Most American parenting magazines, websites and, indeed parents, would have you believe that you cannot survive the birth of a baby without a lot of stuff. I'll tell you a secret. All you need are diapers, breasts (or an alternate milk supply) and a car seat so you can leave the house. But the thing youll want more than anything else, maybe even more than sleep, is an extra pair of hands. Well, here they are. I couldn't have survived the first six months of motherhood without my sling. With it, I could simultaneously latch Cameron on, eat a sandwich and walk around the house, tsk tsking at the dust bunnies threatening to take it over. Even now, five years later, its still a godsend. Know those days when they just want to be carried? This does half the work for you. Distributing that not-so-light baby fat (babys, not yours) across your shoulders and back, leaving your arms free (like the goddess Shiva). OTSBH is useable from the day they're born, and works with babies up to 2 or 3 years old.

Small. For parents 70 to 120 lbs. Medium: For parents 110 to 190 lbs. Large: For parents 140 to 250 lbs.

Machine wash

Padding is a flame-retardant polyester fiber fill

100% cotton (or mostly cotton, depending on fabric ordered).