Pavo Sea Star Starling

I got a beautiful Pavo Sea Star Starling size 4 in temp trade.  I was excited to try this Pavo form wrap, even if pink isn’t really my color ;-)

At first touch it felt a lot like Pavo Unicornio, which I have tried in the past, as you can see from my main photo! I do find Sea Star to be softer than Uni, and more floppy but it is possible (as always) that Sea Star is just more broken in than the Unicornio I tried.

I would easily consider this to be a squish worthy wrap and it held up well to my 24 pound 15 month old, even in single layer carries.  I find it to be neither dry nor soap and having some, but very little, texture.

I found Sea Star to have good glide while doing second passes, but in some cases, maybe a little bit too much.  I always like to try carries with a half knot instead of a proper double knot to see how it does, slip-wise, and Sea Star held for a little bit, but then started slipping minimally, not enough, but enough that I wouldn’t be comfortable with a half knot.  It did seem to hold a slipknot well enough, which is what matters more to most people than a half knot.  The only other time I had issues with slip was while trying to tighten the second pass of double hammock.  If I wasn’t careful the bottom rail would slip up over his tush and I would have to reposition.  Not a big deal in the grand scheme (and maybe due in part to wiggly toddler) but worth mentioning ;-)

There is a bit of stretch in Sea Star Starling but not very much, it’s there but you have to look for it.  I found it to be relatively thin.  There wasn’t any real cush to speak of but it never felt diggy in any of the carries I tried (ruck TIF, double hammock TAS, kangaroo, and front wrap cross carry TUB).

In all I would consider this a great squish to toddler wrap if glide is your game and you want a soft wrap to wrap and cuddle with! 

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All About Me

I am a New England based wrapper (and all around babywearer) that loves to write and try out different wraps.  My husband and I have three kids and three cats, just to keep things interesting! 

Most wraps that I review are here on temp trade though maybe some day I will get a chance to host testers.  I am a serial churner and have seen a LOT of wraps come through here in the 15 months we have been wrapping.

We get at least one “ups” every day here but typically more than that.  My little guy loves to go up in the afternoon after nap time and whenever we go out and about in the world.

For techincal stuff, my base is a size 5.5, being between bases is just, awesome.  I have used wraps anywhere from a size 2 to a size 7, haven’t ventured in to 8 territory yet!  My wrapee is 15 months old (as of December 2015) and around 24 pounds.

That’s a little bit about me! I hope you will follow along (and maybe be patient since we know 3 kids take a lot of time!) as I find time to review the wraps I am using/have used.