The Cradle Carry

Great for newborns! Baby lies inside the pouch of the sling protected from germs and outside elements. My baby is 7 months old so it's a little hard to show, but I hope you get the idea!

• Decide which shoulder you would like the rings on and put your sling on using the directions above.
• Tighten your sling so that there is about 4-6 in. between you and the pouch of the sling if you push the top side fabric away from you. This gives you enough space to slide baby in.
• Make sure to pull the inside fabric, (the fabric between you and the baby) up to about your lower breast area making a pocket or pouch for your baby.

• Be sure the bottom of the sling is tight by pulling that side of the tail.
• Hold your baby high up on your shoulder opposite of the rings, open up the pouch with one hand, and moving feet first diagonally across your chest, gently slide the baby into the pouch of the sling in a laying or semi-laying position.

• Tighten to where you feel comfortable and baby is secure. I tighten my sling by supporting the weight of my baby with the hand opposite of the rings and tighten the tail with the hand that has the rings on it. Supporting your baby’s weight with the hand opposite of the rings while you tighten your tail will make it easier to adjust.
• If you need the bottom tighter find the bottom edge or rail and pull that part of the tail. If you need the top rail tighter find the top edge and pull that part of the tail. Remember to support your baby’s weight while you do this.
• Make sure the rings are at your collar bone, like where you would wear a corsage or slightly below.
• If the rings are too low or too high and is uncomfortable, take off the sling and start again, but this time place the rings slightly higher on your shoulder to that after you have baby in and you’ve tightened the sling, the rings hit you at your collar bone or slightly below.
• Baby can lay either direction with the head on the ring side or the head opposite of the rings. If your baby is neborn you will want to make sure your baby's head is inside the pouch.

• You can breastfeed in this position using the tail if you need to cover for discreet nursing in public.
• Tighten to what is comfortable.
• The tail can hang or you can tuck the tail anywhere you like.