Baby Carriers Or Slings (backpacks)

*4MOM,PT ON CARRIER FATHER LEANED TO FIX OTHER CHILD SUIT,FELL OUT OF CARRIER HIT SIDEOFHEAD,DX:HEAD INJURY

*6MOM,ON CARRIER FORGOT TO STRAP PT IN,FELL OUT CARRIER,STRUCK HEAD,FOREHEAD SWELLING,DX:BHT

*29YOM,GETTING SONS PACK OUT OF CAR STRUCK HEAD,TWISTED BACK,PAIN LOWBACK,DX:LUMBAR STRAIN

36YOF EVAL OF LOW BK PNX2 HRS PTA, PT BENT OVER TO PU A BACKPACK & FELTRIPPING SENSATION TO LOW BK DX ACUTE BL LOW BK PN W/O SCIATICA

34 YOF THUMB STRAIN, REPORTS HAVING A 3 MONTH OLD BABY AND HAS BEEN CARRY CHILD IN BABY CARRIER A LOT AND DEVELOPED PAIN TO THUMB

^9MOF EVAL S/P FALL.MOM STS TK PT FROM STRAP ON CARRIER PLACED ON PASS SEAT OF CAR,MOM DISTRACTED, PT FELL ON GRASS FACE DN DX CHI

35 YOF CHEST WALL STRAIN, REPORTS CARRYING A BABY IN BABY CARRIER WHEN SHE DEVELOPED PAIN TO CHEST

6WKOF BEING CARRIED IN *** CARRIER WHEN STRAP CAME APART AND BABY FELLTO LINOLEUM FLOOR, HITTING HEAD. NO LOC. DX: SUDBURAL HEMATOMA

6 MOF BEING CARRIED ON MOTHER IN BABY SLING WHEN DOG PULLED KNOCKING MOTHER DOWN IN THE STREET, BABY HIT HEAD, DX: CHI, FACIAL ABRASION

41YF BEEN USING A CARRIER TO CARRY HER BABY AROUND, ALSO IN PROCESS OF MOVING OUT&BEEN LIFTING HEAVY BOXES C/O SHOULDER PAIN>>MS

6MO F MOM CARRYIGN BABY IN BABY CARRIER SLING, FELL OUT OF SLING TO FLOOR;DX CHI

3 MOM IN A BABY CARRIER AND MOM SLIPPED ON ICE. PT HIT HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY

I purchased a Thule Infant Sling for my Chariot stroller http://www.thule.com/en-us/us/products/active-with-kids/multifunctional-child-carriers/accessories/thule-infant-sling-_-20101000. The sling is an infant hammock style device and has 4 tie in supports and allows an infant with no head control to use a stroller unit designed for older more upright childen. My sling was less than 2 weeks old on its third use, and the upper support's stitching gave way on one of the support straps causing it to turn my daughter sideways (she was strapped into it and did not fall out, was only badly scared) and her head to flop down. The stitching had completely ripped out with my three month old using the product (it is marketed for 1-10 months), so guessing much larger and heavier kids than my daughter are using this thing. Further, my family was over a mile from home on a walk, and because the sling is the only safe way for an infant to use the stroller, we had to hand carry her all the way home, causing her to get over-exposed to the sun, since she could not sit in the shade of the stroller as we had planned. It seems dangerous that this product is designed to hold the full weight of infants in an active setting and is so poorly designed that the stitching will completely fail on the main components holding the child up. It could easily result in a serious injury, not to mention since its a product designed for mobility could fail at very inconvenient times for parents who are far from home and have no other method for safely transporting their child.

The maker of the carriers being sold through BabyJunk stated she was not in compliance with flammability testing requirements, insurance, or lead testing requirements.

While wearing my twins in the twingaroo carrier the waist buckle suddenly became unbuckled. Luckily I'm an experienced babywearer so I was able to grab both babies before the fell out of the carrier. The buckle has never been damaged and was properly secured prior to wearing both infants.

I was wearing my omni 360 ergo baby carrier with my 7 week old daughter in the front. I kneeled down to get my keys out of my purse. I had my left arm over the top so she wouldn't fall out the top and my daughter fell out the side. My daughter landed on the back of her head on the pavement. I heard her head smack the pavement both of her arms went next to her head and she looked like she had a seizure. She got a closed head injury. She had to have a head ct and Ct of spine. She also had to have labs and urine test done. This was a terrible experience. Please review this product. I am a trauma nurse at a children's hospital. I don't want anyone else's child to get hurt. This product is for children 7lbs to 45lbs. My daughter weighed at least 8.5 lbs when this happened.

Purchased this item from OnbuBaby (www.onbubaby.com) (owner [REDACTED]) on July 13th, 2015 under the assumption this carrier had passed all required safety and compliance testing as required by law. I was informed on September the 15th that this carrier/onbubaby/[REDACTED] had not, at the time of my ordering the carrier and to my knowledge still has not passed the required compliance. In addition the carrier is already starting to pull apart where the straps meet the bod of the carrier after very little use (less than 10 times).

When being worn briefly the waist strap loosened on it's own. When washed the dye bled excessively from the straps. Several washes and rinses later the color was still running.

Our baby was riding in the Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier backpack on my husband's back while we were walking on the beach. Our baby is approximately 27 lbs and is 22 months old. She wiggled one leg out of the carrier so that both legs fell into one leg hole. She began to slip out of the baby carrier through the leg hole but got stuck. Her head/neck was caught on the shoulder strap. My husband realized there was a problem and took the back pack off, getting our baby's feet on solid ground. This prevented her from obtaining any injuries such as strangulation. She could have been "hung" by the her head/neck being caught in the strap. Our baby was okay, but I hadn't thought it was even possible for her to get both legs through one hole. [In another instance, she was able to shrug her shoulders out from under the shoulder straps and stand up in the carrier (by putting her feet on the middle seat divider) completely unstrapped. Again, injury was avoided because my husband and I saw what happened and took her out of the carrier.]

I received the product today from Amazon where it is listed for sale for $59.99. Within 10 minutes of using the carrier a strap broke and a clip came off. There's a zipper connecting the carrier to a seat part on the waistband and the zipper pulls apart. No injuries. I didn't see any labels saying it had been tested for safety so I kept hands on my daughter at all times because I am well versed in carriers. The carrier doesn't have a weight limit listed, only an age maximum (40 months) and I know that's not how the safety of a carrier is tested. I contacted the company and asked if they are compliant with safety testing and they said, "we are compliant with Amazon, don't worry." I told them I meant the actual safety laws that are in place to keep children safe and they were completely dismissive and dodged the question. They claim to be a company out of Delaware but their product is made in China.