infant if he she is accidentally struck by a dowel the dowels also can be easily engaged using only one hand there are other features of the invention which can be discussed the portion of the shoulder straps 4 which contact and bear upon the wearer 39 s shoulders can be fitted with foam type shoulder pads 34 the central portion of the panel 2 which normally comes in contact with the face of the infant can be fitted with a dribble pad 36 which is attached to the panel 2 by velcro means so that the dribble pad 36 is either disposable or removable for washing the length of the shoulder straps 4 can be made adjustable by means of slip buckles 38 in a conventional manner preferably the upper dowel ring restraining straps 30 are also adjustable in length by means of slip buckles 38 in order to permit vertical adjustment of the pouch in relation to the harness h in order to provide a head support which is adjustable to the size of the infant the top portion of the pouch fabric 14 can be folded to provide a head support 42 the head support 42 can also.