Basic back carries (rucksack, double hammock) in a woven wrap

Links
How to get baby on your back in a woven wrap
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How to hip scoot in a woven wrap (BabywearingFaith)

How to Santa toss in a woven wrap (ncbelle78)

How to Superman toss in a woven wrap (dionysianitic)

How to get a small baby on your back (antmanders)

Woven wrap back carries 
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Rucksack tied in front or under the bum (ncbelle78)

Rucksack – note how she makes the seat by putting her hands between herself and the baby and pulling the wrap up, instead of tucking it under from the bottom (BabywearingFaith)

Rucksack with a knotless finish (LewNay)

Reinforced rucksack – also shows sandwiched shoulders suitable for any carry (dionysianitic)

Double hammock (BabywearingFaith)

Double hammock with knotless finish (MyFluffBaby)

General tips for back carrying

• See general tips for using a woven wrap.
• You need a good seat or it will never work – use a third of the width of the wrap to form it. 
• When you’re pulling the wrap down, pull it away from the child’s body rather than straight down, so it doesn’t stick to their clothes.
• Tighten each wrap pass bit by bit rather than trying to do all at once, and concentrate on the top rail as tightening the bottom rail causes bum poppage. Aisling
• When tightening a pass, do it from the part that rounds the corner of the bum all the way up to the top, bit by bit. A stripey wrap is really useful for identifying what to tighten. Katherine 
• You need to keep the child high up as you wrap otherwise the finished carry ends up a bit low and saggy. Try to keep him distracted to stop him wriggling, hair-grabbing and generally making it tricky! Hannah
• Give them something to twiddle in their hands. Kirstie
• If you carry includes rucksack passes (like the ruck and DH), make sure you cross them right under the bum, not on it or on the back like you would with a mei tai. The purpose of the crosses is to hold the seat in place, and they won’t do that if they’re too far up the back.

Tips for the Rucksack carry

• Height of a ruck - ideally you want the top rail to be level with your shoulders. This is a good height for an arms-in carry, as it puts least stress on your shoulders and allows the baby to peek over them. Any higher and baby won't be able to fall asleep because, because the nape of your neck is a perfect head rest, but the back of your head isn't! Too low and the whole weight of the baby will hang downwards from your shoulders, which isn't comfortable. Katherine
  
• For an arms-in carry, the very top needn't be ultra-tight on the neck (strangulation may ensue) but you need it nice and firm all the way up the back to the shoulders. If the child can slump down because the back isn't tight enough, or can lean backwards because the shoulders aren't tight enough, you are likely to get shoulder pain. Katherine
• If the child is arms-out, make sure that you have a lot of fabric at the top – as much as a third – and it must go right up to the armpits. Otherwise the child can lean backwards.
  

Tips for the Double Hammock carry (DH)

• Tighten each pass as you go, more than you think you need to. Don’t try to tighten at the end, it won’t work. Kirstie
  
• You need to get a good seat on the first pass, but sometimes if you try to tuck the second pass in as well it untucks the first. Try making the second pass nice and tight under the legs but not actually tucked in. Katherine
• Try starting with both ends over your shoulders to get the seat, then move the longer end under your arm. It can be difficult to centre baby in the seat otherwise.