This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to SillyGeese for winning a Moby Wrap of your choice.
Isabella sleeping in the Moby
Having Isabella has reminded me how much time, love and attention a new baby needs and how thankful I am to be a baby wearing mom.
Babies need to be held. Babies need to be held a lot.
It’s a beautiful privilege to be needed so, but with other responsibilities vying for my time it can make me feel a bit stretched. Baby wearing gives Isabella and me the closeness that we both need and want, produces a strong bond, a happy baby and still allows me to fulfill my other responsibilities.
It took me a long time (7-8 kids) to find baby wearing solutions that were practical, comfortable and worked for me. I needed a good, “comfortable-for-everyday” carrier that allows me to carry my still-floppy baby and have hands free to accomplish other tasks. I needed something for the under 6 month crowd. That’s when I discovered the Moby Wrap.
Nicholas in Moby after a 6 mile hike
What is a Moby?
The Moby is a wrap. This means there are no stiff pieces, buckles or fasteners. It is a large piece of 100% cotton knit fabric that you wrap around you and baby. The Moby goes over both shoulders and around your waist distributing the babies weight very evenly and making it possible to comfortably wear your baby for hours without tired shoulders or a stiff neck.
Isabella getting ready for a nap in the Moby
It is possible to carry your baby in several different positions with the Moby. I regularly use all of the front holds. I use the back and hip carries occasionally. (I can not get the baby into the back carry position without another person helping me.)
The Moby is for newborns up to children weighing 35 pounds (about 3 years) and is machine washable. I use the Moby almost exclusively for those early months or when our little one is napping.
Our Moby experience
We got our first Moby when Nicholas (baby #9) was 2 months old and I wore him around the house in the Moby throughout the day. He would snuggle in contentedly while I washed dishes, taught school, took kids to the bathroom or switched the laundry. When he got tired, he would put his head on my chest and go to sleep not waking when I needed to sit down or get back up again.
Now I’m using the Moby with Isabella. The Moby holds Isabella close to my body as if she were swaddled in a blanket and it provides wonderful head support. When she falls asleep in the Moby there is no flopping of her head as I move around causing her to stir or wake. Bella’s head is held securely against my body.
Even as our babies get older I put them in the Moby if I know that they are going to (or should) nap in the carrier. Both Bella and Nicholas get/got some of their best naps in the Moby.
Sweet Bella in Moby
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Comfortable for mom- no shoulder or neck strain
- Terrific for baby naps – baby is wrapped close and does not usually wake with mom’s movements
- Keeps baby close to mom’s body – Other carriers protrude out in front making it difficult to work in the kitchen or read a book held in front of you. The Moby keeps baby close in to your body making these tasks much easier.
- Wrap it once and take baby in and out as needed
- Comfortable for baby even newborns
- Flexible – able to wrap the baby many different ways and if they fall asleep it is simple to pull some extra fabric up to support their head.
- Nice selection of colors and designs
Cons:
- It takes a while to get the hang of wrapping.
- The ends drag on the ground when you’re wrapping it. (When I go out I try to remember to wrap the Moby before we leave the house, then I just put Isabella in and out of the Moby as we get to each stop.)
- It can get hot.
Double baby wearing
For those of you with more than one small child, I regularly wear our two youngest children (Nicholas 2 and Isabella 8 weeks) at the same time I wrap Bella in the Moby in one of the front carries and put Nicholas in the ERGO on my back. I can generally walk several miles with both babies quite comfortably.
Buy a Moby Wrap
You can purchase a Moby Wrap starting at $39.95 at MobyWrap.com. Moby Wraps are also available in many stores, you can check availability in your area here.
Win a Moby Wrap
I’m not going to tell you about one of my favorite mom ‘necessities’ and not give you the opportunity to win one for yourself. Moby has offered to give away a Moby Wrap of your choice to one Raising Olives reader.
To enter:
- Visit Mobywrap.com then come back and leave a comment on this post telling me which wrap you would choose. Also feel free to share about your baby wearing experience or lack thereof.
Extra entries: (please leave a comment for each entry)
- Share a link to this giveaway on Facebook
- Tweet about this giveaway
- Blog about this giveaway (3 extra entries, please leave 3 extra comments)
Giveaway will end at 11:59 pm on September (can you believe it’s already September??) 9, 2010.
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Hi, I'm Kimberly. 
I love baby wearing! I borrowed a Moby Wrap from my SIL and love it but I will have to give it back and would love my own. I also use the Maya sling wrap which I also love and my hubby uses the Baby Bjorn when carrying our little guy. I think I would choose the Moby D in earth tones.
Love your blog!
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Just shared the link on facebook!
I have never done a giveaway before so hope I am doing this right! LOL
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I wore our daughter in a ring sling for 2 1/2 years and loved it. I’ve been looking at the Moby for our second. I’d love a red one
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I like the Pregnancy Awerenss month: Beautiful Life design the best.
I love baby wearing, but have never tried a Moby – looks interesting!
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I am getting ready for my first bub, and babywearing just makes sence to me. I am planning to get an ergo, but think that a moby wrap sounds better for an infant while an ergo would probably better suit after 6 months or so. I love the looks of the ones with the patterns in the middle for the front section, like yours, except maybe a different colour.
When do you use the ergo as opposed to the moby? Is it an age thing or is one more suited to certain situations?
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Kimberly @ Raising Olives Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Congratulations!!
A lot of my choice between the ERGO and Moby is an age thing. I prefer the Moby until the baby has good head control and I’m comfortable with them on my back.
I do find that I will choose one or the other in different situations. The bottom line is that I love, use and recommend BOTH.
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I would love the Moby Wrap in the Blossom or Natural. I own one in Sienna and after having my last baby spit up frequently I know having a second one would be a wonderful blessing – I could wash one and wear the baby in the other.
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I was given an Ergo 2 years ago with my 5th baby and I LOVE it!! I would definitely like to get a Moby Wrap for my next little one because it seems so much softer and cozier for a new baby. Seeing as how my little guy sucked so hard on my Ergo straps that he faded the fabric, I’d go with the Organic Moby in eggplant
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I haven’t been on their site in a while! I absolutely love the new Dolcinos! If I were to purchase one of those I would probably get the Samos color blend… looks like it would go with a lot of my clothes!
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Just posted a FB link as well! Maybe I should do a post on wearing our babies in our other Moby too!
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Ok, first off, I LOVE the picture of you wearing two! My two are 12 months apart, and for the first eight months or two that was the only way I could go to the thrift store or the discount grocery! It was a workout but it worked for us!
I don’t have an Ergo, but my Mei Tai is kind of the same idea.
I would love to have an Indigo Moby wrap! Such a pretty color.
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Oh I love the Dolcinos in the Sumatra color. Beautiful
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I love the organic moby in celery. I used a sling with my 2nd child…it was the only way I made it through church and life in general, but have heard excellent things about the moby. Would love to try it next time around!
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I would like one in indigo. With our two girls, we carried them in a sling until about 2 or 3 months old when they got too long. I didn’t really like the sling because it pulled so much on one shoulder. I have an Ergo now that was given to me for when our new baby is older, but I think a wrap would be better when he is younger. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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I love my Ergo but would definitely interested in trying the Moby. I like the forest green.
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I have wanted to try the Moby. I bought a baby K’tan but it seems to small for a big gal..lol. Maybe a Moby would give me more room. I have a sweet 5 mo old I would love to wear!!
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I absolutely love the Moby wraps! I would love a more feminine wrap for me, as we have only had the olive color in the past. I would totally rock the Best for Babies wrap! Baby #6 is 7 months now, so maybe I will win for #7 who I pray the Lord blesses me with soon!
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I blogged about the giveaway.
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I don’t even have children yet, but I love the Moby Wrap. I always stay on the lookout for items I may want and/or need when I do have children, so that costs don’t all sneak up on me at once. My friend is an avid babywearing and even started a babywearing club. I feel so inspired and would love to have one. The earlier I practice the better I will be the day God blesses me with a little one of my own. I personally like the forest green and the navy blue one. Very pretty.
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Ooh, these look nice. I would pick a blossom or a black one. I have a ring sling that I used with our last baby. I loved the closeness of wearing her, but it did hurt my shoulders after awhile.
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Hello,
I have never used a baby wrap of any sort. I have two special needs kids, and never had the oppertunity to use them. I would love to try with baby #3 who is still cooking… Due in March. This seems like such a great idea! Love your blog! Thanks for the oppertunity!
Blessings!
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I would love the original Moby Wrap in Moss. It’s a neutral shade without being blah. I’ve worn my babies using several different carriers and always found it difficult to wear them and get things done without major backache. I’ve used a long piece of fabric to wrap my toddler on my hips and found it effective, but never tried the Moby. I would love to get a Moby for my 4th child due in October.
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I would love the owl design! I’ve wanted a moby for a while now but cant bring myself to spend the $40!
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I tweeted about this give away, @LaineCusi
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I would LOVE to win a moby. We are expecting our 5th child and I have yet to try one, though I loved my mei tai carrier for our last 2 children. I love the sienna moby wrap or the slate seasonal moby, it’s a toss up between the two.
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I would love either a fuschia one or the almond blossom.
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I love the Moby wrap with the daisies.
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I would love a black moby for wearing our four week old (our 4th baby). I just bought an ergo. I love it but as you said in your post it is not the best for wearing my little girl and doing other things at the same time. She is not held against me like she would be in a moby. I wanted a moby too but could not afford to buy both.
I love your blog and am getting back to reading it after a short break while we got used to having four kiddos around
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I’m absolutely in love with the Moby Batik!
I’m praying all goes well and I will be putting a Moby to use in around 29 more weeks
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I like the Moby Wrap in moss and I like the three seasonal colors. I have heard a lot of good things about the moby, and I was already planning on trying one out on my next baby. If I were to win a Moby here it would go to my friend who has a very sweet baby who wants to be held all the time.
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Ooo! These look wonderful! I would choose the Thai Silk Moby D.
I’ve always carried our babies in the Bjorn, and have loved it. Our #6 is three months old, and as my body has aged, I can tell that my shoulder strength just isn’t what it once was.
I would love something that I could use without feeling shoulder stiffness after a few hours!
Thanks, Kimberly!
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I’d take a red one!!
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I am pregnant with number 3 and have been wanting a moby for this one. I think I would choose the moby uv in Apple blossom. I carried my first two a lot, and learned how to do lots of things one handed and picked up alot of things with my feet. I think I am going to need both hands free with 5 and 3 year olds running around this time. Hope I win.
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I shared the link on facebook!
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It is so funny you posted this today, because I was just thinking about baby wearing. I LOVE baby wearing, and have several different types of carriers, but I realized this morning the one I don’t have and would like to try most is a Wrap! Then, lo and behold, I come across this giveaway, lol! My favorite is the Seasonal with contrast stitching. I can’t pick a color, though – I like them all! Thanks for a great review and giveaway!
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Oh, I posted this giveaway on Facebook
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I would love to have an Indigo Moby wrap!
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I looked at the site and I really don’t know which I’d choose. I think I’d prefer a fun color though. I tried a sling with my first and she hated it. I am having identical twin girls in about 6-8 weeks so I would love to win a Moby. I’m not quite sure how I’m going to tend to a toddler and care for 2 babies at once. I guess we’ll figure it out as we go along, but a moby would really come in handy.
-Kristin
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Kimberly @ Raising Olives Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Kristin,
Congratulations on twins!! Did you see that you can carry both babies in the Moby at the same time?
May the Lord bless you with a safe birth and two healthy babies and give you strength as you parent your young family.
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I would choose the Sky Blue Born Free wrap.
My baby-wearing has evolved with nearly each of my 6 kids. I was given two different front-pack carriers with my first. I don’t even remember what brand they were. After having baby #3, I felt like I hit the jackpot when I bought a Baby Bjorn at a garage sale for $10. I still use it occasionally when I want my child facing outward. By the time I had baby #5, I was more convinced about wrap carriers, but didn’t want to justify the cost. So, I bought 5 yards of fabric to use and started wrapping. I figured out the various carry positions, but practicality bit me in the rear end. You see, I decided on a fabric that I liked well enough that when I was done using it for a wrap, I could sew it into something else (5 yards is a lot of fabric!). So the fabric I ended up with wasn’t very stretchy. That meant that when I wrapped the baby as snuggly as I could, as I wore her the fabric would slide ever so slightly, loosening the hold. It wasn’t comfortable to wear her when I didn’t feel like she was secure, so that didn’t last long. When I was pregnant with #6, I was convinced the Ergo was the solution to all my baby-wearing woes. I scoured craigslist and finally bought a used Ergo. After having #6, I learned it wasn’t exactly perfect, nor easy to use with a newborn, and I cannot front-carry the baby facing out.
Just a couple of months ago, a good friend was given a Moby for her new baby. I happened to be the one there when she decided to try it for the first time. Being familiar with the various carries, it was easy to get her wrapped up and her baby snuggled in for our walk to the park. The whole time we were out, she commented how comfortable it was and how much she liked it. I’d love to use one myself now. My baby is very small for his age, so I’m sure we’d get a lot of use out if it still. And, if God gives us another baby, I’ll surely follow your example with using the Moby and the Ergo simultaneously.
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I would choose the moby design in almond blossom:) We are having twin boys in Nov. and Moby is one of the few that can hold 2 at once.
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I’d choose the organic in eggplant. It looks beautiful! I’ve tried various slings and such. I have an ergo that I love. The Moby is appealing because you said it keeps the baby close. I struggle with getting things done in other carriers b/c the baby is out so far in front. I’ll certainly have to look into it this next time around.
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Would love to have the Moby Batik!
Expecting baby #6 in December, and I have loved babywearing with the Maya wrap and a Mei Tei wrap. I’ve been wanting to try a Moby for a looooong time!
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I’ve tried two different slings for babies And neither worked for me. Horrid backaches. If I’m blessed by winnin I’d choose the chocolate with stripes (moby d) if that’s an option or just the chocolate
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I have an ergo and really love it for when the baby’s are a little older. I would REALLY love a moby wrap for when they’re so little and tiny! And the moby would make it easier to get stuff done with the other kids around, as well! I think I’d either choose between the slate or coconut.
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I just shared on FB!
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