My message to the people -
Group 1 - For all you moms who feel my pain, HI, *internet waves*.
Group 2 - For all you moms who don't believe in "leg-straighteners", "leaners", "standers" and "jumpers" - don't be so overconfident in your own techniques to discredit a mum and her own acrobatic experiences! Honouring and trusting that each of our experiences are both shared and unique is usually a good place to start. Jamie is a GREAT wrapper. She doubted me at first, but time and time again that boy of mine put her in her place, just as she thought she had wrapped him into his place.
Jamie has a lot of great strategies for dealing with Elias' squiggly ways. I'll let her elaborate- but the wiggle proof back carry really does work.
First I need to say, most leg straightening is a phase, that can last a long time.
There are a few strategies people teach dealing with this situation. The technique of "waiting it out", is a good one. It is where you get your baby on your back and hold the top rail tight, you then wait a few moments to let you baby settle down and then it is easier to get them in a nice deep seat. With this technique, when teaching I think it is important to remember that it doesn't work with every baby and being hard lined in this way of teaching can make a Mum not feel confident in her wrapping abilities.
Because sometimes Mums with the wiggly babies need a wiggle-proof carry, a carry that will make it impossible for a seat to be popped. And there is no shame in that, you are still a good wrapper even if you have to do a wiggle-proof carry.
So if your baby falls into the latter category, here are some wiggle-proof carries to peruse.
My little guy has also had phases where he leg straightens a lot, which makes wrapping nearly impossible. This is why I was so glad to have a buckled SSC in my collection.
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