Catbird Pikkolo Baby Carrier Avalon

Description

This is the New and Improved version for 2011

• improved cinching mechanism for easy forward facing carries
• attached sleep hood with an internal storage pocket
• sleep hood attaches with toggles instead of clips
• chest clip now come attached on sliders on the shoulder strap, which allows for greater control over the placement of the chest belt

Use pikkolo:

• with babies 8 lbs. up to 40 lbs.
• front facing in or out
• on your hip
• on your back
• with your detachable flat sleeping hood (included with purchase) when your little one's head gets floppy

• memory foam padding in shoulder straps is dense, providing support that isn't bulky and conforms to your shape,
• 100% brushed cotton canvas,
• 100% cotton printed or solid canvas center panel,
• unique built-in cinching mechanism that allows the panel width to be adjusted for allowing newborns to have legs out while facing in, or older babies to face out,
• a detachable hood that may be used as a head support or to shield baby from sun or elements,
• includes separate chest belt accessory for use in back carry (optional),
• may be used with our Babywearing Support Belt accessory to convert to a more traditional padded belt structured carrier when baby enters toddler stage or surpasses 20-25 lbs.

The babywearing support belt accessory is an essential to long term use of the pikkolo. By adding a firmly padded waist support to your baby carrier, it enables the carrier to comfortably carry a heavier child.

• We recommend the belt as something you may wish to graduate to as your child enters the 20-25 lb. range, not something you will want to add and remove frequently. 100% cotton fabric, made in US, patent-pending. Spot clean.

The waist webbing is meant to go around your natural waist, or even above. If you are used to wearing buckle carriers such as Ergo or Beco lower on your hips, you may be putting the pikkolo on too low. Wearing it above your natural waist will shorten the body and bring the baby higher, so it usually works best for small babies and babies who want to face out (to give them more room to see out). Otherwise, wearing at the natural waist is the intended position.

Also, make sure that your baby's bum is seated deeply into the carrier. If there is "pouching" or rumpled fabric in the area of the baby's bum, then take the straps down, make sure baby's legs are spread as wide as comfortable, smoothing fabric of carrier body out horizontally and bring out and up as you start to bring the shoulder straps up over your shoulders. You may even want to hold both shoulder straps and give a little bounce to get the baby in deeply.