Introducing The Parapluie Carrier!

After the success of our With Child Mei Tai, we began creating more and more custom baby carriers for our customers who wanted a Mei Taiwith "extras"--a padded headrest, extra-long straps, a hood. While designing a custom last Fall, working with a patchwork theme and lots of small piecesof fabric, we used some of the leftover pieces to create appliqued flowers on each strap end. This began the first idea for a Mei Tai with many "extras."

The Parapluie is styled after the traditional Mei Tai carrier used in Asia for thousands of years. This hooded Mei Tai can be used for front, back or side carrying with a one-size-fits-all design and 80" strap length, accommodating both Mom and Dad.

There are 2 pockets. The first is the signature With Child hidden pocket, sewn into the side seam of the carrier's body, perfect for securely stashing cash, credit cards, a pacifier, a cell phone or a snack bar. The second pocket is a large, 12" deep pocket that will hold a few diapers, a receiving blanket or your child's sweater or sweatshirt. Any soft material placed into this fully-lined pocket will become padding to support yourlittle one's back and neck! The hood can also be tucked into this pocket.

One of our favorite things about the Parapluie is the applique detail! All strap ends and hood feature an applique that coordinates perfectly with the high quality designer fabric used throughout the body of the carrier.

In French, "parapluie" means umbrella and we thought this was a delightful wayto describe our new hooded, elegant carrier!

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