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aegidian and I both loved the Wilkinet. We used them with all our babies. Like a wrap, it's totally adjustable, but it doesn't require any knots - just two bows, one at the baby's waist and then one at the adult's. I think aegidian used to use double bows, but I just used single ones. It never came undone, but on two or three occasions, I just forgot to do up the first bow, and the baby still stayed in place each time. It's not really possible to forget to do up the second bow, because you'd have long strips of cord or cotton trailing around your feet, and to get the baby into position you have to take its weight in your hands through the straps, so there's just no way it would occur to you to let go until the straps are done up and the carrier has taken the weight. It's kind of difficult to describe, but I promise it works.

The baby can face forwards or backwards. The carrier can also go in the washing machine and tumble dryer, which is useful - but even so, with the baby facing forward, you may find that over time it gets stained with milk and drool. We dealt with this by strategically tucking a muslin over the edge of the carrier when using it in that position.

We had fairly large babies (all over 9 lbs) and used the Wilkinet till they were about 9 months, at which point I found my back wasn't up to it (I have long-standing lower back issues) and aegidian found that the baby's feet were too close to his groin for comfort ;-)