Liinalapsi Oy Wompat Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual:

Wompat Baby Carrier

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Wompat soft structured carrier is designed and carefully hand
made in Finland. Wompat carrier is a great help in everyday life: it
helps you to bond with your child from the start. A newborn baby
feels secure and it is easier for you to meet baby’s needs when he
is close. On the other hand an overwhelmed toddler enjoys the
closeness equally.

Read all instructions carefully before assembling and using the
baby carrier. Keep instructions for further use. Check the carrier
before each use: make sure the buckles, straps and adjustments
are secure. Before each use check for ribbed seams, torn straps
or fabric or any damaged fasteners. Ensure the child is properly
placed in the carrier and his legs are placed correctly.

Wompat baby carrier comes in four sizes. The baby size is for
about 0-18 months, medium size for 1-3 years, toddler size 2-4
years and the pre-school size 3-5 years. The minimum weight
limit for the baby size Wompat is 3,5 kg (7 lbs). The maximum
weight for baby size is 20 kg (45 lbs). The maximum weight for
the medium, toddler and pre-school Wompat is 22 kg (48 lbs). If
you need help choosing the right size, please contact your local
distributor or the manufacturer.

You can carry the child on the front or on the back. Always carry
the child in an upright position and facing towards you. Carry a
small baby high against your chest and her head close enough
to kiss. Carry the child in the ergonomic frog leg position: baby’s
legs open and his knees at the same level or higher than her bot­tom. Never open the waist buckle while the child is in the carrier!

Practice with a doll or teddy and use a mirror as help. Ask another
adult to help you, if you feel unsure – specially with the back car­ries. When you first start wearing the baby, make sure that baby
is well fed and calm. It is also good practise to start moving when
the baby is in the carrier for example take a walk. The movement
will calm the baby.

Baby’s face should always be visible – do not cover baby’s face.
Baby’s nose should not be pressed against your body. The carrier
should be tight enough so that baby’s chin will not curl against
his chest but not too tight so that baby can move his head eas­ily. Always monitor the baby in the carrier and make sure that
baby can breath easily. Premature infants, infants with respiratory
problems and babies under 4 months are at greatest risk of suf­focation.

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and use common sense.
Baby’s safety is always your responsibility. Do not perform any
activities that might put your baby in danger for example bike or
horse riding, running, jogging, jumping etc. Never use the carrier
while engaging in activities such as cooking or cleaning which
involves a heat source or exposure to chemicals. Never wear the
baby carrier while driving or being a passenger in a motor vehicle.
Do not lay down or sleep while baby is in the carrier. Never use
the carrier when your balance or mobility is impaired because of
exercise, drowsiness or medical conditions.

Introduction & safety Newborn carry

This carry is for babies under about 2 months. The waist belt is worn the other way around than normally. This way the body panel creates a safe pouch
for the baby. You can wear the shoulder straps straight or crossed on your back. 3,5-5 kg / 7-11 lbs.

3. Fasten the buckle and adjust.

5. Put on both shoulder straps. Leave
the body panel loose enough so that
you can easily slide the baby in.

1. Take off both buckles of waist belt
and turn them over. Thread the buck­les back on. Pull the webbing and
make sure the buckles won’t slip. You
only need to do this 2 times: when
you start newborn carry and again
when baby is about 2 months.

4. Fasten the buckles of shoulder
straps to the corresponding buckles
at the sides of body panel. Leave the
straps loose.

6. Fasten the small chest strap behind
your neck. Adjust if necessary.

2. Put on the waist belt: the body pan­el hangs straight towards the ground
and the warning label faces out. Wear
the waist belt as high around your
waist as possible.

7. Hold baby with both hands and
slide him inside the carrier. Baby
should face towards you.

8. Pull the carrier up to baby’s neck
and back of the head. Baby’s legs
should be inside the carrier in the nat­ural frog leg position. At the picture
16 you can see how baby’s legs are
inside the carrier.

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13. If you need extra support for ba­by’s head, use the sleep hood. Do not
cover baby’s head with the hood but
leave the hood behind baby’s back of
the head.

16. Here you can see how baby’s legs
are curled into the frog leg position
inside the carrier.

14. Another way to use the hood: roll
it up and tie the strings to the shoul­der straps.

5. Put on the shoulder straps one at a
time. Hold the baby always with your
other hand. Fasten the chest strap be­hind your neck.

15. Taking the baby out: loosen the
shoulder straps and lift baby up and
out of the carrier.

6. Adjust the shoulder straps by pull­ing forward. Baby should be firmly
against your body.

9. Adjust the shoulder straps by pull­ing forward. Baby should be firmly
against your body and well supported
by the fabric. The fabric on both sides
of the carrier should be against your
body.

12. When baby falls asleep turn baby’s
cheek towards your chest so that baby
can easily breathe. Check the sleeping
baby regularly and make sure he has
free airways.

3. Hold baby facing towards you. Ba­by’s legs are wide open at the frog
position. Check that the width of
the body panel is suitable: the fabric
should reach from baby’s knee-pit to
knee-pit but no further.

10. Adjust the string at the upper
edge of the body panel so that the
fabric will support baby’s neck.

1. Tie a narrow string or scarf around
the base of the body panel to make
it narrower.

4. Lift up the carrier. The upper edge
should reach baby’s neck or back of
the head.

11. Baby is at suitable level when you
can easily kiss his head. Baby’s face
should always be visible and not cov­ered by fabric.

2. Put on the waist belt – the warning
label should be towards your body. If
you have turned the buckles over for
the newborn carry, take the buckles
out, turn them and put back on the
original way.

Front Carry: 2-4 months

It is time to move to this carry when baby’s legs don’t seem to fit inside the carrier any more. Also if the upper edge of the carrier doesn’t reach baby’s neck
any more, baby has outgrown the newborn carry. 5-7 kg / 11-15 lbs.

7. Adjust the string at the upper edge
of the body panel so that the fabric
will support baby’s neck.

8. Baby’s face should always be visible
and not covered by fabric. Check the
sleeping baby regularly and make sure
he has free airways.