the sling to tighten it (sometimes it works better to pull the tail up and out from your body instead of straight down). The last step is the fine tuning of getting each fold of the pouch adjusted to support baby most comfortably. You can adjust the top and bottom rails and middle part of the pouch all separately by pulling just a little of the fabric through the rings. Play with it until you get baby (especially the head, with newborns) supported in just the way you want. Look in the mirror to see that baby is bending at the hips, and not in the middle of his back or neck. If you use the Cradle Carry with baby’s head at breast level, and wear a short T-shirt or nursing top that you can lift easily, discreet nursing on the go will be a breeze! With a little practice, you won’t even have to stop walking to get baby settled and nursing happily.
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