Infantino Front 2 Back Infant Carrier

pros: free hands to do things. cons: shoulder hurts & difficult to adjust straps. My baby can't sit steady, so I use this to carry baby and go grocery shopping. The baby is 18 lb and I'm 120 lb. After each time of shopping, my shoulder hurts a lot. But at least it allows me to do shopping with the baby. The bigger problem happened when my husband wanted to try to carry baby. He's bigger than me, so the straps needed to adjust. Then we found it's very very difficult to adjust the straps. Only after one adjustment, he refused to do the adjustment anymore. So now the options are either only I carry the baby, or we need to find another carrier which is more convenient to adjust the strap.

My first grandson turned out to be a lot bigger and heavier than my two girls. I struggle to hold him for any prolonged period of time. I remember the original baby carriers of 30 yrs ago that cut into your shoulders or strained your back....the Infantino allows me to carry him, water my garden or go on long walks without the body strain. Only one criticism....the velcro on each side of the carrier always wake him up when he's asleep and I have to take him out. Can someone invent silent velcro? Other than that.....a great back saver at a better than great price!

My husband and I are both very pleased with this purchase. It was fairly easy to set-up (we did it together the first time) and we can take turns carrying our daughter with minimal, quick adjustments. It's super comfortable to wear for long periods of time (this said by someone who has back aches). I even "wore my child" into the ladies room while shopping one day and was surprised at how well & quick I was able to get back to shopping. Our daughter keeps her arms tucked in and lays against me, falling fast asleep while I carry her. It's wonderful to have her right there, where I can still touch her and talk with her, yet have my hands free if I need them.

I purchased this carrier after doing extensive research on similar ones. This is one of the few that works as a front carrier as well as a back carrier so I won't have to purchase a second one for the other position. It takes a little time to get it adjusted in the first place, but once you get a feel for how it works, it's a piece of cake. I do plan, however, to purchase a second one for my husband so it can be setup for him.

I have had an infant carrier before (made by "Evenflo") with my last 2 children and loved it. I didn't expect to need it anymore so I gave it to my sister. Well, low and behold, I am preggo with my 6th and I saw the "Infantino - Front 2 Back Infant Carrier." It looked very nice so I thought I would try it out. I liked the memory foam padding and it was put together well. I just didn't like the adjustments. I think there are too many and the straps are wide - making it difficult to adjust. See, my husband and I like to take turns carrying our children when they are small and it is ideal for us to have something that we can adjust quickly to fit correctly. So, I am going to exchange this one for one of "Evenflo's" products. However, this is a nice product for someone who has never used "Evenflo's" infant carriers.