The range of things for pregnant women over the past few years has expanded significantly. With such a variety, it’s even difficult to make the right choice and not to buy too much. But what really worth paying attention to is the sling jackets. The thing is universal, multifunctional, in a word, indispensable.
Features
Sling jackets differ from conventional models by the presence of an additional insert, which is located in front. Most often, it is fastened with a zipper on both sides, thus forming an additional place for convenient placement of the child. The insert can be adjusted in width and height, due to which neither you nor your baby will have to adapt to the standard sizes of the jacket.
Models
Since the advent of slingokurtok, their production volumes began to increase rapidly. Designers show great interest in such clothes, which are respected and popular among pregnant women and young mothers. Due to this diversity, you can choose a model based solely on your preferences.
A good sling jacket necessarily has mechanisms for adjusting the hem: drawstring or drawstring. Slingokurtki depending on seasonality are divided into the following models:
- Summer options are extremely rare and are created in most cases by individual orders. But still they exist and dress in most cases in cool weather or for an evening walk. Most often, fleece is used for sewing them, which can be of various thicknesses. If in such a jacket to remove the addition for the baby, then it can be used as a regular sweater.
- Demi-season baby jackets are presented, perhaps, in the largest assortment. The top layer is often made waterproof so that drizzling rain does not upset your child's walk.
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Winter sling jackets are selected primarily for the thickness of the insulation, which can be isosoft, the familiar hollofiber, thermofin and tinsulate. Yes, all these heaters do not have natural materials in their composition, but their characteristics are at their best.
Sling jackets may also differ in insert design. There are several common options:
- Models with one insert, which is universal, can be used during pregnancy and after childbirth for walking with the baby. Such universal inserts can be turned over, changing their functional component. There are also inserts with wings, due to which the dimensions of this element and its purpose change. Both options are convenient and practical.
- Sling jackets can be equipped with two inserts: one is used during pregnancy, and the other is used for walking with a baby.
- There are models of sling jackets in which there is one regular insert, but they can still be used before and after childbirth. The secret of versatility is hidden in the presence of horizontal elastic bands, which can be located throughout the jacket or be concentrated only in the waist area. Due to these elastic bands, the jacket is stretched as needed, because during pregnancy even an insert becomes unnecessary.
Selection tips
Practicality and multifunctionality, of course, play a big role in choosing a jacket, but still its appearance should be like and fit the type. Seams should be strong, even, without tattered threads and gaps.
- A good sling jacket should have a moisture resistant top layer that will not be blown away by the wind, but will also provide good air circulation.
- The presence of a fleece lining is an indisputable advantage, since this material is pleasant to the touch, soft and delicate.
- Pockets must be present on the jacket so that you can quickly find the phone, keys, handkerchief and other important items.
- The hood cannot be called a necessary element, but its importance increases if hats are rarely included in the image. Slingokurtka often has a hood for the child. In this case, it is necessary.
- If the dimensions of the insert on the jacket are regulated by the wings, then there must be at least two on each side.
Shortened models are best avoided, since they are not able to protect well from the cold and cover the most vulnerable places.