Chimparoo

Suitable for a child that can hold his head or sits by himself (starting from 3-6 months)

This knotting is extremely comfortable and solid and is the preferred knot for walkers who have tried it. It can hold for long periods without slacking. Just make sure it is tight at the start. This is a little more difficult to do the first time and needs a little more time than the kangaroo but has many more advantages. One of the disadvantages is that baby can’t be as high up as with the kangaroo.

Back to woven wrap knots

Here are the basic steps in understanding how to knot the cross wrap on your back:


By glancing at the different knotting techniques, you will see many different ways of putting your baby on your back. According to your baby’s age or your degree of ease in handling your baby against your body, you will find the method that works best for you. Here, we show you a knotting with a 4 year old child, but it is possible to do them with a small baby. Only placing baby on your back will be different.
With an older child, he can simply climb on your back.
Another way to put your child on your back, and this one can be applied well with a small baby, is to pass him behind you by sliding him along the length of your waist and passing him under your arm.


Make sure to have another person to assure the safety of the child the first few times and always be careful.
Lean forward so that the weight of the child would be supported by your body and not your arms.
You can pick up the wrap after, but it is easier to have it already attached around your hips with a simple knot or to place it on the back of the baby before sliding him under your arm.


The child must be lying down with his tummy against your back to be able to carry out this knot.
First place your child with his legs around your waist, knees folded upwards and held in place by the lower edge of the wrap.
Firmly hold baby against you but keep the wrap under your arms.


To steady the child and ease the knotting, make a knot against your chest.
You can also go consult the African knot technique, up until here, it’s the same thing.
Bring one side at a time. While you bring one side of the wrap on your opposite shoulder, keep the other side between your legs to keep it taut. To get the most comfort out of this knot, it is extremely important to keep this tension. So, don’t let go of the material and hold it firmly in your fingers.


Once the material is tight against your shoulder, grab it with the other hand and keep it taut while pulling your hand completely behind you. This manoeuvre takes a little practice. Bring your other hand behind you and try to grab the material from one edge to the other so that you can cover the back and bottom of your child.
Next, bring all the material towards the front by first passing it under the opposite leg of your baby.
Bring up the other side of the wrap and pass it over your shoulder exactly like you did before.


Check the tension again in the front and on the shoulder and always pull the material towards the back. With the other hand in back of you, spread the material over your baby.
The upper edge of the material must cross as high as possible on babies' back almost to his neck so as to obtain a maximum of support.
Cross the rest of the wrap under the child’s bottom and pass under his legs to be able to return towards the front.


, , You can do a knot either in the front or the back of yourself according to the length of your wrap.

Cross wrap on your back