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How to lift child post op, single mom

Hello all,

I am trying to figure out ways that I can lift my child post op. I am a single mom and will only have help for maybe the first week after surgery. I have around 2 weeks off from the start of surgery until I go back to work in which I will need to be able to lift him into the van. Does anyone have any ideas? He is unable to get into his car seat but can get into the car so I have to lift him.

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I lifted my daughter from day 5 on. She's 4 and 36pds. She was able to climb up on the car and climb up in her carseat but it took for ever... I'm impatient so I just did it.

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On 10/25/2020 at 12:29 AM, caitmarie said:

Hello all,

I am trying to figure out ways that I can lift my child post op. I am a single mom and will only have help for maybe the first week after surgery. I have around 2 weeks off from the start of surgery until I go back to work in which I will need to be able to lift him into the van. Does anyone have any ideas? He is unable to get into his car seat but can get into the car so I have to lift him.

I needed to see this. I have a 2 year old 26 lbs. I lifted her. But do your best❤️

If he can climb in the car, could he perhaps climb onto the seat in the car, then into his car seat? Can you make a game of it? Maybe hold your belly with one forearm, and hold his hand with the other?

I wish you all the best, single parents are super mom's/ dad's.....x

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