Rucksack

Instructions for Rucksack Carry

Rucksack is a great back carry. It uses a medium length wrap, and can be done very quickly, so is convenient for times when baby is up and down alot. It can be tricky to perfect, but the basics are easy to learn.

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In these instructions, baby is 7 months old, and the wrap is a Didymos Tom 3.5m.

First, assemble your tools. ;)

Baby and wrap

Find the middle of your wrap.

Find middle of wrap

Put wrap on baby’s back and get baby on to your back.

Get baby on back

Scoot baby up high on your back.

Scoot baby up high

Grab one side of the wrap and bring it up over your shoulder.

Bring strap over shoulder

Tighten strap really well, paying special attention to tightening the top rail, and tuck strap between your legs.

Tighten strap and tuck between legs

Take other side of the wrap up over your other shoulder.

Take wrap over other shoulder

Tighten the strap really well, again paying special attention to tightening the top rail, and tuck between your legs.

Tighten and tuck strap between legs

Check to make sure baby is in a good deep pouch seat.

Good pouch seat

Grab one of the straps and take it under your arm and over baby’s leg.

Take strap to back

Do the same with the other strap.

Take other strap to back

Cross straps in the back, over baby’s leg s and under baby’s bum.

Cross straps

Take the straps under baby’s opposite legs, and bring around to the front.

Take straps under legs to front

Tie knot.

Tie knot

All done! (Apparently, my baby really likes this carry, as she fell asleep while I was wrapping her! :) )

All done

Back view.

Back view

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