A carrying device (10) for carrying a baby or an infant by a person, comprises a receiving body (20) having a cloth-like or cushion-like backrest (40) at least in sections with a front side (21) facing toward the carrying person and a back side (22) facing away from the carrying person. The device includes a harness system (30) for fastening the receiving body (20) to the person and can have two cloth-like seating sections (50) attached to the front side (21) of the backrest (40), each having a first end (51) fastened to the front side (21) of the backrest (40) and a loose second end (52). The first ends (51) of the two seating sections (50) are arranged next to one another and the second ends (52) can be detachably fastened to the backrest (40). The seating sections (50) form a sling device T within the receiving body (20).