Babywearing - SSC: PT DC Neo

today am feeling 'reviewing' all SSCs that i owned or have owned.....

my 4th SSC was Dream Carrier..
size: petite toddler / standard -- petite toddler is the body size - it comes in petite toddler (PT) 16" tall (or 17") and Toddler (18").
standard refers to the strap length -- if u are petite, u can custom for petite strap (petite meaning shorter padding strap so u can cinch higher up) [well, custom slot is so hard to get, u gotta stalk for one, dont ask me how, i donno!! or another alternative is FSOT )

style: Neo (curved shoulder strap), full buckle
hood: attached hoodie hood
print: 'tak tau' on plum brushed twill

i bought this in August (if tak silap) from Rita, an MBW mama who has many surprises carriers/slings *winks*.

this carrier did not work on her cos she's a petite mama. She needs a shorter/petite strap....



it has curved waistband. Note the curved/contoured shoulder strap -- it really great for backcarry!!!!

my first impression -- i drooled on the plum colour!!!!! really love the colour!! the print was not my favorite, but it matches the strap colour so well....

dapat je terus try 'pakai' Faris... sooooo comfortable... esp for backcarry!!! Tak sampai 5 minit, Faris terus tido... padahal tgh makan epal tu...

tengok lah tu... tangan and mulut ada epal lagi tau....

my 1st verdict --- mmg sangat best. Waist best, shoulder PALING BEST!!!!

so, that weekend, aku test drive kat Midvalley during the Parenthood Expo -- meeting few MBW mamas...

i frontcarried Faris... but then, about after 30 minutes, start feeling shoulder strains... erkk...
but Faris fell asleep as usual...

for frontcarry, i got to wear him lower at hips cos he's tall & obstructs my view...


after the meet-up with MBW mamas, we all gi jln2 kat MV, this time try backcarry... erkkk still shoulder strain!!!

look at the waist.. it's not horizontally aligned... was it Faris weight??? Pushing the waistband down and pulling my shoulder down??? arghh.. i hate to admit it... maybe i cant do the curved waist... huhuhu

so, this pretty PTDC is SOLD to another mama... tak try lagi lepas tu sbb takut aku sayang nk let go... tp takpe, tak jauh pon pegi nye, anytime bleh 'pinjam' kan kan kan...

okay my reviews:

prints: strap colour is my fav!! the brushed twill is great. my o&a n kangas are all canvas straps. but the print not my fav! but it is very light yellow... cun jugak..

shoulder strap: the NEO shoulder is GREAT!!! sukaaa sangat.. actually takde la pelik for frontcarry, but BC is the best la.... the width & padding is OK. Compared to XT, XT's shoulder is stiffer.

waistband: it's curved 3pcs structured waistband, i blamed the curved waist. At first it was great, but for longcarry, i donno....

hood: style hoodie hood, attached. I always love the attached hood! senang & it wont be misplaced.. but this was my first hoodie hood -- it's soooo huge. I think i never put the hood on, no point!!! it doesnt support Faris head as it supposed to!!

body size: this was 16" tall body, base width - x sure plak, maybe 15 or 16", quite wide for smaller baby..

overall:

- love the shoulder, unfortunately i had shoulder strains with it.. :(. i blamed the curved waist cos i tried PTDC with straight waist, it felt better!
- i did not keep it long... i wanted to move on while there's a buyer lol...

confession: given another chance, or if i have extra fund, i'd like to custom my own DC, a Neo definitely.. with straight waist...


DH says: ok je... hmm mmg buang karen if suruh dia review... sume ok to him...