Practice using the sling before you put your infant in, use a doll for the "right feel." Get used to putting the Baby Holder on and off, and shortening and lengthening the sling before you put your infant in for the first time.
   Above all, relax! This is not a test of your parenthood. Babies feel more secure when movement is taking place. As soon as your infant is in the sling, start moving and talking. The more comfortable you are, the happier they will be.
   If baby looks uncomfortable, don't be afraid to simply "lift" him into a more natural position. It is recommended to keep your arms under the sling and baby until you feel more secure with it.

Instrucciones En Espanol

   A) Grasp Baby Holder with rings at front and tail hanging down.

   B) Pass over head and rest shoulder pad on shoulder; sling portion will be under opposite arm. Rings are at front (positioned approximately where you would pin a corsage) with the tail hanging down. Rings must be kept in this position at all times or the baby holder will not open properly. You should pull any slack fabric from behind your back. Do not slide the pad off your shoulder.
   Baby Holder may be worn on either shoulder. To adjust the sling for a smaller parent, lift baby with one hand to "unlock" rings and pull down on tail with opposite hand. To enlarge the sling, lift up on bottom of upper ring and pull down on sack portion with other hand.

   C) If the Baby Holder rings are "unbuckled," pass tail through both rings, then loop over top ring and pass tail back through between the two rings coming out through the bottom ring as shown until Over the Shoulder Baby Holder label is showing. The sling tail should not be adjusted below this. If this makes the sling to small for you, order the next size larger.
    The sling should be adjusted to position the baby just where you would hold him with your arms. For example, when your baby is nursing, he would lie just under your bustline, not down on your tummy. Important: For your baby’s safety, be sure tail is looped through rings correctly to ensure it does not slip.

   D) To place baby in horizontal position to sleep or nurse loosen tail to make plenty of room in the "sack" where the baby lies. Make sure rings stay high on chest. Turn channel of batting that is closest to parent's tummy up against tummy. Stretch sack out evenly in front horizontally, by pulling out on both rolls of padding at the same time with both hands. Position the baby's head away from rings. As baby grows, feet can hang out. Pull material up for discreet nursing, or to shade baby's eyes from sun or to shield from cold wind.

Note: With smaller babies if they look lost down in the bottom of the sling lie their head right on the padded edge.

   E) To incline tiny newborn for better head support, tighten tail up to make sack smaller. Turn inner channel of batting up high against your chest, tucking excess fabric behind your back. Pull sack open straight our in front of you. Lie baby on back with head toward rings. Remember to keep rings high on chest as previously described.

Note: Keeping the batting high on your chest pulls the slack out of the pouch around the baby's head so they can see out and experience the world. Or you might fold a little blanket or diaper behind their upper body.

   F) To sit baby facing forward, tighten tail to about medium, depending on size of your baby. Turn inner channel of batting up against your tummy, pull sack straight out in front of you. Cross baby's legs Indian style to sit down in pouch. Baby's head rests against center of your chest.
   If baby cries when you first put him in sling, and he is in it properly, you might try again later when you are both in a relaxed mood. In comparison, some babies cry the first time they are put in a bath tub, but as they become used to it, they learn to love it.

   G) Baby can face tummy to tummy with parent too. Little infants can put legs in sack, while larger babies put legs out. Position channel of batting closest to parent's tummy either up against parent's waist to create a curved bag with baby's legs in, or tuck batting under baby's bottom with legs out. Tighten tail snug.

   H) To carry a larger child on parent's hip, pull sack to your side, straddle baby on hip as usual, place inner channel of batting under baby's bottom, one leg will be behind your hip, the other in front, both legs hang out of sling. "Lift baby" with one hand while pulling on tail with the other, to tighten sack so baby is closer to parent's side. Pull outer channel of batting up as high as you like to support baby behind his back or head. To carry baby on back, position baby same as hip straddle, then slide sling and baby behind your arm.

   I) Parent can remove the Baby Holder without waking baby by simply lying the baby down and backing out of the baby holder while slipping it over your head.