Comments on: Go to the market for just one thing

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:31:30 +0000

I DID IT!! I was so proud of myself yesterday! Next week, I’m gonna try a mommy baby yoga class Thank for this awesome list!!

http://houseofwoyaks.blogspot.com/2011/05/weekly-challenge.html

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:42:37 +0000

oh this sounds so scary to me… i have a 19 month old and a 5 week old. i have the baby bjorn though…maybe i can do it…
omg…im gonna try! wish me luck!!! eeek!

By: Kendra

Kendra — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:15:54 +0000

Challenge complete! Baby even charmed some ladies with his sweetness at the dairy case. He slept through the whole adventure, and mama ended up buying more than one thing (though still few enough for the express aisle). I was happy that I’d put on the Moby wrap before we left – it was lots easier to slip the sleeping baby in after we’d arrived…and so much better than lugging a car seat.

By: Christi

Christi — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:00:18 +0000

I’ve done this challenge for a few weeks now, when I have to. I don’t love it, though. I prefer to shop without tadpole – more efficient. If I have to, I put her entire carseat in the basket (it’s too cold here right now, to take her out and put her in a carrier for walking to/from the car). I also patronize a local grocery chain that provides parking spots for people with kids with them.

By: Anna Marie

Anna Marie — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:42:25 +0000

Hello Mamas!

I understand the frustration of having an infant seat while trying to grocery shop! But I do have to say that this is not the way to deal with it! As many of you have said, it is extremely dangerous. There are over 20,000 injuries to children a year that are serious enough to require a visit to the ER. That’s a lot. And about 25% of those are infants. If the seat were to fal over, or worse the entire cart to tip over (lets face it, little baby or not, those seats are heavy!) then the resulting injuries are very often to the brain and could cause permanent damage.

This is a study done by the Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/library/shopcart.html It was done several years ago, but the facts are as relevant as ever, and more importantly, are not coming from me. But if you’d like any more information, feel free to contact me abush@safestrap.com .

The safest thing to do is to use the seats that are attached to shopping carts. I know some people feel that they may be germy, but there are a lot of options for that. The seats that are manufactured by my company, Safestrap Co, are anti-microbial but if you are still concerned they are very easy to wipe down with a disinfectant cloth. Often, those made by other companies are similar in nature.

Best of luck ladies!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:01:45 +0000

For the concerned mamas, I usually find that the carseat latches to the cart when I place it the same way the lady has it. That’s not the case in this picture, but usually the seat opens up far enough that the carseat is stable.

That said, I’m only 5-feet tall, so I use the carrier whenever possible! Not in the winter though, so I don’t have to take the baby out in the cold.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:36:52 +0000

Regarding the car seat… it freaked me out too. But I was surprised that I only found that AAP recommends using those carts that come with seat on it. And state never to leave the baby in the basket. These are things rookie moms are obsessed with… I wish there was a hard rule.

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:42:00 +0000

I had a baby carrier that I would strap baby into (there are all sorts of baby wraps, too, that would have been easier, in hind sight), and I’d do my shopping that way… Baby was happier, and lasted longer in the grocery store. It made it easier for us to actually finish groceries with my sanity intact.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:38:11 +0000

Hi @tobasco, Thanks so much for your concern. I found the part in the pdf where they said “Children should not be left unattended in a shopping cart, be allowed to stand up in a cart, be transported in the basket, or ride on the outside of a cart.” but not where it advises against this style of perching. I totally believe you though.

Seeking a new photo of a rookie mom, babe in carrier, and shopping cart!

By: tobasco

tobasco — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:01:14 +0000

Sorry for the repeat post, I cannot edit my last post. You can see from these articles that your picture of an infant perched like that is quite dangerous. Please, please change it.

http://www.aap.org/family/shoppingcartpolicy.pdf
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/118/2/e540

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By: The Mommy Therapy

The Mommy Therapy — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:28:14 +0000

Grocery shopping with kids can be very difficult, but grocery shopping with a kid throwing a tantrum (or kids throwing a tantrum) is turly an art form.

If you ever feel like you had a bad day at the store, read this and feel a little better.

http://www.themommytherapy.com/2010/08/back-to-reality.html

You aren’t alone in having a rough day in public while attempting to feed your family.

If this is your first baby though, don’t worry. You will be ok. I highly recommend the carrier though, the infant car seat almost always seems like it is ready to fall out.