I use my Baby Bjorn all the time! Started using it at 2 weeks for a doctors visit instead of towing around the infant car seat. As a first time mom I believe it's given me independence for running around town with the baby. She is six months old and loves it because she gets to see the world in comfort with mommy! I didn't want to get something that would swallow the baby and I... like the Sling "thing" and the other carriers just did not look sharp to me with the pastels or the awful patterns. My husband uses it as well and enjoys going for a stroll and bonding with the baby. We have the City Black Carrier and we get so many compliments!