https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:55:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209142 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:00:48 +0000 birdofafeather 2209142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>around 6 months when she could sit up on her own. it wasn't all the time and i used a cart seat cover, but i won't bother for the next kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209130 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:52:06 +0000 katsupgirl 2209130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@honeybear: I'm right there with you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209103 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:28:54 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2209103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TI'll about 8 months. She was small and would slide around (even buckled!) prior to that so I just wore her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209045 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:53:12 +0000 smocks 2209045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man I wore DD until she was at least 20ish months old for shopping trips! Loved that! But then she started getting restless so into the cart she went. It was MUCH easier to wear her, IMO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209027 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:42:42 +0000 fancyfunction 2209027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember the first time was around 9 mo but I'm sure we could have done it earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209018 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:37:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2209018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd feel comfortable now and DD is 6 mo and sits up well. I'd just a cart cover just b/c she'd probably try to lunge everywhere and I don't want her to hit her head! I haven't done this though as I usually wear her at stores. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209005 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:31:17 +0000 blackbird 2209005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2209002 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:30:40 +0000 Bubbles 2209002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he could sit reliably, so about 6-7 months? I used to wipe it down... not so much any more! He loves going in the trolley! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208941 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:51:33 +0000 MamaBehr 2208941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer to baby wear, but I just started putting DS#2 in the cart at 16 months old! He could have done it earlier though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208868 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:11:31 +0000 bushelandapeck 2208868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started doing this recently when LO turned 7.5-8 mos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208845 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:52:07 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2208845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she started sitting up, around 6 months. The first few times, she was still a little wobbly so I propped her up with toilet paper halfway through the store, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208835 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:47:14 +0000 runnerd 2208835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it first time around 8 months, but he didn't start sitting up at until 6.5mo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208820 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:36:24 +0000 mediagirl 2208820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 months she was teeny in it but she could sit in it. The belts never seemed to fit right no matter the age, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208797 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:23:53 +0000 BabyTsMom 2208797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not till about 11 months because the belt never fit right before then. He'd always stand up. I just wore him before, and still do now for short trips </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208796 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:22:16 +0000 psw27 2208796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he could sit up, 6 or 7 months. I still wear him though more frequently than not. Its just easier than worrying if he's grabbing stuff or spinning around in the seat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208788 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:15:46 +0000 catomd00 2208788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she was around 7-8 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208770 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:04:08 +0000 jape14 2208770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started around 5.5-6 months, but LO was sitting up well unassisted by 5 months. We have used a cart cover so far (he's 9 months now) mostly because I don't want him trying to teeth on the handle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208769 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:02:56 +0000 kiddosc 2208769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he could sit well, so about 6 months for us too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208767 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:00:41 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2208767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's 10 months and just now starting to sit there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208764 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:00:19 +0000 .twist. 2208764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>as soon as he could sit up on his own he happily sat in the cart! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208763 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:00:15 +0000 honeybear 2208763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm undoubtedly a freak, but I didn't put LO in the cart until after 1. I wore him instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208762 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:59:54 +0000 ElbieKay 2208762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he could sit up on his own, so ~6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208751 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:52:01 +0000 Chillybear 2208751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started i guess around 7 months.... also with a cart cover it just seemed more comfortable than the hard plasic/metal of the cart. In the early days I would either wear her or we'd both go to the store one would push the cart and the other would push the snap &amp; go stoller, or leave her with daddy and go alone </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208750 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:51:43 +0000 Foodnerd81 2208750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From 6 ish months on? Once she was sitting up well. It was around the same time I started putting her in restaurant high chairs. I never used a cover, just wiped it down, but in the beginning I would put a blanket behind or around her so help support her and protect her if she decided to try and bang her head on it or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208748 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:50:57 +0000 jhd 2208748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited until about seven or eight months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208743 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:47:05 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2208743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she could sit up well! I used shopping cart cover at first but with #2 I'll just wipe down the seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kids-in-shopping-carts#post-2208740 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:45:58 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2208740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious, at what point were you comfortable with your LO sitting in the front seat of a shopping cart?</p> <p>DD is 2.5 weeks old so I know we're still a long way from this (for now she stays in her car seat and we're going to try baby wearing while shopping). I was just curious about other people's experiences. </p>