Wrap Wrangling
Wrap Wrangling:
Inside Out Coolest
Hip Cross Carry By Bri Greay
How to Inside Out
Coolest Hip Cross Carry:
1. Start with a short tail over one
shoulder, then pass the rest of
the wrap behind you, across your
chest, and behind you again.
About me:
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A little about Inside Out
Coolest Hip Cross Carry:
Also known as: Inside out CHCC,
Reverse CHCC.
Who is it for? This carry is great for
babies who are sitting independently,
especially mobile babies who love
hopping down to play and want to
come back up soon after.
It’s not ideal for babies who love
leaning backwards, as there is no
horizontal pass to support them. It
is not recommended for newborns,
as it is a multi-layer carry with no
horizontal pass, so it does not support
the natural C-curve of their spine or
provide adequate head support.
What size wrap can you use?
Depending on your T-shirt size,
and the size of your baby, I would
recommend using a size 3 or 4 wrap.
My Review:
I really love this carry because I find it
really supportive, it can be pre-tied,
and you can get baby out and then
back in without having to re-tie it. It’s
my favourite hip carry when I’m not
using a ring sling.
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I have an almost 2 year old daughter who I have been wearing since she
was 4 weeks old. My gateway carrier was a Baby Bjorn, followed closely by a
stretchy wrap. When my daughter was 7 weeks old, she was diagnosed with
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips (DDH), and through the WA DDH support
group, I found Perth Baby Wearers and Baby Wearers Western Australia Inc.,
and through them, my love of woven wraps and ring slings began.
This is a precision carry so you
need to spend some time focusing
on tightening it well for it to feel
supportive when you finish. If you are
fairly new to wrapping, it may take
you a bit longer to master this carry
while you get more confident with
tightening your carries. As such, it
can take some time to get it nice and
tight, so choose a time to practice
when baby is happy to be wrapped.
I wouldn’t recommend trying this
carry with an unsettled baby until
you have mastered it.
Tips for trying
new carries:
Whenever I try a new carry, these are
the things I like to do:
• Watch a YouTube video a few times
– WrappingRachel has a great
video on her YouTube channel
• Choose a wrap that is a bit
longer than the one suggested
in the video so that I know I have
enough wrap to do the carry. Once
I get a feel for how much wrap I
need, then I will try the carry with
a shorter wrap. I usually use a size
3 for this carry, but here I am using
a size 6 Little Frog wrap so that
you can easily see the steps with
the different coloured rails.
• Using a rainbow or striped wrap
makes learning carries like this
easier because you can see if you
have accidentally twisted the
wrap, and when tightening you
can see exactly where the slack is
and therefore what colour strand
you need to tighten.
• Have the video nearby for the first
couple of times I try a new carry, so
that I can watch it again if I get stuck.
• Practice over my bed, in front of
a mirror until I’ve got a feel for
the carry and am confident I am
doing it right.
• If I feel overwhelmed or baby is
getting upset, stop trying and try
again later or on another day.
• Take some photos of the finished
carry and review them to see
where I can improve.
• Send some photos to someone
experienced with the carry and
ask them for some feedback.
• Practice, practice, practice.
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7. Tighten the carry strand by strand,
passing any slack from the inside
pass, around your waist, through
the outside pass, to the tail over
your shoulder and through the
slip knot.
2. Holding the long side that passes
behind your back last, pass it
under the chest pass. This will
create the X that baby will sit in.
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3. Next, make a slip knot. To do this:
5. Holding your baby on your
shoulder, place their leg closest
to the slip knot under the pass
that goes towards your shoulder,
then place their other leg under
the outside pass.
i. Take the pass that goes under
the chest pass and place it
over the tail that is on your
shoulder.
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8. Once you are happy that the
carry is nice and tight, tighten
the slip knot by tightening the
non-slipping tail so that it
doesn’t move and create slack
in the carry. The slip knot should
finish in the corsage position.
You can then spread the fabric
over your shoulder so that it
cups your shoulder.
ii. Curl it under and up
over the first tail.
iii. Down over the pass.
iv. Under the first tail.
v. Back over the first tail,
and through the loop
you have just created.
vi. Pull tight, but not too tight as
you need to allow for some
movement so that you can
tighten the carry later.
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4. Pull the slip knot down the tail
and loosen the wrap to create an
X for baby to sit in.
6. Starting with the inside pass,
spread the wrap across their
back - up to their armpits for
babies who like their arms out,
or back of the neck for babies who
like having their arms in. when
spreading the passes, ensure that
the bottom rail reaches from one
knee all the way to the other knee.
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