Hi it's Kylie here from Babywearing and You and today I'm just going to show you
how to back carry in a Manduca. So the first thing I do is I'm gonna start
putting it on front and I'm just going have it a little bit higher
Isla is eating some leaves! So I'm just going through the safety strap clipping it in
and I'm gonna tighten it. I'm gonna sit it up higher because I'm wanting her
in a higher back carry. I'm also gonna set up so we're gonna pull the perfect fit
adjusters tighter as I want her nice and flush against my back. And the Manduca is
great because you can pull the straps two ways. So I'm going to pull the ones closer to
the back panel nice and tight and I'm going to loosen the other side. Isla is really into
the leaves of the moment. Alright Isla are you ready to hop into the carrier?
So the next step is I'm going to position her. And get the leaves out of her mouth and I'm going
bring up the back panel and put the shoulder straps on one shoulder.
Then two shoulder straps and then I'm gonna reach back and do my back strap. Okay now
she's in but there's a little bit of space and this is gonna help me turn her
onto my back. The easiest way to remember the steps is one arm up and one arm down.
I'm gonna take my elbow between the shoulder strap and my body.
and I'm gonna take my other hand between the shoulder strap and my head and lift
up so now I have a free shoulder and a strap over the other shoulder. Now I'm just going to
twist her to the side of my free shoulder. So twist shuffle twist
and then from here I'm just going to. ( I guess she ate a leaf). I'm going to put my
shoulder straps back on and I'm going to pull tight my shoulder straps forward, one and two.
Such a nice day so this is where we run our Manly Kangatraining classes
and then I'll adjust it to get it comfortable.
Now she's on my back. She's nice and high and I can adjust this chest strap as
well. Okay now we have a nice back carry
she's a lot happier as she can see. Yep she's really eaten a leaf! Now to get her off it's the same
thing in reverse so I'm just going to loosen the shoulder straps. Only
loosening as much as I need to fit my arms through. I'm gonna do the same
thing - one arm up one arm down. So one arm up and the other one down. So I still
have one shoulder free and one shoulder not free and I'm just gonna loosen this
slightly and that brings her back around. I'm still trying to find that leaf!
From here I can actually put her back into a front carry. Otherwise I can just
take her off. Yes I'm finished and take her out
Back carry is pretty amazing once your baby's big enough to do it. We like
it don't we Isla and yep she's eating something! Thanks for watching and see you soon
Bye