Our Legacy Wrap

Our Legacy Wrap

June 3, 2014 was my estimated due date for Baby Frankie. At the end of February, in my 27th week of pregnancy, my little soccer player decided to kick my cervix so hard and so often that it shortened to a dangerously low 1.7 cm. (The cervix holds the baby inside the uterus and should measure at least 3 cm).

A measurement of 1.7 cm was alarming and I was sent to the hospital immediately to spend time on monitored bed rest. I took my Little Frog Alexandrite size 6 wrap with me and held it tight every day praying that my baby would make it to 28 weeks, then 29 weeks. And we did, we made it.

I was then sent home and continued bed rest at home. 30 weeks. 31 weeks. 32 weeks. I held my Little Frog wrap, slept with it, braided it, unbraided it, wrapped my belly, unwrapped my belly.

Why this wrap? Well, alexandrite is the birthstone for June, my son's estimated birth month. And, at the time, Little Frog wraps met my budget. So, this beautiful Little Frog wrap became our legacy wrap, a permastash wrap with special meaning.

As I held this wrap tight, I constantly asked myself, how could my Little Frog wrap continue to be our legacy wrap if Baby Frankie was born before June? I prayed. I hoped. I loved.

I went home on St. Patrick's Day 2014 because my cervix lengthened to over 2 cm. I continued bed rest at home.

March turned to April. April turned to May. And that wrap and I made it to 36 weeks of pregnancy. I was allowed off bed rest and I was able to get my maternity pictures done.

May turned to June. Frankie's estimated due date, June 3rd, came. And went.

Ten days later after the estimated due date, under the full moon, I gave birth to Francis Neil, all 9 lbs 3 ozs of him. A short while later, we had our first professional babywearing picture taken.

In ten short days, my baby boy will be a year old. One year of babywearing. How time flies.

Little Frog Alexandrite size 6 continues to be a part of our babywearing permastash and will always be Frankie's legacy wrap.


ABOUT THE WRAP

Little Frog wraps are machine woven wraps made in Poland. They are considered budget wraps as they have a low price point, usually costing less than $100 USD. A number of US retailers sell Little Frog wraps. The wraps can also be ordered directly from the Little Frog website.

MY REVIEW

Little Frog Alexandrite
Size 6
100% Cotton

This wrap arrives a little stiff and softens some upon washing. It takes a little work to break in, but does become floppy. The seams continue to feel tight after the rest of the wrap breaks in.

Passes glide easily in this wrap and the stripes guide a new wrapper when tightening carries.

The wrap can feel "diggy" unless the passes are evenly distributed across the back, shoulders, and baby. If you take time to carefully wrap the baby evenly, the carry will be comfortable.

I now use this wrap for FWCC when we are at home. This is not a wrap I do elaborate back carries with nor is it one I generally wear out anymore. I would consider it our beater wrap that gets little use these days, but because it got us through my pregnancy, it will never leave.