Got my wrap today! Pics of first back carry...

I got my wrap today! Yay! I bought a Natibaby Violet Stripes off of FSOT on TBW. It's already well worn and broken in so it's soft and cozy (DS snatched it for a blanket first thing even though it's 80* here! ). My main reason for getting it was for back carries since I'm having a harder time with my Ergo (not sure if it's b/c I'm a little smaller and YDD is a little bigger?). It's started rubbing under my arms and pulling on my shoulders. Anyway, I tried one with a chest belt first. Not too shabby for my first try! I did put both ODD and DS on my back when I first opened it, but I was pretty much making it up... I watched a video with YDD. The best part is that I was able to do it even though she wasn't 100% cooperative - she was arching her back and straightening her legs. It's a bit loose - I don't know the process for the carry enough to know what to pull where to tighten it. My lower back was a bit achy, but I don't know if it's b/c of how I had her wrapped, or b/c I was holding myself a bit differently b/c I was afraid she was going to somehow fall (gotta get used to it!). Next time I'm going to bring a mirror out and use it with DH's help to see if I can get it tighter. Next carry I want to try is one where it wraps over your chest (DH??) for even more weight distribution. I'm looking for some constructive criticism - I do know that it's a bit bunchy and loose, I figure I'll get that figured out eventually, right? It looks secure though, right? Oh, and I didn't tie the end, just twisted it a bit since I knew I was going to undo it after I took a couple pics. The chest belt (is that what it's called) felt a bit high... should it be lower?

I got all excited when I saw this thread pop up.  That wrap is so pretty.  Great job with wrapping, too! And tackling a back wrap first, woohooo! :D

Yup, you'll get the hang of where to pull, etc. with practice.  It helps me to remember to wrap "10 minutes too tight", as in, wrap tightly enough that it feels too tight for about ten minutes, but then relaxes just the right amount to be comfy and supportive.  

Great job, Renee! What a beautiful wrap.

My two faves are:

I am going to h to check the drsts there are so many versions it is hard sorting them. Hope has posted a lot of videos on TBW that are really good

Looks great!!! Now I need one!!!

I just found the Double Rebozo Side-to-Side "DRS2S" - I really like the look of that one. See if I can figure it out now

All of Faith's videos have been super helpful to me. The one about getting a good seat was really good too especially with a bigger kido, trying to make sure the seat is solid was tough for me at first

I did one this morning, not sure what it would be called, where the wrap came over both shoulders, then back under, spread around DD, under each foot, then I made a chest belt with the rest of it to distribute the weight a bit. It was surprisingly comfortable! I didn't know how it would be without something around my waist for her to "sit" on essentially, but it worked pretty well! I have done a FWCC a couple of times (which is what I did with my gauze wrap) and it is NICE! So much better than my Ergo - I never thought I would say that! We went to two stores today and I just left it half wrapped in between to save time and that worked well. It also helps drop her down a little more so her head is more at chin level rather than nose - I can see a lot better 

i was never able to do a back carry successfully :(  

wow, i am super impressed! i loved my wrap but i didn't get beyond the very early baby stage with it so never even attempted the back ones.

WTG!