Tekhni Ceres Coastal

I have FINALLY ordered a woven conversion ring sling (WCRS)!! I have been eyeing these & wishing I owned one (well, really if we're wishing here, then I wish I owned them ALL). I was hesitating because, well, they're not cheap. And also, there are like a million options out there. It was a little overwhelming at first, so I would just join a BUNCH of different Facebook baby wearing groups and eye all of the other mamas' wraps and ring slings and stalk their posts to see what they had to say about them. The main brands I kept seeing/stalking were Didymos, Pavo, Girasol, and Tekhni. I kept leaning towards Girasol because my sister in law got really interested in them and kept showing me all of their prints (and man, they are BEAUTIFUL!). So I finally chose a few prints that I  liked and started searching for them on the B/S/T boards. Of course my print didn't come up, but a couple of other runner ups were up for sale. Yet, no sale went through, either others picked it up before I could or the seller was kind of "eh" during our exchanges. Finally a Tekhni Ceres Coastal ring sling popped up at an awesome price and I immediately fell in love with the color and print. I didn't want to miss another great sale so I jumped on it immediately! I started asking the mama a million and one questions about the sling since I'm pretty much a total beginner and have never seen or held a Tehkni in person. She was so, so kind and helpful and answered every one of my questions. (I definitely judge a sale by the seller, and if the seller is awesome and helpful I will almost always buy just because I feel like they deserve it, haha! And in the same fashion, if they aren't so nice and helpful, I usually will pass and decide that I can wait to buy from someone else. Note to self: always be kind when selling!)

Anyway, since I literally just sent her paypal funds hours ago my RS is obviously not here yet. But I am just SO excited, I had to document this somewhere. I really, really hope that this RS is love for baby L and I. I have mastered our Ergo and Lillebaby, and we love and adore both. Now I want to try out a WCRS because I love the fact that they are so easy to throw in my diaper bag and so easy to get baby in and out. We tried a linen one a month or two ago, and it just was not supportive enough for my 24 lb toddler. However, I think for smaller babies it would have been great. I carried my much smaller niece (12 lbs) and it was great with her. I just knew I needed to upgrade to a woven if I wanted to have the proper support for baby L and I.

Oh! And did I mention that Tekhni got even more awesome as I started to read up on the brand. First of all, it's based right out of the US by a fellow mama, woohoo! Second, she is among a few other companies that have started to use Repreve in their fabrics (my ring sling is made from 45% repreve). Forgive me if I don't get this completely right, I literally just learned about repreve a couple of hours ago. But from my understanding it is recycled bottles made into fabric, WOW! I though it was so awesome to be supporting a business right here in our backyard and even more awesome that she was using recycled products in her wraps. Then I started to read some other mamas' reviews on her wraps and apparently her wraps are just plain awesome. The main thing I kept reading was that Tekhnis are "wool without the wool".  I personally have not had a wool wrap but from what I understand wool is great because it is cushy and bouncy, keeps you warm when it's cold out and cool when it's hot out. BUT they are extremely delicate and kind of hard to care for, plus can irritate those with sensitive skin. The great thing about Tekhni that I keep reading is that it acts like wool but since it really isn't wool, it doesn't irritate the skin and isn't a hassle to care for, woohoo!

So pretty much this is just a post of me rambling on about a ring sling  I don't technically have yet, ha! But I am just so excited that I will soon be in possession of it I had to share somewhere. Plus it'll be great to look back on this and see if it lived up to all of my expectations ;) So here is my first step into the woven wraps world. From what I hear it is a slippery slope from here and I may soon be obsessed and have a need to OWN THEM ALL, hehe ;) 

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"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalm 27:14




****UPDATE: We eventually received our ring sling, & we LOVE it! Tekhni has more than lived up to all the hype. Here is a pic of us in it :)