BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
- Adjustable lumbar support
- Baby can face in or out
- Most adjustments can be made conveniently in the front
- Entire front piece can be removed to lay down sleeping baby
- Machine washable
The sturdy, comfortable baby carrier. With a Baby Bjorn Active Baby Carrier , you can walk for miles and still stay close to your child. The Baby Bjorn Active Baby Carrier makes it easy to take your child with you on all sorts of activities, from a long walk in the woods to a shopping excursion in town.
Baby Bjorn Active Baby Carrier is a sturdy baby carrier, designed to carry heavier children for longer. The comfortable lumbar support and the wide, padded shoulder straps provides an even weight distribution. The baby carrier provides excellent support for your little child?s back and head, making sure his/her legs and arms are in a physiologically correct position. When your child is a little older, the neck-rest can be folded down so the child can face forwards and look around.
Features:
- Increased back and shoulder support for both parent and child so you can carry your baby longer with greater comfort
- Unique fasteners are easy to click in place, and adjustable straps are comfy for both mother and child
- Allows breast-feeding without removing the baby
- Can be used both indoors and outside
- Machine wash warm (40-C) separately. Use gentle, bleach-free detergent
- From newborn (at least 8 lbs. and 21″) up to 26 lbs.
With the BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active (Sporty Black), you can enjoy hours of comfort while keeping your hands free and your baby close. This front-positioned carrier features an enhanced lumbar support system with wide, padded shoulder straps that distribute your baby’s weight evenly across your back. The adjustable sliding buckle allows you to accommodate your baby as he or she grows.
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This two-piece carrier offers superior lumbar support and wide, padded shoulder straps.
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Carrier with Enhanced Back Support
Whether you are running errands, taking a walk, or meeting up with friends, the Baby Carrier Active is the ideal carrier for the busy mom, dad, or babysitter. This versatile carrier allows you to comfortably carry heavier babies for longer periods of time while keeping your hands free for other tasks.
The carrier’s lumbar support panel is specifically designed to provide maximum support for your lower back. For added comfort, the carrier features wide, padded shoulder straps that distribute baby’s weight evenly over your back and shoulders.
Made of Safe, Comfortable, Non-toxic Materials
All fabrics and materials used in BABYBJÖRN Baby Carriers that come into contact with baby’s skin are Öeko-Tex Standard 100 Class 1 certified, an international safety standard for textiles, and contain no health-hazardous substances. This means that during your baby’s teething phase, you can allow your baby to nibble or suck on the fabric without worry.
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Provides Pediatrician-recommended Posture Support
The innovative design of the BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier allows you to safely carry your newborn facing towards you–then, once your baby has grown older and stronger, he, or she, can be carried facing outwards, so they can view their surroundings.
In both cases, the carrier’s firm, adjustable head support allows babies to remain safe and secure in the carrier. Plus, the shape of the carrier positions your baby’s legs in a spread-out, ergonomically-correct crouching posture that is recommended by pediatricians.
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Adjustable to Growing Baby
The carrier’s sliding buckle allows you to accommodate your baby as he or she grows in size. The minimum size requirement for use is 8 pounds and 21 inches and the maximum weight limit is 26 pounds. The back and shoulder straps can be easily adjusted from the front to custom fit your body for additional comfort and safety.
Innovative Two-Piece Design for Ease of Use
The unique two-piece design makes it simple for you to place your baby in the carrier unassisted. And if your baby falls asleep in the carrier, the two-piece design allows you to remove the front to lay the baby down without waking him or her up. You can also unhook one side for discreet nursing in the carrier. The strong, well-designed latches click securely and release easily with one hand.
About BABYBJÖRN: Quality, Safety, and Style
A family owned company headquartered in Sweden, BABYBJÖRN has been producing innovative childcare products since 1961. Today, BABYBJÖRN works with an international network of pediatricians to develop products that reflect its core philosophy of quality, safety, and style.
BABYBJÖRN ensures the quality of each of its products–in terms of both durability and environmental impact–by scrupulously overseeing every stage of the design and manufacturing process. Safety is also guaranteed through rigorous screening by industrial designers, testing institutes, and medical experts. This exacting attention to detail has earned BABYBJÖRN international recognition for its success in creating products that balance usability with style.
What’s in the Box
One BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active and instructions.
(Shown here in Black/Silver and Brown/Beige.)
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(out of 189 reviews)
List Price: $ 129.95
Price: $ 75.00
Brad Parker
Review by Brad Parker for BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
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I was attracted to this carrier by all the rave reviews on Amazon. I like to hike, and live in a city where strollers are an inconvenience, so I thought I’d give this a try. I already have the original model, but this sounded so much better according to other reviewers. After using it for three weeks, my opinion is that this carrier is a slight improvement over the original when it comes to back support, but it’s not a real carrier for truly active pursuits, and not worth the extra 90 bucks (or more) to buy it if you already have the original.
Problem 1
Although the lumbar support is a good idea in theory, I find that in order to get it to work, I have to tighten the attached straps to such an extent that my internal organs get squashed. I’m 5’9″, 160 lbs, and I don’t have a huge gut, but the lumbar just isn’t tight enough against my back to provide support unless everything else in front is compressed to an uncomfortable degree, making it hard even to breathe sometimes.
Problem 2
An additional problem that I have found is that my child tends to sit considerably lower than in the original. He’s 5 months old, and over 26 inches long, but unless I set the seat at the highest point (for children between 21-23.5 inches), he simply sits too low on my chest, and he still easily (and painfully) puts his little heels into my crotch on a far too-frequent basis.
Problem 3
The little flap at the front of the carrier, which can be folded down when the child is facing forward, constantly pops back up from the folded position to bop my kid in the face. There is no way to snap it or velcro it down, and the tensioner straps designed to aid in holding the child closer to your chest are insufficient to keep it lying flat once folded.
Problem 4
The shoulder straps are insufficiently padded, and as far as I can tell, have the same amount of padding as the original version. My kid is only 18 lbs, and after an hour or so, my shoulders sometimes get sore. I only wonder what hauling around a 25-pounder would be like.
Problem 5
The build quality on this carrier seems inferior to the original. On my second use, the red bracket that receives the red insert of the outer carrier partially tore free of the stitching, requiring me to take out dental floss and needle to stitch it back up.
Problem 6
Even when properly strapped in, I find that my son still bounces around and his back is too far from my chest for this carrier to be considered suitable for anything more “active” than a brisk walk. I have used it once to port him along for a mild hike, and felt that he simply wasn’t sufficiently supported. I don’t find this carrier’s snugging system to be better in any way than the original.
Conclusion
Although this carrier is marginally easier on your back than the original, it is not adequate for more than extended brisk walks. If you don’t have either carrier, it makes sense to get this one if you’re particularly worried about your back or will be carrying a heavier child. If you’re simply planning to carry your child around town for a few hours, the cheaper original model is sufficient. I am still waiting for a baby product company to offer a front-carry model for smaller children that incorporates backpack-style padded and contoured shoulder pads and a padded hip/lumbar belt capable of transferring weight from shoulders to hips.
S. Delgado
Review by S. Delgado for BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
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I first purchased the original Bjorn and the weight on my shoulders was unbearable (8 pd baby). I returned it for this model with the lumbar support. There isn’t much support to say the least. I still felt the weight on my shoulders after about 1 hr of wearing it. Although it wasn’t as bad as the original. Overall it’s great if you plan only on using it until your baby is 2-3 months. Once the baby get’s too heavy you really start to compromise your back and shoulders. If you are into baby wearing then this will only last you very little and you will soon have to research other carriers.
The Good Stuff:
1. The carrier part is nice and thick and provides lots of support for the baby’s back and head.
2. Easy to put on and take off without help.
The Bad Stuff:
1. Provides no back support for the person doing the carrying.
2. In order to get some back support you must tighten the lumbar very very tight to the point you can’t breath!!
3. The shoulder staps are NOT sufficiently padded. The shoulder pain becomes unbearable after 1 hr for a 10 pound baby.
4. Forward facing – the fold down head support flaps back into the baby’s face. You have to constantly fold it down.
5. Since the baby’s legs dangle in front. You CANNOT sit comfortabley.
Bottom line – if you plan on wearing your baby for more than an hour at a time or past 2-3 months this is a complete waste of money. If you are looking to use it only on light errands and plan on transfering baby to a stroller in 2-3 months then it’s ok (althought still expensive for such little use) After some extensive research and trying several carriers I ended up with the Ergo Baby Carrier. All the baby’s weight is on the hips (the way nature intended!)not the shoulders. Not to mention the shoulders are very padded. And even now that my daughter is 14 months I can still carry her with no problem and no pain.
Moonpie
Review by Moonpie for BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
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I registered for and eventually purchased for myself the Active Carrier. I love this carrier. With a bad back, I find the lumbar support VERY helpful. I do have to tighten it up, but is far from cutting off my breathing. My little girl loves riding in it too. She usually falls asleep within minutes of me putting her in it.
If you aren’t sure if you’ll like it, go to babies R’ us and see if they will let you try on the display model. They would at my store. LOL Throw in some heavy cans of liquid formula to see how it feels with weight.
Why I love this carrier:
1. I love giving my little girl kisses on her head when I am out running errands.
2. I love the attention she gets and the “oh isn’t that cute” when I have her in it, while at the same time I love the distance those people keep since she’s strapped to my chest (as opposed to my friend who has people leaning in on her stroller to get a closer look at the baby.) Ewww.
3. I love being able to use my arms when I shop or go out.
4. I don’t feel lop-sided like I do when I carry around a car carrier. (I hate seeing guys lug around infant car carriers while their wives follow behind them with the diaper bag. The baby jerks around in the carrier with each uncomfortable step his/her parent takes.)
5. I really don’t have any trouble sitting or even eating when I have the carrier on with her in it.
6. The lumbar support saves my back. I have degenerative disk disease and have had two herniated disks, but with this carrier, I have not had any problems even after a day at the mall (at least 3 hours of walking around with a 12 pound baby.)
7. It really is quite soothing to my little girl as she tends to sleep the entire time unless she’s hungry.
The only thing I don’t like about it is that it’s getting warmer outside and with the padding I get a little sweaty where the carrier sits (the small of my back and my shoulders.)
EM
Review by EM for BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
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This is my absolute favourite item I bought for my new baby.
I would recommend it to all new parents. No exceptions . . . .
My baby is now 10 months old and we have used the carrier probably over a hundred times. My husband and I have taken it everywhere from trips round the local grocery store through to 10 mile hikes in Yosemite. A baby carrier is by far the most convenient way to hold your baby, as it enables you to continue your daily activities while your baby is happy riding along with you. The baby is happy and so are you.
I use my carrier on many occasions where some parents would probably use a stroller instead, the reason being that my son prefers to be carried around at ‘adult’ height and see everything that is going on than be stuck in a stroller down below.
Given that even with a carrier a baby is quite heavy I recommend the Active version for the additional back support it provides over the Standard version.
My only complaint about the Baby Bjorn, (which is not enough to drop my rating from five stars) is that it can be a bit tricky to adjust the straps until you get the hang of them and how to put the carrier on.
My final piece of advice is to check that your baby is not getting over-heated in the carrier. If in doubt err on the side of removing clothing layers from the child before you put them in the carrier as they receive a lot of your own body heat while they are in the it. Also I have found that if your baby falls asleep while you are carrying them it helps to turn them to face you so that they are resting on your chest. Otherwise they tend to flop forwards.
I hope you buy get as much use and enjoyment from this product as my family has.
E. Walsh
Review by E. Walsh for BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Active, Sporty Black
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We had the original Baby Bjorn with extra long straps for our daughter and stopped using it when she was 4 months old because at 18 pounds she was too heavy for me to carry. We got this when our son was born hoping that we would be able to use it longer. He is now 6 months old and 20 pounds and I can still carry him in it easily.
I have found this one to be much better than the original. While we had to have the extra long straps for the original, we don’t for this one and it fits fine. The lumbar support really works and my baby isn’t supported by my shoulders like the original, so I don’t get sore from carrying him. I don’t find that I have to pull the lumbar support straps too tightly for it to work. We do have problems with the front flap popping up when he faces forward, but this has never bothered him. Once you get used to how it works it is very easy to put on and take off.
I have a baby who always wants to be held so I use this product almost daily. I think it is by far the best investment we could have made as far as “gear” goes.