Do NOT carry heavy baby car seats, new mothers are told because they can cause ...

Do NOT carry heavy baby car seats, new mothers are told because they can cause the BLADDER to slip

By Sam Blanchard Health Reporter For Mailonline

Published: 13:00 GMT, 5 March 2019 | Updated: 13:00 GMT, 5 March 2019

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Carrying babies in their car seats could put new mothers at risk of organ prolapse, experts have warned.

Physiotherapists say car seats shouldn't be taken out of the vehicle for the first couple of months of a baby's life, to save the mother from having to carry them.

Women should be doing as little lifting as possible after childbirth because they need time for the muscles in their pelvis to recover.

Experts said the seats are 'not well designed' to be carried safely while manufacturers said lighter seats come with a heftier price tag.

New mothers should avoid carrying their child while it's in the car seat, physiotherapists say, because they risk suffering a pelvic organ prolapse if their muscles are weak after childbirth (stock image)

New mothers should avoid carrying their child while it's in the car seat, physiotherapists say, because they risk suffering a pelvic organ prolapse if their muscles are weak after childbirth (stock image)

The Professional Network of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) told the BBC new mothers are 'very vulnerable' to injury.

The POGP's Amanda Savage said: 'You're carrying a heavy weight off to one side far away from your body often with your hand turned backwards or forwards and that's not a comfortable or ergonomic way to carry something.'

Women should instead leave the seat in the car, or have someone else carry it, and carry their baby separately in a sling or in their arms, experts said. 

Too much strain can cause the internal organs to shift and bulge into the vagina, which can cause discomfort or problems going to the toilet. 

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