Abstract: An infant carrier includes a flexible front pad for securing the torso of an infant against the body of a person wearing the infant carrier, a substantially rigid cylindrical seat structure connected to the front pad by a center strap for supporting the seat of the infant, and a back pad attachable to the front pad and seat structure through shoulder, chest, and waist straps. The back pad is placed against either the chest or back of the person wearing the infant carrier, and the front pad and seat structure are placed adjacent to the back pad with the infant installed. The shoulder and chest straps are then adjusted and fastened to the front pad, and the waist straps adjusted and fastened to the seat structure so as to securely hold the infant against the person wearing the infant carrier while distributing the weight of the infant between the shoulders, chest, and waist of the person wearing the infant carrier.