Clearly I've never paid much attention to new moms at the grocery store, because for the life of me I can't figure out how you take/accomodate a newborn when out shopping?!
I'm thinking more along the lines of neccessities, like grocery shopping. I don't want to be constantly dumping DD off with my in-laws just to go on short outings to pick-up basics like food, but I can't envision how I'd take her with me either?
Do you wear baby in a sling, which would leave hands free for pushing a cart and picking-up items? Do you put baby in the car seat/carrier and put that IN the shopping cart and push it around? Or am I missing something obvious here?
Re: Stupid Question - Shopping with Baby?
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I just did my first trip to the grocery store since my new arrival, wore ds2 in a sling and ds1 sat in the carriage.
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BFP #1 05/03/12 DD: 12/18/12
BFP #2 05/26/14 MMC: 6/26/14 D&C: 7/18/14
BFP #3 10/09/14 MC 10/24/14
I'm also in New England and do basically the same thing. I dress LO in warm clothes and put him on in the parking lot. So far, I've avoided going when it's been raining or snowing.
Violet Mae born 1/15/13
I've heard of some people pushing a stroller AND a shopping cart. But I haven't done that. I've just pushed my stroller around with a reusable bag clipped on my giant carabiner clipped on my stroller. Then if I want something that doesn't fit I ask the bagger to please get it for me while the cashier rings me up, (I've only done this when I've wanted more than one, then I have the cashier ring it twice while the bagger goes and gets another, so I don't hold up the line.)
Anyway, my system sucks. I'm either shopping with two people from here on out or I'm baby wearing. I just don't like waking LO up and getting him out of his car seat.... Ack, fine. I'll keep doing my system.
BFP #1 12/02/11, M/C 12/08/11
BFP #2 04/06/12, DD born 12/20/12
BFP #3 06/09/14, M/C 06/15/14
Me, too. I need to start using the Moby more. That's a good idea, though, with the cover me. I had never heard of them. I'll have to look into them.
Truth. If you want to have a really bad day, just google "baby dies carseat shopping cart" and you'll never do it again, I promise.
I did this once too, as I had seen tons of other moms do it at Target and I thought it was safe. Someone set me straight and I was moritfied I had thought the carseat was okay up there. Never, never again. If I bring the carseat in now, it goes in the big part of the shopping cart. Usually, though, I put him in the moby, or just hold him if it's going to be a real quick stop.
To be honest I wore my two older children (as babies) into the store all the time, because they were summer babes. DD2 is a winter babe, and yes I just bring her car seat into the store with me. I wear her at home and out for walks, but I cannot get her from car to wrap without freezing her out and thus getting her screaming. I think it is easier for summer newborns to get in and out of carriers for shopping. I'd RATHER wear her than keep her in the car seat, but weather is not permitting.
A suggestion might be to get in the car beside their seat and transfer them from seat to carrier IN the vehicle, but with three car seats in my truck that is not an option either. Could work for Moms with space to sit beside the car seat though, and then throw your winter jacket back on and around the carrier/wrap.
You see so many people doing it, you think it's safe. But as pp said, babies have died from this. The only thing that stopped me before I knew better was that our car seat (Chicco Keyfit) wouldn't snap in and I remember actually being annoyed that it didn't, now I know why and am grateful!
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