With my first child, I failed at using a sling.  I didn’t know how to position the baby or make it comfortable enough for me to want to carry my baby in a sling.  Seriously, it felt like it was harder than rocket science.  Not too long ago, with the birth of my second baby, I mastered the art of slinging.  After going on multiple babywearing sites/message boards/forums, I decided that with my second child, I was going to make an all out effort to wear my baby, and wear her right!

Before I had my baby, I had the opportunity to try out some really great slings (You can read one that I reviewed on my site).  They were well made and fashionable, but what I realized was that there was an art to wearing babies.  After I became super-comfortable wearing my baby in a sling, I came across a lot of moms carrying their babies in a wrap.  I was like my gosh, I feel like I am one step behind.  Everytime I succeed at something, something else comes out to challenge me.

I went to an event not too long ago, and one of the moms had a wrap on.  I had to ask her if it was comfortable and how she managed to get all that material on her.  To me, it looked really intimidating.   A cross here, a cross there, a tie here, a wrap around the stomach there.   I mean how does one do that and make it look decent, without looking like a mummy.  She said it took practice and it got easier with each try.  I also had to mention that she also breastfed her baby without having to take her baby out of the wrap.  She just took the wrap to cover the baby and began to nurse.   Wow!   For that mere fact, I wanted to try a wrap.

Sleepy Wrap in organic (natural)

Where do I start?   Since there are many companies who make wraps, I had to find a way to weave through the ones I thought were worthy of wearing and ones I did not.   To be honest, it looks like a piece of fabric.  So how would one wrap be superior over another?  With anything, it always comes down to quality and this is where Sleepy Wrap comes into the picture. When I received the Sleepy Wrap, I will admit, all those feelings of intimidation came right up again.  I laid the wrap out across my hardwood floors and just stared at it.  What have I gotten myself into?  But then I had a moment of empowerment and was like, “I can do this!”  I took out the instruction booklet and followed each step.  When I finished my last step, I was like, “this is it?”  It was actually too simple.  I had to laugh at myself for being so scared. 

As I looked at myself in the mirror, I couldn’t get over the fact that I had a wrap on, without looking super ridiculous.  I then took my baby out of her swing and started to put her inside the wrap.  That’s when the “magic” happened!  The fabric, which I forgot to mention is organic (from their new organic line), stretched so nicely, and molded my baby’s body into mine.  It was so comfortable to wear and I did not feel any pain in my back, nor any tugging on the shoulders.  Words cannot describe how comfortable my baby and I were.  My daughter was amazed and intrigued, and wanted to look all around.  She gazed into my eyes, as I did to hers, and it was just a soothing and amazing bonding experience for the both of us.  It felt warm and very sweet.

The Sleepy Wrap is like butter.  It stretches and bounces, giving the security and support it needs, without any discomfort.  The organic fabric is soft and light, giving me the feeling of being one with nature.  I also love the fact that I could nurse the baby inside the wrap.  It saved me a lot of time and the baby didn’t have to deal with all the ins and outs, and the back and forths.  She was completely coccooned and had the privacy of nursing without anyone knowing that she was.  I used the wrap on a couple walks that we did in our neighborhood, and like its name Sleepy Wrap, she fell right asleep.

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(Disclosure: Product was provided free of charge for review purposes and does not affect my views or feedback of the product.  This review is based solely on my personal opinion and experience and results may vary person to person.)