Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier

I’m fickle.  I’m passionate.  I’m passionately fickle…  especially when it comes to baby stuff.  I fall head-over-heels in love with the latest and greatest only to discover its hidden pitfalls a week or so later and then fall hideously out of love with whatever it was that had me temporarily tricked.  It happens with strollers, it happens with gadgets, and it happens with carriers.  But recently I found a product that stopped this pattern dead in its tracks:  the Beco Butterfly baby carrier. 

When I first discovered the Beco Butterfly online I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame.  It had the most beautiful fabrics I had ever seen on a baby carrier.  I knew the benefits of babywearing and had heard of some pretty fantastic carriers but had never known that they could look so good!  I wanted it instantly but since my main goal in obtaining yet another baby carrier was to allow me to wear my sucky baby around for hours at a time – my priority had to be comfort.  Wanting to be reasonable yet also wanting that beautiful carrier, I very practically went about convincing myself why the Beco Butterfly would be the most comfortable carrier ever.  I must have been convincing…

My Beco Butterfly arrived when the baby was sleeping so since it claims to carry up to 45lbs, I tossed in my toddler and gave it a go.  Now while I certainly wouldn’t want to run a marathon with my 40 lb kid, the carrier was actually quite comfortable.  When I switched from toddler to baby – shazam! – it was like being in carrier heaven.  The wide hip belt and thickly padded shoulder straps made carrying my little one literally effortless.  I could unload the dishwasher, sweep the floors, or throw in a load of laundry (not that I’d want to) all while comfortably wearing my baby on my back.  It is easy to put on and take off and there is a safety panel that allows you to do a back carry easily, safely, and alone!  You can even pass the baby from one person to another without even taking her out of the carrier (in theory only as I was in no way willing to share)! 

Almost a year has passed since I first fell in love with my Beco Butterfly baby carrier and I am still as enamoured as when our eyes/pretty fabric met across that glowing computer screen.  I use it each and every day of my life and will continue to do so until the day I die (or maybe when the kid hits 45 lbs).  Not only did I discover what I believe to be the best baby carrier around but I also learned a very valuable lesson:  pretty and practical are not mutually exclusive.  Now if only I could convince my husband of that…

WIN IT: Win your very own Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier.   Send an email to contests@wundermums.com with “BECO” in the subject line and the answer to this question: How many different styles of baby carriers does Beco make?   We’ll pick one winner at random. Contest closes November 2^nd, 2008. Good Luck! 

Reviewed by Melanie Morgan for Wundermums.  All rights reserved.