Dodger Tested and Approved

This last week my boss gave me a coupon she found for a free baby carrier sling using a promo code. You pay shipping and handling.

I went to the website, www.sevenslings.com, and looked through the designs. I laughed at all the pictures - these tiny little models that have probably never had kids - sporting little tots they have likely never seen before the day of the shoot.


I mean look at those girls! That is not normal...

Anyway, I decided I would try it out. Shipping plus their return insurance came to about $15. Still kind of pricey for shipping - but it looked pretty cool, and a lot better than $48 plus shipping which is what they normally run. The idea is that it works for tiny kids up to 6+ months. You just change the way you carry them.

The sling arrived within a couple of days. Since I had purchase the return/exchange insurance, I figured I should probably figure out if it would work. It was a little difficult since the baby is still inside and my belly is kind of in the way, but Ryan had a genius idea of how to figure out if it would work...


Enter Dodger - about 10 pounds, about as wiggly as a real child, and just as thrilled to try it out too. Hahaha. He said his modeling price has recently gone up and wasn't sure if we could afford him... but a few milk bones sweetened the deal. :)

See, I think I can pull off that pose from the website too.


Hands free. Dodger was clearly wondering when the ordeal would be over.

And he even managed to worm his way into the side-hip 6+ month pose. Well done, Dodger. You were an excellent model.

My impression? Well, the return insurance won't be necessary because we got the right size. I think they are pretty neat. The coupon said that the promo might end at any point without warning, but just in case you want to try it out, the code is VP9. You can use the same one at www.uddercovers.com for a free nursing cover, or the code "seven." No guarantee how long it will last. I didn't get one of the nursing covers because I bought fabric to make my own for a fraction of the price.

I am pretty excited to use my hip new baby carrier. And Dodger is thrilled that soon it won't be him being carted around the kitchen for kicks and giggles.