Baby carriers and slings: Compare features & prices STOKKE MyCarrier review

The Stokke MyCarrier is the popular brand's first baby carrier. A three-in-one carrier that can be used from newborn to around three years old (15kg), it promises to 'grow with your child'. But how will it size up to the competition? We haven't fully tested it yet but asked three parents with babies and toddlers to try it out to give us their first impressions.
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Test criteria Rating
Comfort for mother
Length of time before feeling discomfort How long mothers were able to wear the carrier before feeling discomfort. 1-star is equivalent to 10 minutes, 5-stars is equivalent to 30 minutes or longer. No stars
Willingness to use again Based on a statisitcal analysis of whether mums were unwilling to wear a carrier because it caused discomfort. 1-star means that mums were definitely put off wearing this carrier because of discomfort, 3-stars that some were, some weren't, and 5-stars that mums definitely were not put off wearing the carrier because of any discomfort that they experienced. No stars
Overall comfort for parent No stars
Parental approval rating
Parents would recommend this product Parents rated how likely they were to recommend the carrier to a friend. They were completely unlikely to recommend a product with 1-star and definitely likely to recommend a product with 5-stars. No stars
Comfort for baby
Body support Parents rated their confidence that their child was well-supported in the sling or carrier. No stars
Head support Parents rated their confidence that their child's head was well-supported in the sling or carrier. If a carrier does not have a rating it is because too many of the children who tried it were able to support their head unaided for a us to carry out a statistical analysis. No stars
Sore spots or rubbing Parents rated the severity of rubbing or sore spots on their child after using the carrier. A 5-star score indicates that there were no signs of rubbing on any child. No stars
Comfort Parent's rating of how comfortable their babies appeared to be in the sling or carrier. No stars
Contentment Parent's rating for the question 'did your child seem contented in the carrier'? No stars
Able to follow safety advice Parents rating for whether it was possible to follow the TICKS advice for using a baby carrier safely. No stars
Overall child comfort No stars
Ease of use
Instructions Rating by and expert of the clarity and time taken to become familiar with the instructions, intuitivemess of using the carrier and need to refer to the instructions over time, plus the parents ratings of the instructions. No stars
Using for the first time Based on ratings from parents about how easy it is to put on and remove the carrier on by themself, length of time to put on and adjust the carrier, getting a child in and fastening the carrier around them, doing up and undoing the fastenings and getting the baby out. No stars
Using when accostomed Takes into account how easy parents found it to put the carrier on by themselves, security of the child, length of time to put on and adjust the carrier, ongoing issues they encountered and whether the carrier become easier to use with experience. No stars
Fit and adjusting Takes into account ratings from parents for how easy the fastenings are to use, strap and harness padding, ease of adjusting the straps, excess strapping/fabric after adjusting and parent's view of how well made the carrier is. No stars
Effect of washing After washing as recommended we rating the carriers for signs or shrinkage, stretching, fading of fabric, bobbling, pilling and twists in fabric where seams no longer line up. No stars

STOKKE MyCarrier

  • Launch date: Apr 2012
  • Type: Soft baby carrier
  • Which? score: 0
Typical price
£139.00
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