Do I Need the Infant Insert for the Ergo Baby Carrier?

This is one of the questions that we get asked the most by customers.

The Infant Insert (or Heart to Heart Insert) is designed to fit inside the Ergo Baby Carrier to ensure that your baby is sitting in the safest, most comfortable position.

It is used for babies from newborn to around 4-6 months, depending upon your baby's development and growth.

The insert supports your baby’s head and neck, as well as spine and hips during those first crucial months of development.

You can stop using the insert once your baby can hold his head up for long periods of time and can comfortably splay their legs/hips to sit in the baby carrier itself.

Each baby will develop at their own pace and these two milestones may not occur at the same time, so you will need to monitor your baby and decide when you stop using the insert.

The new Heart2Heart Infant Insert supports the Natural Sitting Position, sometimes called the "Spread-Squat Position", with baby facing you in the carrier.

This prevents "crotch-dangle" and any health implications that may arise from a baby not being correctly supported in a baby sling.

The bottom pillow in the Heart2Heart Infant Insert can be removed from the insert and placed inside the carrier, with your baby sitting on top of it. This allows babies from around 5-6 months old, who may no longer need head and neck support, to be at an optimal height inside the ERGObaby Carrier.

The Heart2Heart ErgoBaby insert is available from The Natural Nursery in cotton (£18.90) and organic cotton (£34.90) in a range of colours to match the Ergo Baby Carriers.