Do any of these sound like you?
"I need a good wrap carry for nursing!"
"I have the ultimate leg-straightener on my hands. What do I do?"
"I want to start tandem wearing my kiddos. What do I do on the front?"
"I hate dragging my tails in the parking lot. What can I tie on ahead of time?"
"My kiddo wants ups and downs all the time, and re-wrapping takes forever!"
"What the heck do I do with a 4? It's too long to be a shorty but too short to FWCC."
The Answer to all of these challenges and more:
Short Cross Carry!
"I need a good wrap carry for nursing!"
"I have the ultimate leg-straightener on my hands. What do I do?"
"I want to start tandem wearing my kiddos. What do I do on the front?"
"I hate dragging my tails in the parking lot. What can I tie on ahead of time?"
"My kiddo wants ups and downs all the time, and re-wrapping takes forever!"
"What the heck do I do with a 4? It's too long to be a shorty but too short to FWCC."
The Answer to all of these challenges and more:
Short Cross Carry!
Okay, so that sounds like a lot of different issues. Can one carry really handle all that? YES.
Short Cross Carry is a begginer carry that packs a punch-- endlessly useful and blissfully simple, the carry is made up of two cross passes (the kind that go between kiddo's legs) and an "X" on your back. Two shoulders mean it's relatively comfortable, and finish variations make it versatile. Some more awesome insights to consider with SCC:
Below you'll find some helpful resources, both from Wrapping Rachel and Wrap You In Love. Please remember to wrap within your own comfort level. If this is your first time attempting this carry, consider getting some hands-on help at an upcoming meeting. At home, I find it helpful to wrap over a bed or sofa, and have a mirror near by so that you can see what you're doing in the back.
Short Cross Carry is a begginer carry that packs a punch-- endlessly useful and blissfully simple, the carry is made up of two cross passes (the kind that go between kiddo's legs) and an "X" on your back. Two shoulders mean it's relatively comfortable, and finish variations make it versatile. Some more awesome insights to consider with SCC:
- Two cross passes mean that your leg-straightener ain't goin' nowhere. Straighten and wiggle all she wants, there is no popping of this seat. Cross-passes also help deter side-leaners (although you may want to keep an eye out if your little one likes to lean far backward).
- Being pre-tied makes this carry "Poppable." With a few adjustments for comfort when you put the little one uppies, you can put baby in, take baby out, repeat for infinity. This means no dragging tails in the Target parking lot. This also means no huge audiences staring at you while you wrangle your wrap. This means you never ever ever have to take off that beautiful wrap you just bought. Just kidding... kind of.
- The simplicity and newborn-friendliness of this carry, as well as its poppable nature make this a great start to a safe Tandem wearing option. Whether you have twins or you want to wear both your newbie and your toddler, this will be a great independently-secured carry for your front baby.
- We get questions from wrappers pretty frequently about what to do with a size __, usually a 4. While a Base-Minus-2 is indeed too long for a rebozo, and too short for longer carries, it shines with Short Cross Carry.
- There are great variations to this carry-- you can tie it at your waist (pictured above), tie it at your shoulder with a slipknot (video below), or finish it with rings (pictured above and with a video below).
Below you'll find some helpful resources, both from Wrapping Rachel and Wrap You In Love. Please remember to wrap within your own comfort level. If this is your first time attempting this carry, consider getting some hands-on help at an upcoming meeting. At home, I find it helpful to wrap over a bed or sofa, and have a mirror near by so that you can see what you're doing in the back.