Taiwanese Carry

Abbreviation: none
Size needed: base size or longer
Difficulty: Advanced
Ideal for: toddlers, moms prone to clogged ducts
Not good for: determined leg-straighteners (you could modify it to make the second pass a cross pass if needed)
Pass sequence: rebozo pass wrapped around anchor point, a shoulder flip, another rebozo pass wrapped around anchor point, a reinforcing pass

 

I have no idea whether this carry actually originated in Taiwan, but that is what this carry is called.  It is pretty comfy if you can get the chest passes around the anchor points nicely.  And that is with my 100% linen, so surely a more moldable wrap would be even better.  You can even do the anchoring with a bunched wrap, so that the passes go above and below your breasts, if that is more comfortable.  Additionally, it would be possible to exchange any of the passes for another type to suit your wrappee’s wriggliness.

 

1. Get your baby on your back, create a rebozo pass, and pin the top rail

2. Gather the tail over your shoulder and hold it with one hand

3. Gather up the long tail under your arm

4. Make sure you have a deep seat

5. And knee-to-knee coverage

6. Strand-by-strand tighten

With the short tail pinned between your knees, pass the long tail between the other tail and your body.

8. Bring the long tail back around the front forming an anchor point

9. Strand-by-strand tighten carefully

10. Shoulder flip while maintaining tension on the anchor point

11. I like to use the elbow to get the pass up higher on baby’s back

12. When you bend your other (right) arm, the wrap will come up higher.

13. Make sure the pass is nice and spread

14. Gather up the tail and go over baby’s leg

15. I find it easier to strand-by-strand tighten before creating the anchor point.

16. Bring the working tail under the anchor tail

17. And, maintaining tension, bring the pass back around behind you

18. Pass the tail back under your arm to your other hand

19. And pull it across your back, spreading it as high as you can

20. Gather the tail and strand-by-strand tighten

21. Make sure you pull out any slack from the front, and bring it around.

22. Tuck the tail under baby’s leg to create the reinforcing pass

23. Tie the anchor tail with the working tail in a half knot

24. finish as a square knot

25. Pull the shoulders down to keep them from digging into your neck

26. And flip them back to give your arms free motion

27. On both sides

28. Spread the passes in front so that they are comfortable

Taiwanese Carry from the front

Taiwanese Carry from the back

Taiwanese Carry from the side