The Baby Carrier

So - I did a TON of looking around for something that looked relatively easy to get on and off, looked comfortable, and I didn't look like a complete dweeb wearing. When this arrived I was pleasantly suprised - there is certainly a learning curve but once you learn it, it is very easy to get on and off, holds my son well, was comfortable, and I don't look like a COMPLETE nerd, although still a bit nerdy - generally speaking of course. I highly recommend it.

Our baby is not a container baby and he was extremely sensitive and finicky about car seats, strollers. But putting him in carriers was one of the worst experiences for him, so it took awhile to find the right one that worked for both parent and child. Enter: The Colugo. The first carrier that he tolerated was the Nuna Cudl, but then he grew to hate it as it didn't support his head as grew taller. We graduated eventually to the BabyBjorn Air Mesh, which was the first carrier he wouldn't cry in and we managed to get him over the hurdle of spending some time in carriers. But the BabyBjorn was still pretty bulky to store, doesn't have pockets and the front infant support flap wouldn't stay folded down when we flipped him to forward-carry, which made our baby upset when it hit him in the face. Members of our family had used the first generation Colugo and loved it, so we decided to give it a try. So far, it's taken care of numerous things we didn't like about our past carriers. It's lighter than the BabyBjorn, you can fold it up easily for storing or traveling, and it has tons of pockets. Our baby also seems to be the least fussy in this carrier, which is huge bonus points. So for that reason, we've kept it and use it. However, it's still not perfect fit for what we have been hoping to find in a carrier. Like the BabyBjorn, the front flap has issues, especially if you have a wiggly baby. Our front fold snaps are difficult to snap and won't stay snapped. They are placed too high up, so it requires a lot of tugging to get the flap down far enough to reach the snap connector and then a lot of fumbling to get the snap to click. Whenever our baby bends forward in the carrier, curving his spine just a bit to reach something, the left side snap pops out. The snaps are rather difficult to resnap when you're wearing the carrier. The snaps placement also gets in the way of the drool bib cover, it covers the snap connection points, so the cover won't stay on. We also find that the front fanny pack doesn't stay snapped on well either, it snaps off one side if you are apply pressure on the pack when digging your hand around inside to get your phone and keys out. We reached out to support for help with our carrier issues, included sending photos to show that where our Colugo snaps are placed is quite different than where the snaps are in the stock image photos and in online tutorial videos for carrier wear and attaching the drool bib. They were extremely gracious and responsive, they sent us a new carrier to see if it was a manufacturing/assembly issue with the snaps. Unfortunately, the snaps were even higher up on the second carrier we received compared to the first one. At least the flap doesn't flip up in our baby's face like the BabyBjorn, it just slightly uncurls a little bit and covers our son's mouth sometimes. At this point, we've just given up on spending the time and energy to find the perfect carrier and will deal with the snaps issue - when he gets a little taller his face also won't be anywhere near the flap. I will also say that it's not quite as comfortable as the BabyBjorn for me and I think it's a short-person/torso dimensions issue. I'm 5'4" and the waist strap pad digs into the top of my hip bones - my husband who is 5'8" doesn't have this problem. The weight of our son on top of the waist band pads pushes it down into my hips and it also makes having the fanny pack in front a little uncomfortable. I tried to wear the fanny pack on the back waistband, but I can't reach the zipper and easily pull my phone out. It's only mild annoyance, since our son doesn't like being in a carrier for more than 40-60 minutes, I probably won't wear it long enough to have it bother me a lot, but I'm rather bummed that the structure doesn't fit me as well.

So easy to use and really fits our needs. I wear I around the house and my husband uses it when we go hiking. Very comfy and supportive we’re so happy we chose this one!