NalakaiNalakai Ring Sling Baby Carrier, Soft Linen Baby Sling, Baby Wrap, Comfort, Style, and Giving Back - Carry Your Little One with Love

Before purchasing this sling I researched it well, found great reviews and confirmed that Pura Vida complies with the CPSIA and ASTM standards. The fabric has been tested for strength and also for low flammability and the unwelded rings have been tested to be lead free and have been weight tested as well. Pura Vida has a Children’s Product Certificate showing their compliance that has been approved by the CPSC. Safety is very important to me and I was satisfied with Pura Vidas compliance with all standards. My baby and I love the slings comfort and support. The fabric is so soft and smooth without even wearing to break it in. The fabric is breathable and is perfect for hot days (may baby runs warm always sweating). The versatile fabric is also perfect for cold weather, by baby keeps warm with the fabric and my body temperature. I purchased this sling when my baby was 2 months old, she is now 4 months. Since purchasing the sling I used it just about everyday. This was the perfect solution for bonding using skin to skin contact in her early newborn stage and loved how silky the fabric would lay on her supple newborn skin. I would twist the tail end for that extra support on her newborn neck. Even now she falls straight to sleep when I'm baby wearing. I just fell in love with this sling. Everywhere I would go people would comment on how stylish and beautiful the sling was. I just had to rave about it to family and even complete strangers. I even made a new mommy friend while shopping she adored my sling and I gave her all the details even helped her search for it on Amazon. People thought that I worked for Pura Vida! I was like I wish!!!! I love this sling so much! I'm just a mommy that was so impressed with the quality and pricing of this sling. I love the business owners story/bio on the Pura Vida website. I even tend to share her story! If you love to support small family businesses here it is! Most importantly I'd like to share a story on a more personal level, a few weeks ago my car was vandalized.On 4/2/2018 I took my son to his music lesson in Chino California and my car was vandalized. My passenger side door window was shattered to pieces and my diaper bag and sons toddler bag was stolen. Inside my diaper bag was my beloved Pura Vida Ring Sling. My wallet was stolen as well because it was inside of my ring sling so I spent hours at the DMV getting a new license the following day and canceling all my credit cards and debit cards I wasn’t concerned about that because the Credit Card companies replace the cards and refund the money. The criminals charged over $2,300.00. Between my sons toddler bag and my diaper bag I lost about $1,000.00 in toddler and baby items as well as my personal items.This was the worst invasion of privacy of ever. I really couldn't afford to purchase a new ring sling and was hoping Pura Vida would be able to offer some type a coupon or discount to buy another sling.With the loss I had taken and having to replenish everything that was already in my diaper bag and toddler bag it was a big burden. Including having to buy a new drivers license and paying the deductible for my car insurance to fix my car window. I was really hurt and sad that my sling was stolen, My most prized possessions I loved so much. I sent Pura Vida an email sharing my story in hopes of a coupon. To my surprise the owner of Pura Vida Ring Sling, Anne Ferris emailed me back herself. She offered to send me a new sling free of charge in hopes to help a fellow mommy out and put a smile on my face. As I read her email it brough tears to my eyes,I could not believe it. My heart was warm and overjoyed! I can't thank Anne and Pura Vida enough for the love and support they showed me. Now I can continue to bond and be close to my baby. I'm definatly going to purchase any future Item from Pura Vida! I will contunue to share my story with others and want people to know how great this product is as well as how much Pura Vida cares about their customers. I hope this review helps people to decide to purchas ethis item and helps out Pura Vida as well because it is well desereved! Thank you for supporting this mommy in a very stressful and trying time.

So happy I found these beautiful slings!I have owned a sling in the past with my first child, but the sling I had then had a wooden ring, which made adjusting the material difficult, since it wasn't slick, and the material was not soft at all. I knew I wanted a ring sling this second time around, because I needed something that I could nurse my newborn in. The baby carrier I also have isn't for use until your child reaches 4 months old or more, and that simply wasn't going to work, since I need to be hands-free as early as possible, especially with a toddler now! Not to mention, babywearing promotes a feeling of comfort and safety in newborns that is so valuable, as I'm sure anyone reading this is well aware of.I currently live in Florida, so I knew I wanted a sling that was breathable and wasn't going to make me super hot. I did some research and found that linen is a really breathable material, in addition to being incredibly strong and long-lasting, and there are actually some companies that make all linen slings, but the problem with linen is that it is so stiff and not very soft to the touch. Then, my chance, I happened to magically find Pura Vida slings here on Amazon and was so thankful I did! Pura Vida combines linen with bamboo, and bamboo is SO incredibly soft (my favorite material for baby clothing actually because of this fact), eco-friendly, and resist wrinkling better than cotton.After reading all these fabulous reviews for the Pura Vida slings, I knew this was the one for me! After ordering, my sling arrived right away, and I tested it out on my 2.5-year-old son. He actually really loved being held in the sling and wanted me to carry him around for awhile! Threading the sling was simple and made all the easier with the video tutorial on YouTube that the owner so nicely made. Her video tutorials are super helpful in getting you comfortable with how to babywear properly with slings! She also is so very kind and easy to talk to! After sharing a photo of my new sling on Instagram, she reached out and thanked me for my purchase and made herself available if I had ant questions! Talk about wonderful customer service!Something else I enjoyed about the black sling I got is that it is suitable for both moms and dads to wear, and it goes well with both casual or formal clothing.I can't say enough about how great this sling and company are! Thank you for making these!

For my first go at a ring sling, this one is convenient and comfortable and my newborn loves it! The downside is that I have to tug on it every so often to keep her snug and tight to me. Apparently I’m not the only one with this issue, so it could be the softness of the material. It is luxuriously soft and lightweight, which is nice and has its own benefits, but if you’re looking for something more stiff and sturdy, probably look for a different material.