BABYBJÖRN Organic Comfort Carrier, Anthracite

The BABYBJORN Comfort Carrier provides secure support in a comfortable design. Its pediatrician-approved ergonomic styling features an adjustable waist belt and shoulder straps. Whether your baby is facing forwards or is snuggled up next to you, this non-toxic carrier keeps both of you comfortable and safe, even over extended periods.

Comfort Carrier At a Glance: Weight Requirements: 13 - 31 pounds Warranty: 2-Year Express Warranty Ideal for: Who: Parents, caregivers, and babysitters What: Carrying a baby or toddler for longer periods of time Where: Shopping mall, grocery store, walks Included Accessories: Bib for Baby Carrier

The Comfort Carrier features a supportive waist belt for optimum carrying comfort.

Carrier Distributes Weight for Enhanced Comfort
Carrying your baby should be an enjoyable experience, whether you're taking the little one on errands, walks, or anywhere else. Thankfully, the Comfort Carrier's innovative design helps make carrying your baby pleasant and comfortable. Its adjustable waist belt transfers baby's weight to your hips to free your movement and lighten your load. The padded, adjustable shoulder straps can be worn as loose or tight as is comfortable for you, and adjust to fit the Comfort Carrier specifically to baby's size.

This carrier is especially convenient for comfortably toting bigger and older children over longer periods of time.

Flexible Carrying Positions for Child's Comfort
As with all BABYBJÖRN Baby Carriers, the Comfort Carrier lets you carry your child facing forwards or towards you, but also offers two different leg positions. Your baby can be carried facing inwards or outwards with the "normal" BABYBJÖRN leg position.

For those older children who still enjoy being carried close to mom or dad, the new "wide" leg position faces larger children (up to 31 pounds) inward for more comfortable carrying. When baby is facing in, the head support can be left up or folded down. When baby is facing out, the head support should be folded down.

Made of Organic Cotton and Non-toxic Materials
Made from certified organically grown cotton fabric, the Comfort Carrier helps you preserve the earth for future generations. The Comfort Carrier fabric is made from 100% organically grown cotton and meets the GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), the most recognized international organic standard.

In addition, all fabrics and materials used in BABYBJÖRN Baby Carriers that come into contact with baby's skin are Öeko-Tex Standard 100 Class 1 certified, an international safety standard for textiles, and contain no health-hazardous substances. This means that during your baby's teething phase, you can allow your baby to nibble or suck on the fabric without worry.

About BABYBJÖRN: Quality, Safety, and Style
A family owned company headquartered in Sweden, BABYBJÖRN has been producing innovative childcare products since 1961. Today, BABYBJÖRN works with an international network of pediatricians to develop products that reflect its core philosophy of quality, safety, and style.

BABYBJÖRN ensures the quality of each of its products--in terms of both durability and environmental impact--by scrupulously overseeing every stage of the design and manufacturing process. Safety is also guaranteed through rigorous screening by industrial designers, testing institutes, and medical experts. This exacting attention to detail has earned BABYBJÖRN international recognition for its success in creating products that balance usability with style.

What's in the Box
One BabyBjorn Comfort Carrier (095038US) with Bib for Baby Carrier (specially designed to fit the Comfort Carrier) included.

Got this for my 3 1/2 month old. She really enjoys it - she only wants to travel facing outwards so the ergo and others were out. The weight transfer to the hips works well - can walk around for quite sometime and both if us are comfortable.

It can get a bit warm depending on the weather - but am expecting most of the use of this over the coming winter months so that is a bonus - just have to get her out every now and again to cool off until then.

Only one bib comes with it - bit of a shortfall given it gets soaked from some vigorous gumming in only a short time. Have gotten some velcro and a few cotton hand towels and jury rigged up replaceable bibs which works well on the move and longer walks.

Overall quite impressed even for the price.

The BabyBjorn Comfort Carrier is the Cadillac of infant carriers. Ergonomic design, organic cotton and removable terry cloth bib are a few of the bells and whistles that make this carrier appealing to me.

The carrier's ergonomic design makes for maximum parental comfort, even with a larger child. Speaking of larger child - this carrier is designed to carrier infants/toddlers from 13 to 31 lbs (in contrast to the original which holds infants 8 to 25 lbs.) This feature was the main selling point for me. I was pretty disappointed when I wasn't able to carry my first son in our Original BabyBjorn because he outgrew it so quickly.

BabyBjorn Comfort Carrier offers two flexible carrying positions - inward or outward. You can also adjust the leg and arm positions to fit the carrying style and size of your child. On that note, be sure to use the wide leg, inward facing position for children between 26 and 31 lbs.

For your child's safety, please read all instructions before your first use. One quick safety tip - don't attempt to use as a back carrier. This carrier is designed for front carrying only, which is great for bonding and talking to your baby. And, if you're a busy working Mom like me, making every moment count is of the utmost importance.

I've summarized a few pros and cons below.

Pros:
Comfy! Comfy! Comfy!
Adjustable waist belt and shoulder strap allow you to distribute the weight of your child evenly and makes for a comfortable ride
Flexible sizing, fitting men and women (small to extra large)
100% organically grown cotton, so more environmentally friendly - this is a plus in my book!
Oeko-Tex approved and guaranteed free from health-hazardous substances, which is great peace of mind when baby starts to gnaw when teething
Removable/washable terry bib to keep the slobber under control
Sturdy construction and classic look

Cons:
Expensive, but worth it if you will use regularly/for long distances and you're prone to any kind of lower back pain
Bulkier than the other models


With so many great features, the BabyBjorn Comfort Carrier raises the standard for infant carriers, making it well worth the price.

I had been lent the original Baby Bjorn and my son was good with it--not great, but better than other carriers I had tried (slings). He was getting bigger and I needed something to help my back. This product is great! I barely notice his weight. It really does distribute the weight onto the hips. The shoulder straps are wide and comfortable. It is easy to get him in and out of it. My son is only 3 months old and sucks on everything near his mouth. The terry cloth cover for the straps is a nice and useful touch. I would highly reccommend this if you are looking for a carrier for the long term.

This is worth the price in terms of comfort and quality. A very good deal.

We started with the Ergo, and while we loved it, our little monkey decided around 4 months that she will absolutely not face in. So began our quest for a replacement carrier. The Bjorn Classic/Air was very uncomfortable, while the Active/Synergy was only uncomfortable. But since, unlike the Ergo, you can face your baby out, it was better than nothing. The problem was that, unlike the Ergo, the Bjorn carriers did not have a waist belt - which makes all the difference. So when Bjorn came out with the Comfort, which has a waist strap, we bought it right away. Ahhh... thank you Bjorn! Our search for an Ergo replacement (that allows our little one to face out) is finally over.

If your baby is one who prefers to face in (and most babies do), I recommend getting the Ergo. But if, like us, your little one has decided she's had enough of looking at your chest, neck and chin, the new Comfort is definitely the way to go.


Comparative Overview

Ergo: The most comfortable of the bunch! While it can get a little toasty for both you and baby on warm days, both wife and I felt that we could wear it just about forever. Unlike most backpack carriers, the Ergo has a waist belt on which most of the baby's weight rests. Those of you who've used a hiking backpack know exactly how much this helps. For those who don't, there's a padded band that sits just above your hips. When worn correctly most of the baby's weight is distributed across your hips greatly reducing the stress/load on your shoulders and back. Unfortunately for us, our little monkey recently decided that she must face out, and the Ergo only allows them to face in. So it's been sitting in unused in the closet for several weeks.

Bjorn Air/Classic: Smallest, lightest and easiest to use. We have the "Air" model, and the special fabric actually does work to keep you and your baby cool. It's my preferred carrier for quick jaunts and hot days. But the wife and nanny will wear it only if they have to. It is by far the least comfortable carrier we own. The shoulder straps are unpadded and relatively thin so they really dig into your shoulders. I find it merely a bit annoying, but the wife says she can't wear it for more than 5 or 10 minutes before it really starts to hurt.

Bjorn Synergy/Active: Basically the Air/Classic but with wider, padded shoulder straps and a lumbar support piece. While a little more comfortable than the Air/Classic, it is still a far cry from the comfort of the Ergo. While the lumbar support is okay, the fundamental problem remains: all the weight is still placed on the shoulders.

Bjorn Comfort: The newest Bjorn, and by far the most comfortable. It has very wide and nicely padded straps, and like the Ergo, the Comfort has a padded waist band! While it isn't quite as comfortable as the Ergo, it comes close. I have used it for multi-hour walks with no back or shoulder discomfort. And unlike the Ergo, baby can face in or out. A couple minor complaints. First it is quite bulky. Given the way its constructed, its actually much bulkier than even the Ergo, so it's not the easiest thing to stuff in a bag/under the stroller. Second is that as of yet you cannot buy additional bibs. One bib is included, but given how much we use the thing it's nice to have a second (note the Bjorn bibs currently sold are NOT COMPATIBLE with the Comfort). Plus while it doesn't seem quite as warm as the Ergo, you and baby will be plenty sweaty on hot days.

All these carriers seem very well made, and with the sole exception of the Air, I feel will last a long, long time (while so far so good, I have some reservations about the long run durability of the fabric shoulder straps of the Air). Currently we mostly use the Comfort, but I still bust out the Air on hot days or for short jaunts and all in all we are quite happy with the carrier situation. But we still have hope that one day our little one will deign to face in so we can bust out the Ergo again.


---ERGO---
Pros: Most comfortable
Cons: Baby can only face in. A little warm on hot days.

---Bjorn Air/Classic---
Pros: Easiest to get baby into/out of. Air is fabulous for hot days. Smallest and lightest (great for packing).
Cons: Least comfortable. Some concern about durability of Air fabric.

---Bjorn Synergy/Active---
Pros: More comfortable than Air/Classic
Cons: Still no waist strap!

---Bjorn Comfort---
Pros: Comfort (almost as good as the Ergo)
Cons: A little warm on hot days. Can't purchase replacement/extra bibs. Bulkiest of all four carriers.