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Concerned fans urge Helen Flanagan to reconsider “dangerous” parenting choice

Her post sparked a debate

Helen Flanagan has sparked an intense debate after sharing a new snap of her newborn daughter, Delilah.

The Coronation Street star took to Instagram to show off her little girl’s new pram.

Helen, 27, advised her followers to consider buying it because it’s “great for busy mummy’s”.

However, some people were concerned that the pram was actually a “car seat on wheels,” which can be “dangerous” for babies.

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Doting mum Helen captioned the post: “Loving my @doonauk the easiest pram ever!!

“Great for busy mummy’s like myself, so quick and easy to use. I can tell I’m going to use this loads.

She added: “So funny when you have a newborn baby getting out the house feels such an accomplishment. Now a mummy of two.”

It wasn’t long before some of her fans expressed their concern.

Helen Flanagan's day at the park with daughters Matilda and Delilah
Fans said the pram could be “dangerous” to the newborn because it’s actually a car seat (Credit: Instagram)

One person commented: “You really shouldn’t recommend this as a pram because it isn’t.

“It’s a car seat on wheels and it is so dangerous to keep a baby, especially newborn, in a car seat for over 2 hours.”

Another claimed keeping a baby in a car seat can result in “oxygen desaturation” which can cause “severe breathing issues” to the child.

A third added: “It’s a car seat on wheels! Therefore unsafe for prolonged use with newborns! Please don’t say this is a pram.”

Others were quick to defend the mum-of-two.

Helen welcomed her second daughter on June 22 (Credit: Instagram)

One person said: “How do you know she’s using it all day? She may just be going out for a couple of hours then coming back!”

“In fairness to her post she hasn’t said how long the baby would be in it,” another wrote.

According to the NHS website, “long periods sleeping in car seats may be dangerous for young babies” because it can lead to “breathing difficulties”.

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Meanwhile, the majority of Helen’s fans couldn’t get over how “incredible” the star looked since welcoming her daughter just a couple of weeks ago.

Helen, who plays Rosie Webster in the soap, welcomed her second child with fiancé Scott Sinclair.

Helen Flanagan's daughters Matilda and Delilah
Helen and Scott are also parents to daughter Matilda, three (Credit: Instagram)

Helen announced their little girl’s arrival by sharing a sweet picture of herself cuddling the newborn.

She captioned it: “Our beautiful precious daughter Delilah Ruby Sinclair was born yesterday on the 22nd of June at 5.18pm weighing 6lbs 15oz.

“I had a very quick labour, a water birth with just gas and air, absolutely besotted so in love.”

The couple are also parents to their three-year-old daughter Matilda.

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)

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