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LÍLLÉbaby Complete Embossed Baby Carrier Review

Even though we’re nearing the end of our baby carrier days, I just can’t help but love on LÍLLÉbaby’s new line of Complete Embossed carriers.

It has all the features you know and love in LÍLLÉbaby’s Complete carriers but in light and breathable microcloth, ultra soft suedecloth inside, and gorgeous embossed detailing all along the front. It’s available in blue, citrus, coral, and my fave, this gorgeous teal!

LILLEbaby front inward carry

Here’s a quick summary of the features you can expect to find in every LÍLLÉbaby Complete carrier:

  • Six ergonomic carrying positions without the need for an infant insert: front-fetal, front-infant, front-outward, front-toddler, hip, and back carry. The Complete grows with your child from 7 lbs to 45 lbs.
  • Removable lumbar support increases comfort, maintains healthy posture and alignment, and prevents lower back strain.
  • Two-way straps enable you to carry “backpack style” or with straps crossed in the back. Dual adjustment buckles simplify breastfeeding and adjusting straps on the go.
  • Removable sleeping hood with dual adjustment points to provide support for baby’s head while sleeping, sun protection, and privacy while nursing.
  • Extra tall and entendable torso provides extra neck and back support and keeps taller babies secure in the carrier. The adjustable width gently cradles baby’s head, and elastic straps provide support while allowing for movement and easy adjustment.
  • Large zippered storage pocket, plus easy-reach pocket for storing hood and essentials.
  • Wide, padded shoulder straps and waist belt to evenly distribute baby’s weight for maximized comfort.

I love the wide seat that fully supports even my 3-year-old and keeps her legs in the proper position. The extendable high back works well to keep her feeling secure, especially in a back carry. The removable lumbar support makes a big difference in wearability, especially for older toddlers. At 3 years old and 33 pounds, Kay was comfortable to wear for up to about 30 minutes on my front and at least an hour and a half on my back.

back carry

We tried the hip carry, but at Kay’s age, the off balance weight became uncomfortable for me and pulled at my neck after just a little while. Kay didn’t mind it at all though, as her position is similar to how I would naturally carry her on my hip without a carrier. This carry would work better for smaller, lighter babies.

Be aware that if you want to switch between front/back and hip carrying, you will need to rethread the straps each time. In general it’s not a practical set up for us, but if you do like to hip carry, the straps do a great job of keeping Kay in place and feeling secure hands-free.

LILLEbaby hip carry

6 positions make this a wonderfully versatile carrier, but it’s the little things that make it truly a joy to use. Like how the inside is lined with super soft suedecloth against baby’s skin, and how it’s made so that the suedecloth overlaps the edges of the seat so they never cut into your baby’s legs. How it comes complete with a removable lumbar support pad to maintain posture and prevent lower back strain, and how you can store the hood in the pocket below or remove it entirely if you choose.

There are little “pockets” on the shoulder straps to tuck the webbing away when I’m not using it, giving them a neat and streamlined appearance. The little padded cushion underneath the chest/back buckle protects my skin from the buckle digging in, and the convenient zippered pocket keeps my phone, keys, and wallet safe and secure.

snuggling in the back carry

The Complete carrier grows with your baby from 7-45 pounds, without an infant insert. The height of the back adjusts up and down with snaps on either side, and you can adjust the width of the seat for smaller babies or for facing out.

How to adjust the seat width on the LILLEbaby Complete Carrier

The wide, padded waist belt is adustable up to about 52″. The shoulder straps are padded all the way down to the carrier panel and adjust two ways, making it simple to get a comfortable fit for me and Kay.

adjustable straps

One of my favourite things about this carrier is that it’s machine washable! Busy mamas ain’t got time for handwashing and spotwashing everything, especially an item that babies will inevitably drool all over, spit up on, and have those dreaded blowouts in. And of course, no review would be complete without a close-up of this beautiful embroidery down the entire front panel that gives the carrier its distinctive embossed appearance. I love it!

Lillebaby embossed panel

The LÍLLÉbaby Complete Embossed retails for $169.99 USD. Connect with LÍLLÉbaby on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Purchase your LÍLLÉbaby carrier direct from LÍLLÉbaby or on Amazon.

Disclosure: I received a sample item for review. All opinions expressed are completely honest and my own, based on my personal experience. Your experience may differ. This post contains affiliate links. This West Coast Mommy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I will receive a small commission if you purchase through my link, at no additional cost to you. This income helps pay for the operating costs of my website – thank you for your support!

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295 Comments

  • I love SSCs. They’re great for toddlers and littles! I like that this has so many positions and being ergonomic it’s comfortable for mommy and baby.

    • This carrier looks amazing! I love that your 3 year old looks comfortable in it and that it’s machine washable! 🙂

  • This looks so comfortable! I had no idea the Lillebaby had so much padding on all of the straps and lumbar support. Now I really want to get one haha. Thanks for sharing this!

  • I have been wanting a stuctured carrier for a while now, and I think I’m sold on the Lillebaby. I really like the COMPLETE Embossed – Teal, because teal is my favorite color.

  • What a beautiful carrier. I’d love to see photos of your 3yo in a toddler sized one vs the complete. It looks comfy for her though.

  • This is an absolutely gorgeous color! I love it. It sounds like a great carrier too. I can’t believe it’s machine washable. That has to be my absolute favorite feature. The mei tai that we use almost every day has seen so many messes, and I can’t even imagine having to constantly hand wash and spot clean a carrier with as messy as my little guy can be. Thank you for the great review!

  • I love my lillebaby. I put my son in a different carrier one time and he just didn’t like it. Would love to win a carry on so I can carry my daughter too.

  • That teal is absolutely gorgeous and I’m loving the embossed back panel! I feel like lumbar support should be an absolute necessity on ergonomic carriers! Very impressed with Lillebaby!

  • This carrier is gorgeous, thanks for the great review. I have been looking for a new carrier and am now leaning towards a Lillebaby!

  • That carrier looks amazing. I love baby wearing and love the functionality of this carrier. Also the color is beautiful.

  • Hey. Thanks for the pictures, they really help me because I am a visual learner. I love that it’s you with your daughter, it makes me more relatable, especially to me who is new to baby carrying.
    Have a great day
    Thanks

  • Looks like a great quality product and with six adjustable positions it would grow with us! Great review…thanks for sharing!

  • This would be amazing for our growing family! I am due October 8th and this would allow me to still keep up,with my toddler while bringing along my newborn 🙂 fingers crossed!

  • This is what my daughter would love to have for her newborn of 2 wks. . It’s not in the budget, yet. I would seriously love to win something she would be over the moon about. Thank you very much for the opportunity for me to give it to her, as I would not be able to any other way.

  • Love the pictures in the review, and thanks for pointing out that the suede cloth goes all along the leg openings, this is a nice feature when baby is wearing shorts (or no bottoms at.all!).

  • Love this! It would be perfect for my 2 year old son. I’ve been looking at options for a good carrier that will hold an older child and hopefully someday soon another little one 🙂

  • Wow this is a very cool carrier! I love the embossing, and the flexibility it has, wish I could afford one 🙂 That’s a beautiful baby model you have too. This is so on my wish list for Christmas!

  • Oh my goodness, the color of that carrier is breathtakingly gorgeous! I love that it is gender neutral too. I read so many great things now I’m eager to try one! 🙂

  • I loved your wonderful review of the Lille baby embossed carrier it’s absolutely gorgeous!! I would love the citrus color!! I have been following Lillebaby for a while and I’d love to get a chance to be the winner of this carrier I have a bad back and the padded straps and all the lumbar support sounds like a dream!! I live the fact that the carrier does not dig into your back on the babies legs unlike some others and the fact this beautiful carrier is machine washable!! What an awesome giveaway!! thank you for the chance!!

  • I love that you actually showed the interior and how to adjust the width of the seat for smaller/facing out babies too! Thank you!

  • I was not familiar with this brand of carrier before this review, but it looks amazing and I’m going to have to check it out.

  • Thank you for pointing out the little details that they don’t mention on their website. That makes me want this carrier even more!

  • Thank you guys for what you do! You guy’s rock! I LOVE your products! I love the colors and the lumbar support in the carriers!

  • Awesome Review. I am in love with this carrier. After reading your review i feel more educated on the features of this one. Thank you.

  • I have heard these are one of the best out on the market. I’d love to try one for myself and see if that is true.

  • I was not familiar with this carrier before this review, but now I plan to look into it some more. I’m a bit on the large side, so it’s been hard to find a carrier that fits comfortably, but this one seems very adjustable.

  • The embossed looks so soft and comfy! Love the fact that it can grow to fit your child from infant to toddler, without sny extra inserts. Also the 5 different carry positions is really a nice feature!

  • I like how this LÍLLÉbaby’ carrier is adjustable and looks like it would be super comfortable. I also love the teal colour and the embroidery!

  • I love how versatile this carrier is, from newborn to toddler, only one needed which is great. And gorgeous colors too!

  • I love that I can use this carrier for both my children and it looks so comfortable and breathable. Which is important when you live in Florida.

  • I LOVE that teal carrier! What a beautiful mama and baby! Thanks for the explanation on the embossed carrier. Now I’m even more in love!

  • I am so glad you did a review on Lillebaby carriers, I have been eyeing them for awhile and now I know I need one for sure!

  • I love the fact that you can do a hip carry with this carrier. It gives your little one the ability to look around but still turn in to mama when the world gets overstimulating. <3

  • I love that this product adjust for bigger little ones. I just had my 4 year old special needs child who is 35 lbs in our ergo and it killed my back! This carrier looks well thought out with bigger little ones in mind!

  • I like how this carrier looks very comfortable for both the mother and the child and that it can be used in six different positions and is adjustable to fit each individual. 🙂

  • This carrier looks amazing! I love that your 3 year old looks so comfortable in it and I love that it’s machine washable. 🙂

  • I am absolutely in love with this color and pattern, how gorgeous! I love that there are 6 carrying positions, which is more than most carriers. I would love to have one for my baby girl, she loves being close to me!