***BABY BLESSINGS-Belle Baby Carrier Review & GIVEAWAY***

About Belle Baby Carriers:

"Belle Baby Carriers designs and manufactures luxurious, high-style baby carriers made from the best materials available. We refuse to cut corners in the manufacturing of our products. The Belle Baby Carrier was meticulously designed by Seth Murray and Mark LeBeau, fathers and outdoor enthusiasts who have enjoyed a long history of design and engineering in the climbing industry, where concern for product safety and functionality prevail."

 "Our corporate headquarters, our expert sewers, and our warehousing and distribution facility are all located on the Colorado Front Range, allowing us to use the least amount of natural resources possible during the creation and distribution of our products. Local production also allows us to directly oversee quality standards and choice of materials and ensures the best possible labor standards."

"Belle recently donated 39 new carriers to Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado, to help promote attachment parenting practices." 

 OUR REVIEW:

Belle was wonderful enough to send us a Black Organic Baby Carrier for free in exchange for our review. I absolutely LOVE baby wearing my Monkey Man and can't wait to snuggle our new baby close when he comes sometime in the next few weeks. Monkey has never been a big snuggler so I take every chance that I can get to snuggle with him. The only way that I can do that most of the time is to have him in a carrier. I am so sad that we didn't have a good baby carrier when he was little because we missed out on so much bonding time.  I am deffinately making up for that with this baby!

 Colors/Prints/Fabrics:

Belle Baby Carriers are offered in twelve beautiful patterns and solid colors, which includes five organic baby carriers that are made of Hemp/Organic cotton fabrics. They have a color/style  to suite everyones taste. I had a really hard time choosing which carrier that I wanted to try out because I love the colors of so many of them, but I finally decided on the black one because it will match anything that I wear and it will stay clean better. Many of the colors are also great colors for daddy baby wearers.   

Materials:

The carrier that we received is oh so soft on the inside where it touches your babies skin. It is made from 100% Certified Organic Cotton like all of their other Organic carriers. It is all black cotton and hemp blended fabrics with white contrast stitching on the outside and the inside liner is a soft undyed fleece in a natural off-white color. The outer fabric wipes clean easily and is very tough so that it will hold up to years of wear.  

When I received the carrier in the mail I was amazed at just how lightweight and compact it is. It can very easily be folded up and placed in your diaper bag or packed in whatever bag you are taking out and about. Since it is so lightweight and doesn't have the bulk of many others it will do a great job of keeping your baby cool in the hot summer months. 

Comfort:

Since I am ginormously pregnant at the moment I havn't actually been able to baby wear with this carrier yet since it is a front carrier (besides Monkey is too big). I have tried it on and it seems like it would be very comfortable.....but there just isn't enough room to fit a kiddo and my big belly at once :) But I will make sure to try it out as soon as I can after the baby is born and post an update. I can't wait to see how the straps do for back support!

 

Unlike many other baby carriers the Belle allows for direct contact between you and your baby. You can have your little one snuggled directly against you without any sort of straps or fabric in between you which allows for increased bonding and very discreet nursing. Every Belle Carrier also comes with a lightweight detachable head support panel for additional head/neck support for your little one when needed. Head support is a must have for newborns and wonderful for when your baby still has a wobbly neck. The shoulder straps are also nicely padded for your comfort and the stiching is very well done. Great care is put into your childs safety and your comfort.

 The Belle carrier allows your baby to face toward you or away from you and is very easy to use. It is made to distribute your baby's weight to your hips, instead of your back and shoulders, and places your baby in a proper, ergonomic position that supports your baby's developing spine. Instead of straps that just go over the shoulders, it has straps that cross over your back (like an X) to help with strain on your back and neck. It help even out the weight and make carrying more comfortable even for long periods of time. The Belle carrier is ideal for infants that are between 8-30 pounds.  So in most cases this carrier will work from about a month old to 2 years old or so.

Adjustability:

Simple adjusting is key to a good baby carrier.  At least for me I tend to not use the carriers that are complicated to use and cant be put on in just a few seconds.  On this carrier there are two very simple points of adjustment.  There are the buckles on the cross-over straps that hold the upper part of the carrier up (with tightening buckles on each side), and the waist belt which will helps distribute the weight of the baby so that it doesn't strain your back. It is very easy to adjust when switching who is carrying the baby.  

Care:

If your carrier is needing to be cleaned first try spot cleaning it. Trying this first will help your carrier hold up longer......if it does need to be washed you can either hand wash it or throw it in the washer on delicate. NEVER put your carrier in the dryer....it could shrink and not fit right anymore. Just hang it to dry.  

WIN HERE!!!

Belle Baby Carriers has offered one of my readers a baby carrier of their own for free in their choice of color.

MANDATORY ENTRY:  

First you need to be/become a public follower of my blog and then head over to Belle Baby Carriers and tell me which carrier you would love to get if you won. Come back here and leave me a comment.

(Mandatory entry has to be done before ANY others are valid)
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This giveaway will close on Nov 25th, 2010 at 9pm CST and is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses only. The winner will be drawn via random.org - Winner will be contacted by email when their name is drawn and will be given 48 hours to claim their prize before another winner is drawn. I will also post the winner to this blog when their name is drawn.   

 

Thank you to Belle Baby Carriers who provided us with the previously stated product/s at no cost in exchange for our review and will also be providing the winners item/s as well! I was not given any monetary compensation for writing this review. The product itself did not persuade my personal beliefs or views. I was under no obligation to write a positive review . The views and opinions expressed in this blog are purely my own and any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified by the above mentioned store, PR,or product designer. Others may have a different opinion on the same product but this is mine.