Learning how to safely lift and move your sex doll is an important skill to master to ensure a long and happy relationship with your love doll.

Imagine the scene, you’ve decided to buy a sex doll, you’ve saved up over several months, you’ve chosen the exact eye colour, hair and proportions that are perfect for you. You’ve ordered and waited and finally, the big day is here, your doll arrives, you open the crate, you bend down to lift her out and CRACK!! your back muscles spasm and you find yourself lying on the floor in pain from poor lifting technique. Not the best start to your sex doll relationship! 

Looking after yourself is just as important as looking after your sex doll to ensure that you have a long and happy relationship together. Spending some time developing safe lifting techniques will help make sure that both you and your doll remain injury-free when moving her around your home.

Even if you plan to keep your doll in a bed, ongoing cleaning and maintenance of them will require you to manoeuvre them occasionally so it is important that you understand the basics of good lifting and invest some time in preparing for your doll.

Preparation – what to think about before your sex doll arrives

Buy a doll that is the right weight for you

Don’t buy a doll that’s too heavy for you, you might be able to bench press 50kg at the gym, but lifting a sex doll safely is a different matter.

Sex dolls are long with uneven weight distribution and they can be floppy and slippery to hold.

If you’re new to sex doll ownership or worried about your fitness and strength we recommend considering the following;

• Choose a lighter sex doll from our range of sex dolls that weigh less than 30kg
• Choose a doll that is shorter than you
• Slimmer, less voluptuous dolls are lighter than fuller-bodied dolls
• Consider a torso only sex doll, these are much lighter and easier to manoeuvre and store

Improve your fitness

If you’re saving up for your doll, or have ordered one with a longer delivery time why not use this time to focus on your fitness?

Good lifting techniques are made easier by improved fitness, strong legs, arms and core muscles.

Adding some extra walking into your day is a good way to increase your overall fitness gently.

Exercises that use your own bodyweight to build strength are free and easy to start doing at home. Squats build leg strength, press-ups improve arms and lunges and planks work your core muscles which will protect your lower back.

Workouts don’t have to take a long time or need a gym membership or fancy equipment, The Body Coach has 15-minute work-outs which are great for beginners and don’t require any equipment.

Remember, always talk to your doctor before embarking on a new fitness regime.

Over time, as you improve your fitness, strength and lifting technique you will find that your doll becomes easier to move.

Invest in some lifting equipment

If you’re moving your doll from the bed to another part of the room or between rooms use a wheeled chair or stool to take the strain

Lifting straps that can wrap around your doll and keep her secure to your body can be useful for moving a greater distance or up and downstairs

You can use a blanket or throw under your doll to make manoeuvring her across a bed or in and out of a storage box easier.

Understanding safe lifting techniques

Whether you’re new to sex doll ownership or an experienced, multiple doll owner, the principles of safe lifting are the same.

Plan your lift

Where are you moving your doll from and to where?

Is the pathway clear, are there any pieces of equipment that you can use to help you eg a carry strap or wheeled chair?

If you’re moving between rooms or floors of the house, are there resting points for you and the doll?

Keep the heaviest part of the load close to your waist

Keeping the doll close to the centre of your body will reduce strain on your arms and back.

Start from a strong position

Once you are upright, keep your feet slightly apart with one leg a little forward of the other to maintain balance.

If you’re walking with your doll, take small steps and change direction with your feet rather than your body.

Hold her tight!

Hug the doll close to your body.

Folding the doll’s arms and legs into her body will help create a more compact load to carry.

Don’t bend from the back when lifting

Never bend from the waist and try to lift your doll.

Whenever possible hold your back straight and use your legs to lift from a squatting position or from one knee.

When this isn’t practical make sure that your hips and knees are bent as much as possible while leaning to reduce the pressure on your back.

Don’t twist when you lift

Keep your shoulders level and facing the same direction as your hips, change direction with your feet not your body.

Look ahead

Keep your head up and look ahead to where you are going not down to your doll.

Move smoothly

Try not to jerk while lifting and moving your doll as this can make it harder to control safely.

Know your limits

You may be surprised at how heavy your doll is, and perhaps you’ve overestimated your fitness and underestimated just how heavy her KG weight will feel.

That’s okay, take a break and regroup, there’s often a difference between the weight you can lift and the weight you can lift safely, especially with a long load like a sex doll.

Lower and adjust

If your first attempt at lifting doesn’t go well, put the doll down and start again.

It’s better to go slowly and safely than to rush and risk injury.

How to lift your sex doll – sex doll specific carrying techniques

If you’ve ever given a real person a piggy-back or fireman’s lift then you’ll be able to imagine how you might carry a lifelike sex doll. While a sex doll isn’t able to take their own weight and so in some ways are more awkward to carry than a real woman, you can at least remove the doll head to lighten the load!

Once your doll has arrived, it takes some time to get to know them and how their body can move. Joints can seem very stiff and gentle manipulation of limbs and joints through their range of movement will help loosen them for easier use and get you familiar with how to move your doll.

Preparing your doll for a move

Sex dolls are delicate despite their weight so it is important to make sure that you prepare your doll for any moves to reduce the risk of damage.

• Test the weight of the doll to be familiar with it
• Remove their head to reduce weight
• Remove any limbs if possible
• Dress your doll in a protective layer to minimise any damage to their skin, we suggest a lightweight onesie
• Cover hands and feet with socks and mittens (you can use socks as mittens for the hands) to protect delicate fingers and toes
• Don’t pinch or grab too tightly as this may damage the doll

Removing your love doll from the delivery box

This technique can be used to remove your doll from the crate when it first arrives and from any other storage box where they are lying down.

How to carry a sex doll – basket carry

This is a good lift for moving a doll from a lying down position to another space

1. Fold your doll’s legs at the knees and hips so that they are curled up to their body
2. Fold the doll’s body gently to meet the knees
3. Fold the doll’s arms into her body
4. Kneel next to your doll and scoop them to your body with one arm under the bent knees and another supporting the back
5. Slowly lift to standing
6. Keep the doll hugged close to your chest as you move them
7. Lower your doll into position by squatting from the knees or kneeling down while keeping your back straight and gently leaning forward to place them into position

We hope these techniques till help you move your sex doll safely and keep both you and them injury free. The more you can invest in building your fitness and strength the easier it will be to move your sex doll and the more enjoyable your life together will be.

And finally, if you are having problems lifting your doll because of their weight ask a trusted friend to help you.

Quick reference Do’s and Don’ts for lifting a sex doll