BabyBjorn (Review and Giveaway)(Winner announced)

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The random winner is...

#29, Jennifer

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I love having an easy way to carry my baby around the house and out at the store, so I was pretty excited when BabyBjorn sent me one of their Original Spirit carriers to review.

What I liked:

• The first thing I had to do was to choose a color. There are so many color options (8 to be exact) for this carrier! I love having lots of choices. With my husband's input, I ended up choosing black so that it won't clash with any of our clothes!
• When the carrier arrived, I was very impressed with the detailed instructions. There was no doubt as to exactly how to put on the carrier, adjust it, or load the baby. There are even step-by-step pictorial directions on the inside of the carrier so you can refer to them each time you use the carrier.
  
• I loved the softness of the fabric! Even though it is very thick and heavy-duty, it is still incredibly soft.
• The secure buckles made me feel safe about carrying my baby. I have used other brands of this type of carrier and the slides on the side do not fasten securely - they just slide in and out. The slides on the BabyBjorn carrier slide in and then click. You have to push a botton to slide them out.
• The front section detaches entirely from the shoulder straps. I have used other brands of carriers that do not detach and it's like a maze to try to figure out how to get the thing on! With the BabyBjorn's detachable front, I don't have to figure anything out - just put the shoulder straps on and then attach the front section.
• The BabyBjorn can carry children from age newborn all the way up to 25 pounds. When the baby is small he faces the person carrying him. When he gets a little older he can turn around and face outward. The top portion of the carrier folds down to accommodate this.
• The carrier is machine-washable. It's nice to have an easy way to clean the carrier since anything that children use is bound to get dirty!

What I didn't like:
The only thing I would like better is if there were some way to support the lower back. I don't feel much discomfort with a newborn, but I know that once my baby gets heavier my shoulders will feel some strain if I carrier her for very long.

Enter to Win!

BabyBjorn is giving my readers the chance to win their own Original Spirit carrier.

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