I'm so over being a teenager.
A friend of mine is lending me her Ergo baby carrier, and I love it. Wearing FF on my back finally gives me the independence and mobility I want: no schlepping strollers up and down steps and on and off buses, no arms getting tired, no having to reach around the baby strapped to my front, no having to be home by a certain time to nurse. Just pop the kid on my back and do my thing, taking breaks to nurse as needed.
The only downside is that the baby gets kind of warm with his whole body touching mine. And when it's shmoiling and sunny in the Middle East, that changes from "kind of warm" to "how do I know he isn't getting heat stroke?" I tried tying a hat on him, but it fell off. (And how much did it help, anyway?) I tried putting up the carrier's hood, but essentially covering him with a blanket doesn't really alleviate my heat stroke concern. (And his little legs are still sticking out the sides.)
So I did some research about babywearing in hot climates, found lots of nice tips that weren't quite helpful enough, and then struck gold: use a parasol. Of course! So I dug out my folding umbrella (hot pink covered in yellow flowers) and am happy as a clam. Do we look ridiculous? Yup. Do I feel self conscious? Not at all.
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