I was over the moon when Donna from Lir Slings offered to send me the Gothic Hearts tester. I was not to be disappointed! The intricate design of the gothic hearts was something I hadn’t seen before in other wovens, it made stand apart from other designs on the market.
When I received the wrap it was beautifully soft from the packet, from what I understand it was used briefly by Donna and was then put through its paces by another tester – Rosie from Sheffield Sling Surgery – no requirement to break in, which is great for finishing off your carries with your new wrap. This wrap has a good stretch which I liked and is 70cm in width which allowed us to get a good deep seat (which is always a bonus).
We started off with a ruck to go around the shops, I have narrow shoulders and ruck’s are not my go to carry but this wrap made me change my mind, I found it very supportive with no sagging, there was no pull on my shoulders which made the 40 minute shopping trip a pleasure. My little one is 14 months and around 26lbs and I didn’t feel her weight as you do with some wraps, very toddler worthy in my opinion as well as squish suitable with its straight from the box softness. When we got home we moved onto a shepherds carry to make the dinner, I felt the wrap had a good amount of grip and found the wrap very supportive with the extra passes, with the right amount of cush to support my little ones weight on my shoulder.
Feedback from my local sling social – Slinging Around has been positive too, mums are finding the design attractive to the eye and the wrap has been tried out with older toddlers too and parents being surprised at how weightless their children feel.
overall it is a positive review from me and the parents from Slinging Around and we will be recommending Gothic Hearts and Lir Slings to other parents. Thank you again Donna for this opportunity.
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