Baby carrier for wheelchair-bound parents of small children

Baby carrier that makes it possible to ride in wheelchair with child on lap.
Child in baby carrier on user's lap. Photo: Tomas Engblom
Child in baby carrier on user’s lap.
Photo: Tomas Engblom

Baby carrier has broad straps, which make it easy to wear. When the child becomes heavier you can use the carrier as a safety belt for the child: child sits in lap, shoulder straps are loose.

Model: Baby carrier Babybjörn Sjöman

Users comments
Keep shoulder straps loose to remove child’s weight from shoulders, which makes it easier to drive the wheelchair.

Purchased from
Children’s store

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Editors comments
See also youtube.com/watch (last checked January 2022)

Author: Erika

Erika är småbarnsmamma. Hon bor ihop med sambo och 2 barn i villa. Hon arbetar deltid. Hon skadade sig 1994 och har en låg tetraplegi (C7). Hon använder sig ibland av ledsagarservice när hon går ut med barnen.
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Type of disability

Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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