Has anyone ever used the Baby Bjorn Air?

[Disneyfriend]

We have the regular Baby Bjorn (well, the Active version anyway) and saw recently that there is a new Bjorn available that is specifically designed to be cool. Light, meshy fabric . . . looks nice. I was wondering if anyone has tried this yet. It seems like it might be the perfect carrier for a summer trip to WDW. (My dd will be 11 months old. She's small - weighs about 16 pounds now, will probably weigh 17-18 pounds when we go.)

If so, my questions are:

1. Did you see a big difference in how the Bjorn Air kept both the baby and the person carrying the baby cooler?

2. Do you think it might be worth it for me to get the Air even though we have the active? I don't mind spending the extra money if it's going to make a big difference in baby's and our comfort during 2 weeks in September at WDW.

3. How long do babies usually use the Bjorn? We almost never use ours . . . she loves just riding around in the stroller instead. However, I know we can't take the stroller everywhere in WDW (lines, for instance), and thought it might be nice to occasionally use a Bjorn. She wouldn't be in it for hours a day - maybe just 20-30 minutes at a time, here and there.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Disneyfriend

 

[liznboys]

I posted a thread asking about it too recently, only got one reply but here ya go:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1151142

I did end up buying it but I've only used it once so far, and we were mostly inside. The reasons I wanted it was that it would be cooler for my baby and that it would fold up more compactly. Well, it doesn't fold up all that much smaller than the regular Bjorn we already have so that ended up not being worth it much. It's also not any lighter as I thought it might be. I really like the way they changed the buckles and clips though, big improvement from the regular Bjorn-which I bought in 2000.

Oh as far as how long they use it, for me it just depends on how long I can stand to hold them in it which depends on how heavy they are at the time. So that probably varies a lot from person to person. It can hold up to 25 lbs, but I've never reached that point-too heavy!

 

[Ariel8676]

Don't know if you would be interested but..i use a carrier called a Mei Tei, same idea kind of, but the baby faces you, insteaad of facing out. It is much better for the child becaue all of their weight doesn't rest on their crotch area, they pretty much sit in it. Here is a link check them out.. This is a forum describing all of the different types of carriers http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/
http://babyhawk.com/
http://www.kozycarrier.homestead.com/
http://store.attachedtobaby.com/detail.aspx?ID=238&Name=Sachi-Solarweave-Mei-Tai
Just thought i'd let you see that there are other options out there