Bebe Sachi Handwoven Ilmu Mai Dai Review

Through my love of babywearing an opportunity presented itself to take part in a course that, hopefully by the end of it, will see me qualify as a Babywearing Consultant / Educator in the first quarter of 2020. So, with that in mind, I thought it would be fitting to start creating regular Babywearing content that you would find informative and useful. To kick things off here is my Bebe Sachi Handwoven Ilmu Mai Dai Review. 

Babe Satchi Brand

Back in June 2019, shortly after interviewing Bebe Sachi Founders Rita and Azizah as part of Black Babywearing Week UK, I was kindly sent a Ilmu Meh Dai to review.

Upon unboxing the product I was completely blown away by the sheer beauty of this particular wrap.

The Making of Ilmu Wrap

Roughly translated from Malay, Ilmu (pronounced ill-moo) essentially means knowledge.

It was designed to pay tribute and remember all babies that were carried inside the womb by their mothers but grew their wings too early.

Exclusively Handwoven with a diamond weave and made with 100%  cotton, the Ilmu Meh Dai has 3 rainbows incorporated into the design.

A large rainbow on the panel with two smaller rainbows as rails, woven against a beautiful dark grey.

This limited edition Bebe Sachi design makes it an extremely special piece made with pure love, experience and knowledge and cannot express my sheer gratitude in being sent this particular wrap to review and try with my own littles!

Bebe Sachi Ilmu is suitable from birth but I personally liked to use stretchy wraps for the first 3 months of my children’s lives before moving onto a buckle carrier or mei dai.

The width of the seat can be adjusted by pulling the drawstring cord which is located at the bottom of the body panel where your baby’s bottom will rest. 

My thoughts on

Bebe Sachi Ilmu Meh Tai

I must admit, my usual go to when carrying my now 18 month old daughter is a buckle carrier made with woven material due to the speed it offers but having had the Ilmu Meh Dai for just over 6 months I am slowly being won over by just how versatile Ilmu actually is!

Mei Tai’s in general offer the flexibility of wearing your little in either a front carry, back carry or a hip carry.

It’s even been known to be worn as an Onbuhimo without the waistband tied thus making it a comfortable option to use while pregnant or when tandem wearing with another wrap or carrier as I like to do when Eco wants a quick up en route home from preschool.

I also adore the speed a meh dai offers! It is practically the same as use a woven buckle carrier but better, as one can really create a custom the fit around different wearers and babies bodyshape while providing that same tightness  using a woven wrap provides.

The rails are particularly generous too, which makes it easy to safely secure a taller child like Eco where the body panel falls short on covering their upper back.

Aside from being truly stunning in design, Bebe Sachi make very limited quantities of their babywearing wraps, slings and mai tai’s via their Esty Shop so if you are looking to invest in a reasonably priced handloomed, ethically made masterpiece then do ensure to bookmark their online shop.

I hope you have enjoyed reading my review and honest thoughts of Bebe Sachi Handwoven Meh Dai.

Disclaimer: I was kindly gifted a Bebe Sachi Ilmu Meh Dai in exchange for a review. As always, my thoughts and opinions are honest and entirely my own.