Balance Carrier Owner's Manual - Backpack Position

While the other person is still holding the baby 

securely on your back, put your other arm 

through the “shoulder strap.”

4.

* IMPORTANT! For the backpack position, users must be assisted by a partner.

* IMPORTANT!  The baby MUST be able to sit up on his/her own before being worn         

  in the backpack position to avoid possible neck or back injury.

* IMPORTANT! The “removable bib” should NOT be used in the backpack position.

9.

First, unfasten the buckle on the “lumbar support 

belt.” Pick up your carrier by the “lumbar support 

belt” and place it around you at your natural 

waist with the inside “pattern area” of the carrier 

facing toward your back. Attach the belt buckle 

in the front.  

1.

Put one “shoulder strap” over your shoulder.

2.

Have a second person carefully place the baby 

into the carrier, making sure that the baby’s legs 

go through the leg holes and wrap around your 

waist naturally. The “leg straps” should be above 

the baby’s legs. 

3.

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   Placing older baby in your carrier:

       Backpack position

* Note: Persons with longer torsos may find a higher   

  belt position more comfortable (closer to the 

  navel); shorter people may wish to wear the belt  

  more on the hips.