Folded Waistband

[u/itsmillertime_10]

Hoping to get some insight from another pair of eyes.

I have the Beluga Baby Cove carrier. Purchased in July 2025 when my son was just under 2m old. I LOVE this carrier. I wear him every single day for sometimes hours (naps).

In December 2025 I noticed the waistband was completely folded in half and I just felt the integrity of the carrier wouldn’t hold up into toddler years, as I have a bit of a barnacle baby and am anticipating I will be wearing him for a long time.

I reached out to the owner and she offered to have me send my carrier back to the to have the waistband replaced and the Velcro replaced and reinforced. She also set me up with an OT for a free fit consultation and they gave me the green light on my fit for front and back carry. She even sent me a loaner carrier to borrow while mine was being fixed.

I had my repaired carrier , and it’s literally been 2 weeks and the waistband is folding in half AGAIN. I’m so frustrated I don’t know what to adjust to prevent this from happening!!

Any insight?? This carrier was so expensive I really don’t want to ruin it…

Pics attached - I know he’s a bit cocky-eyed but it’s because he’s leaning.

TIA!!!

[u/RockyMtnGrl]

You've already gotten good feedback on fixing the fit in the carrier... But I'd like to mention one more thing.

Footie pajamas are generally not good for baby wearing. The tension on the pajamas can put a lot of pressure on baby's toes and feet. The general rule is to either go with footless outfits and add socks if needed, or size way up on the footie pajamas so they're "too long" and don't risk cramping baby's feet when in the carrier.

[u/Artistic-Amphibian21 → u/RockyMtnGrl]

The fact I didn't even think of this... 🤯

Footless clothing often do my absolute tree in when I baby wear as they ride up and I can never pull them down to keep him warm, also there's a serious lack of thick socks for babies! My go to has been footed baby suits and now I'm going to be extra cautious because this should have been so obvious to me. 

Thanks for pointing this out. 🙏 

[u/Sudden-Cherry → u/Artistic-Amphibian21]

Tights are generally more stretchy in my experience than the footed baby suits against the exposed legs and I've gotten some long knee-socks for the baby too a second layer does a lot. If it's really cold we use these snow suit "boots" outside. Otherwise now baby is older wool lined leather slippers start to stay on well enough.