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We Love, You Need: The Best Baby Slings, Carriers and Backpacks of 2012

Our parents reviewers put the newest carriers of 2012 to the test! Read on to find the carrier that's right for you (27 Photos)

Kate Bayless on Mar 20, 2012 at 6:02PM

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We Love, You Need: The Best Baby Slings, Carriers and Backpacks of 2012

Cybex u.GO

We love how this stylish and chic wrap has six different carrying options.

Carrier Stats
Type: wrap
Weight range: birth up to up to 40 lbs.
Price: $75
Made of: 100% cotton
Parent Rating:
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Style: "The Cybex u.Go is very stylish and hip. I feel very cool when I am wearing it."

"I have the shadow color of the Cybex u.Go and I like that it easily blends in with anything I am wearing. It's fashionable and seems more like an accessory than a baby product."

Comfort: "The more I practiced using the Cybex u.Go wrap, the more comfortable it got to wear. In the instructions it says to make sure the fabric is not twisted to evenly distribute the weight of the baby and I really think that makes a big difference. The more time I took to really put the wrap on properly the better it felt to wear."

"I wore my son in the Cybex u.Go for up to an hour with no problems and I believe you could wear your child much longer if needed."

What It's Missing: "I wish the carrier came with a case or some kind of pocket it could fold into. Even a little bag I could stuff it into would be helpful."

"Some wraps have a little hide away pocket to store a few essentials like a few folded up dollars and some tissues. It would be nice if this product had that."

Bonus: "My son is close to my body, feeling my heart beat and my warmth -- that's the best part about this carrier!"

--Holly and her 8-week-old son, of Maplewood, N.J.