Shopping Carts & Car Seats

Re: Shopping Carts & Car Seats

• ammnam14 member

  January 2016

  We put her car seat on the top of the cart if we're going to be purchasing lots of stuff. We put her in the actual cart if it's just a few items.

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• Latina211508 member

  January 2016

  It's very dangerous to put them on top of the cart. I have always put my kids inside the cart in the carseat. I always try to fill up the bottom of the cart with things and the front basket. But I know target shopping carts are so much smaller than other places. Other suggestions would be to baby wear, or I've seen this little blanket nap sack that you can place baby in the cart with but I don't know the actual name.

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• Mizuiro007 member

  January 2016

  I can't drive so I always have someone with me. With DS we would take a stroller and one person had him in the stroller while the other took the cart. A few times I would push the stroller in front of me and pull the cart behind if I had to. To me the thinking is the same with a changing table at this age. Even if they aren't moving much you still don't leave them unattended because you never know when they will start moving.

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• yl1m32015 member

  January 2016

  If it's a big grocery shop, I have my mom or dh come and push a second cart.
  
  I'm going to echo that it's very dangerous to put the car seat on the top basket. Please do not do that. Toilet paper is not worth your child getting hurt over.

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• Gingermom15 member

  January 2016

  I use a sling when I have to take him with me and need cart space. It's freezing here so I've been carrying him in the car seat until I get inside then move him to the sling and keep the empty seat on top of the cart. It would definitely be more convenient to be able to keep babies in their seats and on top of the cart, but convenience doesn't always equal safety. It won't be long until it is warm and they can ride in the cart without being held

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• lalg28 member

  January 2016

  I second a sling or soft carrier if you're alone. If someone is with you, you can put him in a stroller or separate cart.

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• AnnH74 member

  January 2016

  One of the reasons it's dangerous to put the car seat on the top of the cart is because it can damage the locking mechanism that locks into the base in your car and that mechanism can malfunction during a crash. So it's not just an immediate danger.

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• sarahjulypsu member

  January 2016

  I just stack around seat and under the cart or baby wear.

  

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• rgz member

  January 2016

  Thanks for the input. I will just plan make more frequent trips so I can keep the seat in the cart. Or start practicing baby wearing when I don't need much or anything to see if we can get the hang of it outside the house. Might hold her attention longer if it's not just her & me!

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• BellaM110 member

  January 2016

  I will baby wear or put the car seat in the shopping cart. Our local grocery store though has certain shopping carts specifically made for you to put a car seat on top of so when I shop there what's what I use.

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• redfallon member

  January 2016

  sarahjulypsu said:

  I just stack around seat and under the cart or baby wear.

  I got very good at this and using the shelf under the cart. My daughter hated baby wearing. I haven't had to figure this out with the new LO yet since DH is still on paternity leave. 

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• JulieK79 member

  January 2016 edited January 2016

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