I have received the Flip Advanced from Infantino to facilitate my review. When I received this in the mail, I almost didn't consider trying it because I already had two good carriers, and because my five-month-old really didn't like being worn that much anyway. I convinced myself to just wash it, try it on, then maybe give it to a friend to review. I dragged the whole process out for a couple of days, then finally just plopped the baby in it. I didn't have any trouble getting it on. I didn't read the directions, but I had to stop and use my head for a minute the first time. Once I got the baby in, I was surprised how comfortable it was. I thought it seemed like sort of cheap material but the way it sits doesn't seem cheap at all. The first thing I noticed is that the baby didn't cry, which is what she usually does when I put her in a carrier. Then, after about five minutes, she fell asleep! Out cold. She's tall enough that her head wasn't held in by the back of the carrier, but the angle is just right so that her head didn't tip away from me and dangle into mid air. I carried her around for maybe an hour while she slept. This was three weeks ago (or more?) And she has napped in it every day since. I always use this carrier now, and I am so grateful to have it. She pretty much never complains when she's in it. I like that it is padded, yet has a lot of open spaces on the sides so that she can get air. My baby tends to be hot and now that spring is here the thickness of a carrier is really a concern. I also like the buckles. You can unbuckle the top, the middle, or the base all with one hand. The inner straps help keep the baby from falling out yet there is an opening so we can have skin-on-skin contact. It's easy to adjust. The width at the base (where she sits) isn't uncomfortably wide like certain other popular carriers, but is wide enough to support her weight across her whole bottom. I don't know how long she'll be able to ride in it. It seems like the perfect carrier for young babies. My other two carriers are deeper, it seems, and I fear she will grow too tall for it before long. She is six months old now, about seventeen pounds. I wish it had a piece of fabric attached so that when she's asleep I can put it over her head. But really she knocks out in it pretty well and only seems to waken when I pull her out. Today she slept in it while I grocery shopped. The light wasn't an issue. I didn't realize how inexpensive this carrier was until I logged on to write this review. I would not only recommend this carrier to a friend, I would buy it as a gift for a new mom. My friends will be receiving these. I can't recommend it enough. Any tool that can help when you have a small baby is a really big deal. This has already helped me immensely.