Mayim Bialik (yep, that girl from Blossom) is all grown up and has two children of her own. Apparently she is dedicated to attachment parenting and babywearing, so she’s been photographed many times wearing her babies in ring slings and even nursing in an ERGO! She recently told Celebrity Baby Blog that her favorite baby product is a Maya Wrap: “If I had to have one thing on a desert island, it would be my Maya Wrap ring sling. I can use it with my 32-pound three-year-old and my newborn and my husband can use it too (and he’s 6′ tall and I’m not). It’s the most versatile thing. I take it everywhere I go.”
She certainly looks happy! I love Maya Wraps, but I think that both Mayim and her baby Fred would be more comfortable if Mayim followed these tips:
1. Pull that fabric away from her neck and over the ball of her shoulder. This would distribute Fred’s weight over her back instead of pulling on her neck and shoulders.
2. Pull Freds knees up so that his knees are higher than his bum. This seats him more securely into the carrier and is also more comfortable for him.
Here’s what the “after” should look like!
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Hi Cat, the weight one’s shoulders can bear varies a lot from person to person. Many people find as you do that carrying a heavier baby in a one-shouldered sling is not comfortable. Neck pain can be avoided by having the sling snug enough so that your body supports baby’s weight, but many people find it more comfortable to use a two-shouldered carrier with heavier kids. I myself do find a sling or pouch to be comfortable up to 35 lbs, but again, it’s very different for different people!
I wouldn’t recommednd using the maya sling with a baby bigger than 25 lbs. I’m not a small woman, I’m 5’8 and carrying my son in a maya sling for more than 30 min causes severe neck pain.