Baby harness

A harness intended for prams/baby carriages fits perfectly as a harness for the wheelchair. It works well as a “handle” to lift the child up from the floor.
Baby carriage harness used as seat belt. Photo from mammapappalam.se
Baby carriage harness used as seat belt. Photo from mammapappalam.se

The parent uses an ordinary safety harness to make it easier to lift the child up and down from the floor. To lift the child the parent just needs to grasp the five-point harness. The parent’s other arm remains free to maintain balance (photos 2 and 3).

The parent also mounted attachments for the harness on the wheelchair backrest so the belt can also be used as a seat belt (photo 1).

Model: Brio safety harness.

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Editors comments
This tip is from mammapappalam.se (last checked January 2022)

See also Youtube:
Raising Children from a Wheelchair (last checked October 2022).

User pulls the child toward herself Photo from mammapappalam.se
User pulls the child toward herself Photo from mammapappalam.se
The user lifts the child with the help of the harness. Photo from mammapappalam.se
The user lifts the child with the help of the harness. Photo from mammapappalam.se

Author: Josefin

Josefin är småbarnsmamma och har en låg tetraplegi.
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Type of disability

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

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