owner`s manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT!
Please read this owner’s manual before using the baby carrier.
KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Please see our website for additional instructions,
tips and video demonstrations.
www.lillebaby.com
English- pages
1-8 I Français pages 9 à 16
CONTENT
Carrying Positions
1. Fetal Carry...p3
Features
2. Face In w/Infant...p4
3. Face Forward...p4 4. Face In Wide Seat...p5
5. Hip Carry...p5
6. Back Carry...p6
Neck Support...p3
Hood...p6
Adjust Seat...p7
Infant Harness...p7
Lumbar Support...p7
Safety ...p8
START HERE: WAIST BELT
Every carrying position starts with placing the waist belt around your hip or waist.
Place waist belt around your
hip or waist. Run male buckle
through elastic safety band
and connect with female
buckle. You will hear it “click”
when it is safely engaged.
Pull remaining webbing
strap through the elastic
safety band—it should
hang outside the elastic
band to allow for adjustments.
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Tighten. Belt should
always fit snug.
Roll up excess webbing and fold elastic
loop around strap-roll
to keep it in place.
(Optional)
1. FETAL CARRY
Newborn to 3 Months
Minimum 7lb (3.2kg)
1
Ideal for newborns min. 7lb (3.2kg) to approx. 3 months. Use Wide Seat
setting. Install Safety Harness and adjust to fit baby’s size. Place waist belt on:
2
Find a nursing blanket
and roll it up to a “seat.”
Leave a loose end. Place
the blanket on the belt
and tuck loose end under
the waist belt to keep it in
place.
5
3
Bring baby to your chest.
Gently slide her onto the
blanket and guide feet to
each side or in front of
her.
Run hands along
shoulder pads and
locate the connecting strap
behind your neck;
connect the buckle and tighten the
strap.
4
Support baby with your
left hand; with your
right hand place the
shoulder strap over
your shoulder.
6
Switch hands to support
your baby; with your left
hand place the left shoulder strap over your shoulder.
Locate the harness strap inside
the carrier; run strap around
baby’s waist and engage buckles
in front of baby’s belly.
Neck Support
Unbutton Neck Support snaps.
Fold Neck Support up and connect
with buckles on shoulder pads.
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Hold on to the buckle and pull
on the Neck Support webbing
to adjust the Neck Support
width. (Optional)
2. FACE IN w/INFANT
Ideal for newborn babies 7lb (3.2kg) and until baby is ready for the
wide seat. Use Narrow Seat setting. Install Safety Harness and
adjust to fit baby’s size.
Minimum 7lb (3.2kg) and Up
1
2
Connect waist belt
around your waist to
position baby higher
up (p 2).
Bring baby up, facing
you. Baby’s legs
should straddle the
carrier seat.
3
Support baby with
your left hand;
with your right
hand place the
shoulder strap
over your shoulder.
4
Switch hands to
support your baby;
with your left hand
place the shoulder
strap over your left
shoulder.
5
With both shoulder
straps securely on
your shoulders;
engage the connecting strap buckle
behind your neck
and tighten.
Engage Safety harness: Locate the harness strap inside the
carrier, run strap
around baby’s waist
and engage buckles in
front of baby’s belly.
3. FACE FORWARD
*Do not start until baby can strongly support her/his head upright,
6 Months* and Older
ideally 6 months. Use Narrow Seat. Fold Neck Support down.
1
2
3
Place waist belt on your
hip or waist (p 2). Bring
baby close to you, facing
out. Place baby’s bottom
close to your belly button,
“sitting” on the belt.
Support baby with your
right hand. With your left
hand place the left shoulder strap over your
shoulder.
Switch hands to support
your baby; with your
right hand place the right
shoulder strap over your
shoulder.
Guide baby’s legs to each
side of the carrier seat.
Carrier should catch
close to baby’s crotch.
4
With both shoulder
straps securely on your
shoulders; engage the
connecting strap buckle
and tighten.
TIP: If the seat looks too wide, lift baby closer to
the belt. Also try tucking the carrier seat in to
more of a V-shape between baby’s legs.
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4. FACE IN w/WIDE SEAT
Start when baby is comfortable sitting with legs on each side of your
waist normally minimum 6 months. Use Wide Seat setting.
6 Months and Older
2
1
Place waist belt on your
hip or waist (p 2). Bring
your baby close against
your chest, facing you.
Guide baby’s legs to each
side of your waist. Bring
carrier up over baby’s
back.
4
3
Support your baby with
your right hand. With
your left hand place the
left shoulder strap over
your left shoulder.
Switch to supporting
your baby with your left
hand. With your right
hand place the right
shoulder strap over your
shoulder.
Run hands along shoulder pads and locate the
connecting strap behind
your neck; connect the
buckle and tighten the
strap.
5. HIP CARRY
Use Wide Seat setting. Start when baby is comfortable sitting with legs on
each side of your waist—normally minimum 6 months. Place waist belt on
and rotate it to your hip (p 2):
6 Months and Older
1
Place waist belt on
your hip or waist (p 2).
Unbuckle both shoulder straps; connect
the left (front) padded
strap with the right
(back) webbing strap.
Pull remaining webbing strap through
elastic safety band.
2
Bring baby up, legs
straddling your hip.
Bring body of carrier
over baby’s back.
Support baby with
your right arm.
3
4
With your left hand run
the connected shoulder
strap over your head and
place onto your left shoulder. Place right arm
through strap to the front
of the carrier.
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Run the right
(back) padded
shoulder pad
under your
right arm and
around your
waist, and connect with webbing strap buckle. Run remaining webbing strap through
elastic safety band. Tighten
straps.
6. BACK CARRY
Use Wide Seat setting. Start with baby in Front-Face-In position with the
Wide Seat (p5). Always support baby with one hand:
6 Months and Older
1
Loosen shoulder straps
by lifting the outer edge
of the buckles. Slip your
right arm up under the
shoulder pad.
2
3
Place left hand under baby’s bottom and right hand
on the belt. In one motion, lift baby and slide her
around your hip onto your back under your lifted
arm. A light bounce will assist the move. Move
right hand to your back to support baby.
Slide your left arm down
under the shoulder strap
webbing. Push strap onto
your shoulder.
4
5
Slide right hand under shoulder pad and
put it back in place.
6
Slide left hand under webbing
strap and put it back in place.
Tighten straps for a
snug fit.
To remove baby from the back carry position, follow the same strap-instructions as above and rotate baby
around your hip to your front. When in front, release the connecting strap and shoulder straps and place
baby down.
ENGAGE HOOD
1
Locate the right hood
strap and extend it up
above your head.
2
With your left hand,
follow along edge of
the hood to locate the
left hood strap.
3
Lean forward and adjust
baby’s head to the center of
your back. Extend hood
taut over baby’s head.
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4
Connect snaps on hood
straps to snaps on shoulder pads at a length that
supports baby’s head.
NARROW SEAT
1
3
1. Unsnap seat flaps from waist
belt (buttons located inside
the flaps).
2. Release flaps from waist belt
by pulling belt through the
flaps.
2
3. Fold seat flaps to the inside/
lining side and place left seat
flap on top of right seat flap.
Connect the mini-flap button
with the button on left flap.
WIDE SEAT
1
1. Unsnap mini-flap button.
2
2. Run waist belt through the
seat flaps. Connect the sideflap buttons (located inside
flaps) with the waist belt
buttons.
INFANT HARNESS
LUMBAR SUPPORT
Run waist buckle
through the lumbar
support loops.
Run harness strap through the two vertical loops
on the carrier lining and buckle to keep it in place.
Place waist belt on and
adjust location to best
fit you.
INSTALL HOOD
2
1
Run the two buckles
located on front of carrier through the button
holes on the hood.
Thread hood webbing
straps through front
buckles. Adjust length
webbing strap.
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WARNING - FALL HAZARD
CAREFULLY READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ASSEMBLING
AND USING THE CARRIER. KEEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE USE.
ONLY USE THIS CARRIER FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 7 LBS (3.2 KG) AND 45 LBS (20 KG).
THE SAFETY HARNESS MUST BE SECURELY INSTALLED FOR BABIES LESS THAN 11 LBS (5 KG).
INSPECT THE CARRIER FOR ANY SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR BEFORE EACH USE. CHILD MUST FACE
TOWARD YOU UNTIL HE OR SHE CAN HOLD HEAD UPRIGHT. CHILD MUST FACE TOWARD YOU
WHEN CARRIED ON YOUR BACK. SMALL CHILDREN CAN FALL THROUGH A LEG OPENING. ADJUST
LEG OPENINGS TO FIT BABY’S LEGS SNUGLY. ENSURE CHILD IS PROPERLY POSITIONED WITH
THE LEGS STRADDLING THE SEAT, YOUR WAIST AND/OR SAFETY HARNESS. ALWAYS ENSURE
SUFFICIENT ROOM AROUND BABY’S FACE TO PROVIDE A CLEAR SOURCE OF AIR.
CHECK TO ENSURE ALL BUCKLES, STRAPS, SNAPS AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE WORKING AND SECURE
BEFORE EACH USE. NEVER UNBUCKLE WAIST OR SHOULDER STRAPS WHILE CHILD IS IN THE CARRIER. CARRIER SHOULD BE USED BY AN ADULT CARRYING A CHILD ONLY. YOUR BALANCE MAY BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY YOUR MOVEMENTS AND THAT OF YOUR CHILD. CARE WHEN BENDING
OR LEANING FORWARD. THIS CARRIER IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE DURING SPORTING ACTIVITES.
TAKE CARRIER SHOULD NOT BE USED BY PERSONS WITH CONDITIONS THAT MIGHT INTERFERE
WITH THE SAFE USE OF THE PRODUCT. DO NOT USE THE CARRIER WHEN JOGGING, BIKING, DRIVING OR PERFORMING ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY. CONSULT A DOCTOR BEFORE CARRYING HEAVY
WEIGHT. SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER ADULT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SAFELY PLACE CHILD
IN THE CARRIER YOURSELF.
KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE. ALWAYS KEEP HANDS AVAILABLE TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM FALL
OR POTENTIAL DANGER. HOLD YOUR CHILD SECURELY AT ALL TIMES UNTIL CARRIER IS SNUG
AND CORRECTLY ATTACHED.
Washing Instructions: Spot clean preferred. Machine wash separately on
gentle cycle. No bleach, fabric softener or iron. Hang-dry only.
This product is backed by líllébaby’s warranty policy.
The líllébaby® baby carrier complies with Safety Standards including
ASTM F2236-10 and European Standard EN 13209-2:2005
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