Side by Side Comparison of: Haul'A Baby vs Summer Infant

I purchased this product because of the price and excellent reviews it had. This is the first baby wrap I have ever used. At first i thought it would be hard to figure out but then I looked up videos on youtube and it was so simple to figure out. My son is only 2 weeks old and he seems to enjoy it. It keeps him calm and close to mom. I can't really compare it to other wraps since I've never used any but there is a huge price difference with the top brands and this one seems to do the trick just fine even though its a lot cheaper.

I've been looking for something that my 6 week old son would like and be comfortable in and for me to feel safe carrying him around (he loves to be held). I was incredibly surprised and pleased at how comfortable to wear this wrap is and how soft the material is. I felt really safe carrying my son around. I still have to try out more carrying positions but so far, I love it! :) Great price as well compared to the other wraps. I hardly leave product reviews, but this one was worth it:)

I received this wrap as a Christmas gift from my husband. I've had a couple other carriers and wraps before but this is the best one I've ever had.The fabric is so soft. It's very comfortable to wear.. I've already used it on an all day excursion hiking w/ a 3 month old (Who also loves it!). my back did NOT hurt from carrying a 13lb baby all day. Anyone who's ever used a carrier knows that it's agony on the back after a while. This is the longest wrap I've used but I love the extra length for extra support for baby. So many ways to wrap I'm still learning some new ones. Love the rings they also allow many different options to use.

We both love this. It is a nice fabric that works well. We have dogs and this doesn't get hair stuck on it. Its a great product.

I ordered one of these for my daughter in law. The first one had a small problem and company did an outstanding job of rectifying the situation. She loves the wrap and tried it on my 2 year old grandson and he loved it also, but it's mainly for his newborn sister. I highly recommend this company and this wrap. Very impressed with the service! Thank you for a wonderfull experience and a perfect product

Honestly I am going to be honest about this wrap. I don't think you can give this a lower rating than 5 stars, I'd give more if I could. We got this wrap about 2 days ago, 1st day my wife used it and today I took the lil guy out, boy was I happy with spending 20 bucks on this product. It's so extremely comfortable, my son loves it. It's money well spend, and the best part, we will be using it for awhile. We love it so much that we will be getting another one for our next baby, that way we both can go out together!

Came quickly and exactly as described! It fits great on top of our changing table (Dream on Me - Emily). We haven't used with it baby yet, he still won't be here for 5.5 weeks. It seems to be good quality and will last a while. The bottom (where baby lays) doesn't feel that thick and padded, but I am a first time mother and honestly don't know how other changing pads are in comparison or if the extra padding is necessary. The changing table came with a 1 inch pad, so I have that under it for a little more cushion, just in case for now.Update: Been using it for five weeks now. Works great. Super easy to clean as we have a boy that likes to pee everywhere during diaper changes. Would purchase again. Additional padding not needed, baby does fine.

I really hesitated between this changing pad and a few pricier ones on the market. As a new mom, I'm guilty of always wanting to buy the BEST everything for my baby--even if that sometimes means spending over 100 dollars on a changing pad my daughter will lay on for less than 5 minutes at a time to get her butt wiped (yes, I'm thinking of the Keekaroo Peanut Diaper Changer). But most times I listen to that voice in my head laughing hysterically at me for falling prey to marketing. I then searched around a little more and saw that this changing pad was incredibly affordable and had good reviews, so I decided to go for it. And, honestly, I couldn't be happier. It's safe, comfortable, fits perfectly on top of our $60 Ikea changing table, and there are PLENTY of adorable, affordable diaper covers that fit out there (I recommend getting at least two covers, so when one's in the wash, the other's on the pad.) Zero complaints. Get it.

I couldn't believe the cost of some changing pads, of course I want my baby to be comfortable but it doesn't need to be as high of quality or price as the crib mattress! We purchased this one after a lot of recommendations & research and are very happy. Fits our changing table and covers perfectly. Love that it comes with straps because we are using a dresser as a changing table. Highly recommend.

I have not used this yet, as my baby is due soon :)However I did open it up to set up the nursery. I can tell this product has great quality, and seems very comfortable. I like the idea of having a strap to hold the baby in place, my first child's changing pad did not have that! I installed a pad cover, and it really looks great!I got a little OCDish, and tested the waterproofness of this changing pad. I simply dropped some water in the middle and watched it just hang out above the pad. It did not go through at all, which is great considering what fluids it is going to see very shortly :)Overall a great buy, at under $20 it was also cheaper than what I have seen at the typical baby stores.

The PRODUCT itself is nice, and is exactly as pictured. It is not hard, but firm to the touch which is good for newborns. When you put weight on it it conforms, I can feel the styrofoam like memory foam when I put weight on it. So it should be comfortable for my son.I am however very irritated with the packaging and shipping. I don't know if it was Amazon or FedEx, but I am NOT very happy about the giant tear and dents in the box! Amazon told me this would be here today and FedEx told me it was supposed to be here tomorrow. So I was already irritated about that. Then I get it today, finally, and it's a damaged package thrown on my door step?! I am very OCD and everytime I look at the changing pad my eyes are automatically drawn to the scratch that lifted and bubbled the plastic cover (not sure what it's called, it's like when you scrap a garbage bag on something and the plastic deforms and bubbles). The item wouldn't have been damaged if the box hadn't been damaged. I'm not happy that I wasted my gift card on something that showed up late (or on time, who knows?!) and damaged!I give the 5 stars to the actual changing pad, NOT anything else.Photos of the pad are attached, excuse my pregnant belly!

I've had this changing pad for 3 years now, It is amazing! My three year old still fits on it for diaper changes. Even if you don't have a changing table you can store it under your crib and pull it out as needed. No rips or tears 3 yrs later! Its so convenient to have a pad to change messy diapers on. It didn't have any smell when I received it and it still doesn't now. We put two covers over each other and just take the top on off if it gets dirty. All standard covers fit well. I will be ordering another one for new babys room as wellUPDATE:The new one that came in is not the same model # and has slightly shorter contoured sides. The sides don't come up to a point/look triangly instead it is a squared top. Not sure if this is an update or a whoops but summer brand who I called has not heard of this pad with this model #, yes that is kind of scary how the company hasn't heard of a product that I received from their brand/their tags are on it. This ones model # is 92870z and not the 92000z as listed

I like that this has the option to also be a ring sling. I mostly use it as a wrap. Works great and much better price than competitors. Only downside to this type of product in general I noticed is newborn gets very warm as does mama. Wish fabric breathed a little better.

I don't give it five stars because we weren't able to use it because we live in a hot environment, but I'm sure that it is very useable in cold cities.

Really good product with quality fabrics. The website have a lot of useful videos to quickly learn how to use it.The ring sling option is a smart addition that my 3 months old baby enjoy.

The fabric was great! It never stretched out like I was worried about (don't want baby to fall out!). The company was great and had great videos to help out with getting it fitted. The only reason I am giving it a knocked down star is it is WAAAAYYY too long. I would like to see some sizes and not one size fits all. I rarely use it because it's obnoxiously got too much fabric left over afterwards.

I purchased this as a present for a friend and never got a chance to test it myself but my friend loves it. She lives abroad but she sent me photos of how well the baby fits into the sling and how comfortable she is in it, and talked at length about how, thanks to this wrap, the mother is able to do all these things she couldn't do before because of how clingy the baby is and how she doesn't like to be put down. So this was definitely one present that I got right!

I really like this sling. It's comfortable and easy to wrap, but I wish it came in more styles. The grey is a little drab and looks like I'm wearing a giant sweatshirt...which is fine for everyday, but I like to wear it out to family events and social events. I do wish that it came with more guidance on how to wrap and different types of wraps. I spent an entire day watching youtube videos on different types of wraps and some were for other brands and didn't quite work for this wrap. I still haven't figured out how to do the newborn cradle wrap with this, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore because my little guy is almost 4 months old now. Overall, it is a nice wrap, but if you're a beginner like me, you may want to find an experience person to help you or find a wrap that is preformed. This is simply one very long piece of fabric...you do the rest!

We bought this as a thicker, more comfortable changing pad than the thin one that came with our changing table. It fits that bill very well, and fits right on the table with a little bit of extra room around the sides. The straps are stitched directly to the back of this pad, so I ended up simply replacing the ones that came attached to the table, and it seems to be working so far. A standard size pad cover fit on this just fine even with the extra height (presumably why it's a little narrower than the other one). All in all, does just what we needed, and would work very well for someone setting up a normal dresser or table as a changing station.

I have to say it is so convenient to have this changing pad and it is really great for diaper changing and powdering for my baby.The contoured sides and a set of straps with buckle to make sure your child in securely while on the table, that give me great confident of protecting my baby from rolling off. And the straps can attach the pad to the dresser or table. So the total thing is secure.

Considering so many changing pads are pretty darn expensive, I love that this one is super affordable and I can't really tell the difference from the other more expensive versions on the market. The fabric is kinda plastic-y feeling, so it doesn't absorb any grossness that might occur during diaper changes and it wipes clean. I like the safety strap feature for extra peace of mind when dealing with a wiggly baby. Mine didn't have a weird chemical smell at all, so not sure what the other reviewers are talking about there....maybe I just got lucky or they changed materials since then. Overall, I think it's a great value.

After seeing the prices the big box stores wanted for a changing table pad, we ran to Amazon. We picked this up for about 50% of the big box cost.So far we've gone through two of these pads and have been pleased. With both, we have only noticed a slight plastic smell that many other reviewers mentioned. Nothing overwhelming. We've found this pad works perfectly well and does seem to fit all standard covers.To answer some common questions:- The pad measures 31 1/2" long by 16" wide (see photos)- There is a set of straps to securely buckle your child in while on the table, and a third strap for securing (with a screw) the pad to the dresser or table. There are no "grips" on the bottom of the pad. Because of its plastic outside, it's actually quite slick when placed on a hard surface.- We've had no problems fitting several different standard covers, from different makers, to this padBe aware that, while the plastic itself is waterproof, the "quilted" perforations in the cover appear to let liquid soak in. I happened to be changing my son while our covers were being washed and he had a blowout. I cleaned up the poo immediately and expected it to wash away. But as you can see (photos attached), some of it seems to have gotten through and permanently stained the pad. Obviously a perfect storm of events for that to happen, but wanted to point it out.Overall a good purchase, especially for the price.

This changing pad is great for the price and quality. It fits nicely on top of a changing table or dresser and the contoured sides help give peace of mind that baby can't just roll oven the edge (but this doesn't mean you should leave your baby unattended!). Easy to clean material of you have an accident that soaks through the changing pad cover.Any standard sized changing pad cover will fit over this. I've purchased summer infant brand covers, as well as other brands of changing pad covers and they all fit well.I took away one star because of how slippery this pad is. With or without a cover, it can easily slide all over the top of the dresser that we have it placed on. It would be nice if there was some sort of rubber strip or spot on the bottom, in the middle, so that it is non-slip.Besides the above reasoning, I still think this is a great purchase for anyone in need of a changing pad. It's a great price and I would recommend to any new parent looking for an affordable and nice quality changing pad.

Yes, some of them do have a residual smell and it does stink if you put your nose to it. I let it air out and it's fine now. It's a nice pad. I think it's the right 'plushness' as it's not too soft that you can't do anything with it but not too hard that the poor child is freaking out.I sewed my own cover for it by just tracing it on extra fabric I had. Any spills and I just wash the cover and wipe that sucker off, I appreciate how easy it is to clean. Fits well in my changing table and I like the contoured sides. Good price for it being new.Update:After using this for 4 months, here's what I've noticed-It gets much softer after being used for a while, but still keeps its shape-If you don't have a cover and use it, be careful of getting anything from the diaper on it. The texturing has a design of tiny circles that are depressed and baby messes easily get in them and will dry without you knowing. They're small enough to where you can't get it clean with a wet wash cloth unless you really scrub. It's a little irritating because I don't see it being dirty initially and then I have to spend about 10 minutes cleaning it up.But, it still is great to have, it fits nicely on the changing table and gives my baby enough comfort during changings.

A little process to setting up but it does hold the baby securely.

Unfortunately the wrap did not work for us. I wanted it to and I tried but was not able to find a way to wrap my baby that I felt comfortable with. Plus neither of my kids were very interested in using it. I think it is a nice wrap and would work well for others but for us personally it was not a good fit. I suggest giving it a try to see if it works for you!

This was too stretchy. The width was not wide enough and the extreme stretch made it difficult to use. The material is also very thick which made me and my child very hot. I tried it with my infant and toddler and neither liked it. It was not user friendly.

My baby never liked this wrap. She got too hot and it had to be so tight or she would slip down too much.

I researched and shopped for far too long before I decided on this baby wrap. It's a great feeling material which I like and is breathable, but I don't feel like I can get it tight enough to properly hold my baby (and she is small)...after help from daddy and him trying it himself we've ended up just rolling it back up and storing it away(I'm not much of a returner). I did contact them and they quickly responded w more help but after a few tries I lost interest.

I was so anxious to receive this wrap, but am disappointed with the lack of instructions. I am new to baby wraps and printed instructions would be helpful. It's difficult to find videos that are helpful for the different ways to use this wrap. I've only tried the wrap that is printed with the product which I believe is the newborn wrap. Baby does not seem to like it, so I am not getting any use from this wrap. The quality of the fabric is nice though. Wish I could find a way to wear it that, makes baby happy.

I compared the size of this product to the one I already own, and it appeared they should be the same size, 16x32, so I was assuming all of my changing pad covers would work on this. Not the case, it seems to be a couple inches longer and my PB changing pad covers do not fit this thing, when they are designed for a 16x32 pad... I haven't pulled a tape measure out to see which one lies about the size, but I'm guessing it's this one since it is the odd one out. Looks like a great changing pad, but disappointed about the size discrepancy.

This is about what I expected. This was one of the least expensive contoured changing pads available and if I were to purchase another one, I would consider going up to something a little better. The outer fabric doesn't seems to stand a little above the inner pad around the contoured sides. The bottom, which they say is non skid doesn't seem to be non skid at all and it freely slides on top of the dresser I have it on. It does have a connector for attaching to a table or dresser but requires a screw to be attached to the back of the dresser. This will keep the pad from falling off the dresser but it will still slide back and forth on the dresser (how much depends on exactly how it was attached). This would be so much better if the bottom was more non skid. I may look into some type of velcro attachments to fix it to one spot better.

I ordered this as a 'package already opened'. When I received this there were holes in the side of the changing pad, I ordered this knowing the package would be opened however I was not aware there were holes in the product. The product itself seems like its good quality and it fits in our changing table. I'd give it a better review if it came with no holes.

Sad that this is advertised as fitting most changing tables... it is about 2 inches longer than the average changing table is. We have 2 different changing tables in the house and this is too big for both of them. Worst part is that it is a great changing pad. Water proof/resistant material and the wings on the side hold baby in well. I wanted to give this 5 stars but it's lucky to get what it is getting. I don't like when companies advertise so shady. It makes for bad customer experiences.

This changing pad is decently padded and easy to clean. I gave it 3 stars just because of the straps. I know they are there for safety's sake but we never leave the baby on the changing table anyway. We just had the pad on the top of our babies dresser and the straps ended up really doing a number on the wood.We tried putting a blanket over the dresser to prevent any more damage and this just led to the changing table sliding all over the place. There is no where to put the straps away when not in use. I ended up ripping the straps off of ours and would recommend anyone buying this do the same.

We are having our third child in a few weeks and I purchased this changing pad as a replacement for a worn out one I bought 5 years ago.The old one had two straps (one on each end) that would secure it to our changing table, and I expected this Summer Infant one to be the same. Unfortunately, it has just one strap in the middle of the pad that secures it with a screw to the changing table. It slides all over the place and does not feel secure at all. I worry that with a wiggly baby it won't stay in place.It is a nice cushy changing pad, however, I was disappointed that there is only one strap to secure it, rather than the two my old one had.One the bright side, it was fairly easy to secure to the table, and it seems to be nice and cushy for the baby. I purchased a few changing pad covers for it and I think it will work.

had to return, puts all the weight on the small of your back, and not great if you have boobs.

I can only give this 2 stars. The fabric is VERY thick and hot, there is way too much fabric and the color is not cute, especially with the weird purple stitching it has along the edge of the wrap. I felt like I was wearing an ugly huge sweatshirt, plus a hot little baby! Since they have their 365 day money back guarantee I want to return it but the return option on my amazon purchase won't show up. I've contacted the company a couple times and haven't had any response in months. There are plenty of higher quality wraps out there that are more user friendly and I wish I had known that before buying this one. :(

Too complicated

If you are the kind of person that can solve a rubix cube in under a minute then this is for you. otherwise skip it, hard to figure out. Streatchy material is like a compress bandage, I don't know it seems very tight to hold a baby up and if its uncomfortable on you, you know you kind of think the baby cant take as much pressure as an adult, hit me up if you think i'm wrong is this just a parent thing?

Comfortable to wear but such a pain to put on.

I waited a while to leave a review because I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt. First, it was very intimidating unraveling it from the package. I know it's "one size fits all" but it's so long! So once I watched the videos a couple times I figured out how to do the newborn wrap. It took quite some time because the edges of the wrap kept rolling up....hence it didn't look like the video at all. I still can't get it tight enough and I feel like my baby's head isn't supported enough. This may work for many but not for me.

Very disappointed in the quality. The padding is too thin. The covering is twisted and will not stay flat against the cushion, straps are too chuncky. I will not go by the number of great reviews. This is a big waste of my time and now I need to hurry and find a replacement. The reviews are stacked perhaps from a free giveaway.

Soft and fits changing pad. As other reviewers have made mention, there is a stain where there is a hole in the bag. There is a round hole that exposes part of it so you can touch it and feel how soft it is. This circle or hole exposes it enough so it gets a blackish stain in that area, which happens to be right in the middle of it. Does not come out with washing. I'll keep it for the price but would not order again.

Tiny holes in the quilted plastic are impossible to clean! If baby pees or poops while being changed, it gets into the tiny holes and DOES NOT WIPE CLEAN easily. This sort of defeats the purpose of a changing pad. Look for a changing pad without tiny holes!

Upon opening the package, I found it already had a rip the size of a quarter in the white cover. The stuffing is not immediately falling out, but gentle use may change that. I suspect this is due to the cheapness of the material.Otherwise, it is just OK. Hopefully it lasts at least a year - but given it already had a hole in it, I am not holding my breath.

Kind of cheap and light. I had one of these for my son a few years back and it held up so well that I bought another for my new baby. The quality seems to be less. It is so light that unless you bolt it to the dresser (Who wants a hole drilled in your nice furniture??) it just slips and slides right off, especially with a kicking and active baby. I have had it for six months and was just changing the cover on it and noticed the pad has turned yellow all over (this is not dirt, we have had no accidents on it!). I would recommend going with something a little sturdier and heavier.

i never thought i'd have an opinion on a changing pad but this one is hard to clean and the outer plastic layer does not fully protect water from soaking the inner cushion looking for reviews for a better one to replace mine.

I registered for and then received this from my baby registry after I saw the positive reviews. After our baby was born and I tried to use this with a newborn I found this difficult to use and not very supportive of baby at all (even after watching instructional videos). I sought help from my local chapter of baby wearing group and they stated it may be more difficult to use based on amount of fabric and type (stretchy) of fabric this wrap uses. I reached out to the company to try and use the 365 money back guarantee and I have not been contacted after leaving a messsge on what sounded like a cell phone voicemail.

Too complicated. I returned it and got the Baby K'tan - so much easier!

No instructions in package.YouTube instructions are difficult to understand and an infant is not even used for the infant tutorial. I ended up watching another woman's tutorial for a different sling who didn't talk just slowly showed and used an actual infant!Fabric is WAY too long.Fabric is stretchy and doesn't keep my baby up so after 5 mins she is falling down and my back is killing me from the pressure, and I'm afraid to pull any tighter for fear she won't be able to breath.I would never recommend this product to someone, it's pretty disappointing.

I still don't know how to use this despite watching the instructions video many times. I have a newborn and there are no instructions are how to tie the wrap for a cradle carry. It's also so long that I can't see how I can use it by myself with one hand and a squirmy baby in the other.

No instructions at all. The cloth is way too long. Probably will never use it.

Just one long lieve of fabric that goes on forever. Ridiculously hard to even try to wrap and way too heavy

NOT Waterproof! The pee will NOT stay on the surface of the pad, rather it will sink INTO the quilting holes. Impossible to clean the stains as the pee is stuck underneath the surface in the foam.

The chemical smell that hit me when I opened the box (the pad was still in a plastic wrapper) gave me a headache that lasted for hours. Called to return it immediately. Too big for my changing table anyway.

I felt the plastic made a funny noise and separated from the base. I recommend the colgate changing pad over this one! Not a fan.

This has little holes it it and gets moldy if little one has an accident on it!!!!! The holes are not a defect! This is just the way it's manufactured! Do not buy. Even if you clean the accident immediately, liquid leaks in and you cannot get it out. Thus...the mold.

Read all the great reviews and figured this would be perfect for what I needed. I was wrong. Its too big to fit onto my average size changing table, the straps on it won't snap together so it doesn't move and my cover won't even go on it because of the size. I haven't even had a chance to use it and the price I paid isn't worth sending it back for a refund for a new one.

After using it for about 5 months, with maybe a few peeing/pooping accidents that made it to the pad, i had to throw it away due to the fact that the pad was reeking of urine, no matter how much cleaning i did. DEFINITELY NOT 100 PERCENT WATER PROOF!