Technique for picking a baby up from the floor
The user positions himself so that the child is sitting in front of him on the floor. He bends forward and grasps the baby from behind, under the shoulders. Leaning forward, he lifts the child up to a standing position next to him, looking away from him. Then he changes his grip so that the child’s stomach rests on his forearm. While using his other forearm to support himself on his lap, he lifts the child halfway up, and as he sits up by pushing off with the forearm on his lap, he lifts the baby up all the way to his lap.
Users comments
The user figured out the technique when his child was small and couldn’t stand up by herself. Now that the child knows how to stand he uses a different technique, see related tip.
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Editors comments
Another technique for picking up a child from the floor can be seen at youtube.com/watch (last checked January 2022)
User lifts baby up so that she ends up next to him
User changes his hold
User lifts up the baby, who is lying on his stomach over the user’s forearm
Baby seated on user’s lap
Related tips
- a technique for people with tetraplegia. 2012
- technique for people with low tetraplegia whose children can stand up on their own. 2012
