mei tais

Mei Tais Like wraps and slings, the basic design of these has been round for hundreds and hundreds of years. They are suitable for front and back carries and can be used from birth right through to 2-3yr olds.
We stock mei tais from Simply Mei Tai and BabyHawk
Simply Mei Tai from £49.95 Click image for details and to BUY	How they work: ~ There is a panel of fabric that is tied onto you with two ties at the bottom round your waist, and then two longer ties that go over your shoulders and around your torso, giving a really comfortable carry as the baby's weight is distributed right around you.
BabyHawk £64.50 Click image for details and to BUY	~ Learning to tie a Mei Tai is very straight forward and the lack of buckles means that you can share a carrier like this easily without having to adjust buckles and ties each time. ~ Newborns go in with their legs tucked up underneath them, and then as they get bigger they sit with their bottom in the base of the carrier with their legs wrapped round you
Advantages: Comfortable, good at distributing weight, ideal for newborns through to toddlers. Come in very very lovely designs - and can usually be worn 'inside out' if the person sharing your carrier doesn't like the pattern on the outside! Disadvantages: At around 4 mths there are a few weeks when the baby may be too big for the legs in position, but not quite ready for legs out. y
What am I paying for? Mei Tais need to be made to high standards to be safe and comfortable. Designers work on putting little bits of padding in the right places, and getting the angles and lengths of straps right. A mei tai should have multiple layers of fabric that have been properly sewn and reinforced where the straps meet the panels.