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The Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC) is a good first woven baby wrap carry as it's comfortable and relatively easy to learn. A FWCC is usually wrapped using your 'Base Size', a versatile size which allows you to tie many front, hip and back carries. You can visit our size guide to learn more about choosing the right size for you and your little one.

Top tip: The passes of this carry can be spread for extra support for bigger kids, or for warmth.

For this newborn version of the woven wrap Front Wrap Cross Carry you will follow the steps for regular FWCC but you will twist the tails under baby’s bum before tying. This will avoid overspreading baby’s hips and having too much fabric beneath the legs.

You can roll up a muslin and tuck it under the top edge of the fabric for extra cushioning for baby’s head.

A great carry for newborn babies as there are no twists, knots etc and also for toddlers who need to settle down to sleep and for a nap, this is a quick and easy wrap carry where you can pre-tie and then easily transfer baby to their bed.

Here Laurna is demonstrating with a Base -2 (a size 4 for her), you can also use a longer wrap by crossing the tails under bum, bring them under the legs and tie at your back.

This clever tutorial guides you step by step through how to use a short wrap to create your own ring sling, all you need are a set of sling rings. This is a handy hip carry to learn and one of the many things you can achieve with a shorty sling. Laurna is demonstrating with her Base Size -4, which is a size 2 wrap. You can do this carry with your base size -2 to -4 depending on how long you like the tail of your sling to be.

This is a very popular carry with babywearers and is a comfortable, one shoulder carry. You can do this carry with your base size -1, -2 or possibly even -3. If you have a longer wrap you can cross the tails under baby's bum and bring them round to your back to tie in a double knot. Here Laurna is using a size 5.

This variation of the standard Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC) creates a one shoulder carry with a 'fancy finish' as you twist the tails together to create a beautiful rope effect. Here it is demonstrated using a size 6 Oscha Starry Night Ocean Baby Wrap. You can use your Base Size or Base+1.

One of the simplest back carries and a good choice to begin with, a Ruck can be tied in front with your Base -2 (here a size 4 wrap), or tied under bum with your Base -3 or -4.

More complex and requiring a longer wrap (Base or Base +1 - here a size 7 is being used), Double Hammock is a very comfortable carry that also looks incredibly elegant.