Well, allow me to begin with a brief description of the item at hand. The sling was lovely, really it was, with red metallic flowers on a black background. It was certainly eye-catching.







The item has a thin foam sewn inside the sections that go around the legs and neck, which makes it a bit padded. The underside is a soft felt-like black fabric.





You can adjust the sling to different lengths depending on height and flexibility with the large plastic hardware, which seems quite sturdy.





The item arrives in a plain plastic bag, though. It does its job in keeping the item clean, but it doesn't offer much in terms of presentation if one was giving it as a gift.

So how well did it work? Was it everything I hoped it would be? Well, no, not really. I was afraid it might cause a bit of neck strain, and yes, it did. Using your neck to support your legs turns out to be not such a great idea. So what I did was use my headboard instead. I'm a problem solver like that. I have a slatted headboard, and I adjusted the length on the straps a bit (I'm only 5'4" so I had plenty to work with) and let the headboard support my legs instead of my neck. Much better! It still provided a nice visual and did the practical job of holding up my legs. This, of course, freed up some hands for other activities, which I'm thinking is the whole point, yes?