If you're looking for a baby carrier, I wrote this article to help you understand the different types of baby carriers available. Then I summarized the most popular baby and child carrier brands and products on Amazon. Once you've found one that meets your needs. You can click on it and read the reviews and details. If you prefer Ebay shopping, those links are at the bottom of this article.

You'll find all of the most popular child carrier brands, Sleep Wrap, Balboa, Moby, BabyBjorn, Maya, Kelty and Ergo.

The simplest type of baby carrier is a long and strong piece of soft stretchy fabric that you can wrap around your self and tie. It has no buckles or sharp fasteners. You can usually tie the baby in front to look at you or at the world. As the baby grows into a toddler the wrap and tie arrangement can be changed to carry a toddler on your hip.

There are wrap baby carriers that also have ties and fasteners and leg openings. Sometimes a baby carrier will wrap over one shoulder, sometimes two. But it isn't possible to carry a baby or toddler on your back with a wrap-style baby carrier.

For that, you'll need to move ino a carrier that has a frame and a canvas cockpit that holds the baby. These come in all different kinds of designs. Some even have sun and rain roofs that protect you baby as they happily peek over your shoulder.

Many baby carriers are designed with zip pockets where you can keep your keys and wallet and diapers and treats for the baby.

First of all pay attention to what size baby will fit in the baby carrier. Some have a minimum weight of 8 pounds. If you baby is a small preemie, you might have to wait a while before it will hold the baby safely. On the other end of the spectrum, I've seen upper weight limits vary from 25 to 40 pounds. That will definitely affect how long you can use the baby or child carrier.

Do you mostly want to carry your child in front, in the back or on your hip. For your own comfort you might want to buy two different styles, so you can use different parts of your body.

What kinds of storage do you need. How many diapers, change of clothes, toys and sippie cups do you need on your outing.

Will you be checking out stores at the mall or being outside all day on a day hike?

I'm sure you'll get lots of ideas from the products shown below and the reviews shown on Amazon. And that you'll find just the right baby carrier fo you and your baby. Thank you for visiting my hub, Nelda

The Sleep Wrap Baby Carrier swaddles your baby and lulls them to sleep with your movement. So while your going about your daily chores and errands your baby can rest comfortably and enjoy your company.

Your Sleep Wrap Baby Carrier is built to grow up with your baby because it will hold babies of all sizes from premature and newborn to two year-olds. There are no hard parts, not buckles, pinching straps or stretch-out materials.

It is very easy to learn to tie the Sleep Wrap Baby Carrier to make you and the baby comfortable and secure. A clear and detailed instruction booklet is enclosed. It comes in a variety of colors that are appropriate for men and women - navy blue, light blue, green, brown, grey, black and tan, dark green, purple, red, dark pink, and orange. These neutrals coordinate with any wardrobe to let you look pulled-together and stylish. The bright colors can add a spark to jeans and t-shirt days.

The Balboa Baby Adjustable Sling can be used by both small women and large men, so you don't have to buy two separate baby slings for you and your husband. It will hold babies and toddlers from 6 to 25 pounds. You'll be able to carry your baby in a variety of positions. Cuddle your newborn at your chest. Carry your toddler on your hip. In any position the baby will be safe and secure.

It also has a front storage pocket for your convenience. It's a soft carrier with contour straps. Made from 98% cotton, which lets it breath in hot weather and 2% spandex, so it will keep its shape.

The Moby Wrap is designed to use your entire back and shoulders to carry your baby. The Moby Wrap is a wide piece of fabric that you wrap over both shoulders (instead of just one). There are no uncomfortable metal or plastic buckles, snaps, or fasteners to pinch your baby. It is 5 meters (1 meter = 39 inches) long so you have a lot of choices on how you want to carry your baby - facing you, facing the world, sideways, or on your back.

Will securely hold a preemie or newborn baby up to a toddler of 35 pounds.

The BabyBjorn Baby Carrier is easy for you to put on because all of the adjustments are made in the front. And if your baby falls asleep in the carrier, you can just lean over the crib and lay him or her down. This is wonderful if you have a collicky baby that needs to be walked to sleep. There's less chance of waking, if you don't have to remove the baby.

Babies will fit the BabyBjorn Baby Carrier as soon as they weigh 8 pounds and meassure 21 pounds. For your baby's security and your peace of mind, there is a firm head support for little babies. As your baby grows, you can change the position from facing you to facing the world. Babies love seeing where your going and what's going on in the world.

The Maya Wrap Lightly Padded Baby Sling can also be used as a nursing cover. It can hold a baby or toddler up to 35 pounds. For your ease and convenience there's a built in pocket for keys, wallet or diaper. It's easy to use and comes with a instructional DVD as well as information booklet.

If you live in a cold climate, you can put it on and they your coat over it. You can put you baby in it without taking off your coat. So your baby stays warm and snug on winter walks and chores.

The beautiful Quatemalan fabric is strong and easily washed. So it stays fresh throughout all sorts of baby spit-ups and diaper malfunctions. Over a dozen gorgeous colors are available - blue, green, yellow, black, brown, red, and more.

The Evenflo Sungli Comfort Vent Carrier has padding on the shoulder straps for your comfort. And for your baby, the head support and leg openings have comfort padding. Vents on the side keep you both snug and fresh. The Evenflo Snugli Comfort Vent Carrier itself is very light, so it doesn't add so much to the weight your lifting. Baby can face toward you or away. Storage pockets allow you to keep your keys and wallets and and extra diaper for your walks. It is rated to carry babies between 7 and 26 pounds.

You can carry your baby in front snuggled toward you or facing out to greet the world. Or you can carry baby on your back. The straps are richly padded with memory foam for your comfort and the cushioned lumbar support helps prevent you from straining your lower back. Bib folds and snaps down when baby faces out. BreatheMesh fabric keeps you both comfortable.

With its unique and easy buckling system the Infantino Front 2 Back Rider Baby Carrier is easy to use. For use with babies weighing from 8 to 32 pounds.

The Ergo Baby Carrier is designed to ensure that your baby sits in the proper position to encourage proper hip, pelvis and spine growth. It is also designed for the parents' comfort by transferring the baby's weight to the parents' hips and shoulders, to reduce physical stress.

It is designed to fit adults from 5 feet to 6 feet 5 inche in height, with waists from 25 inches to 43 inches. It can carry a newborn to 40-pound toddler.

There is a convenient pocket on the back of the carrier with side zipper for eash access.

The Kelty Pathfinder Child Carrier is a deluxe top of the line child carrier and receives rave reviews on Amazon. It is a framed child carrier with a removable and washable cockpit pad and sun-rain hood. It has loads of storage room for diapers. You can tie toys off the loops that are on this baby carrier; and keep a sippie cup in the holder in the back.

For parent comfort there's a three-layer padded and contoured waist belt and molded shoulder straps.

Fits babies and toddlers up to 40 pounds. It fits a 15-inch to 22-inch torso frame.

Kelty has many different kinds of child carries, as you can see below. Click on any of them to learn more about them at Amazon and read the reviews of people who have bought and used them.