Dreading my trip to the grocery store this morning with the lo's. But my fridge is empty. I have an onion and prune juice. There should be a special checkout line just for parents with full carts and young screaming babes! I'd love to hear your horror stories or how-tos!
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How old are your LO's? I only have one, but he's a very active 18 mo old who doesn't like to sit in the cart so I always bring snacks. Once he gets tired of snacks I let him hold random groceries to distract him. It's not enjoyable by any means, but it's doable.
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This is one of my favorite blog posts ever, because it is so true to my first shopping with baby experiences.
http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/shopping-with-a-baby-easy-right
But really, it worked much better for us to have her in the Moby or in the car seat and snap and go. Make a list in the order of the store layout. Don't plan to do a huge trip, just get the essentials for a few days, so it doesn't take for ever.
Or get groceries delivered.
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I've never really had a problem. I usually let the older one push the basket or help carry things and the younger one just stays in her stroller. I always make sure to have snacks in case they get fussy.
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Not going to lie - I'm afraid to go shopping with my kids. I always go on the weekend and leave them at home with Hubs!
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I have never taken both kids and they are 4 and 6 now -
Not sure how old yours are but can you wear one and put the other in the cart?
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I guess I'm lucky this is one of those things i don't have much of a problem with...? My biggest issue is buying too much in one trip and struggling to carry it home
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I only have one but we have never had issues.
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I use a grocery delivary service or the pick up option. It's a little bit more pricier but it's totally worth it, I hate going with both my girls.
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I only take the youngest with me, I avoid shopping with my 3.5 year old at almost all costs. Last time I took her to Old Navy she cried so loud they turned the music up. I couldn't just leave either since my stroller (with my 18 mo old) was full of clothes!
I will have someone watch her (her older brother, IL's, my parents). It's nice having a much older child sometimes.
When I do have to take both, I put one in my front carrier and one in the stroller, we need a double stroller.
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DS is 18 months and we don't really have an issue unless he's tired then he'll get a lil cranky. In that case, I let him hold some groceries that I'm not afraid of him breaking or squashing. Feeding him a banana always works too. We can't pass by the darn bananas without him yelling for one.
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This is why we shop online
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As an infant I went after work, put him in the carrier and nursed him. Now I just give him a device and it usually works okay. If we all go, we have one of us chase him and the other shops and he gets to run around the store (not crazy kid running but he will help us get something as we divide and conquer).
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I worry about this when LO #2 comes because Lo #1 is not great at the grocery store. I can do super quick shops with her, but she won't sit in the seat of the cart for more than 10 minutes, so after that I have to constantly keep her entertained, or put her in the big part of the cart so she can play with the groceries, or give her snacks (she's not a big snacker though, so that doesn't always work).
My plan is to wear the infant and let LO #1 do the same things she does now.
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I shop with two all the time. The younger one (22 months) sits in the top part of the cart and the older one (3) usually sits inside the cart.
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Grocery shopping with my 2.5 year old is a nightmare. She us always crying to get our of the cart but if we let her walk she runs off. It's terrible! My only trick is leaving her home!
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As long as I promise her a new box of cereal at 2 1/2 she does pretty well! We usually walk out with a couple more random items than we would, but it's manageable. She LOVES to grocery shop, so I would hate to deprive her of that!
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I make a list, I categorize it by area: dairy, meat, canned foods, fresh foods....and I go fast! And our grocery store gives free cookies to kids under 10, which keeps her busy!
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@autumnlove: where do you put your groceries? My kid would be buried in there
The cart is full w/o anyone back there
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yup. this is going to be us later. I have been doing Peapod (grocery delivery) since DD2 was born but I dropped the ball and forgot to order in time. and we need food today. haha.
add the horrific weather we have up here and it's torture trying to get them both down to the street to get in the car, unloading them, re loading them, getting both of them up the flight of stairs to the house then making a million grocery trips...
I may be talking myself out of this! lol!
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@Mamaof2: Around LO 1 in the cart and also on the bottom. I take her out and she walks if I need more room.
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I shake treats down the aisle and have them follow me like I the pied piper
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Oh when my guy was about 2 and really wanted freedom, we bought a stroller handle that attached to the cart. He could go anywhere he wanted as long as he held onto the handle. It worked really well for him.
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@blackbird: yep, this! My husband takes our son every Sunday morning, it's their thing. My husband buys only what is on the list, he doesn't browse.
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I shop with my two kids (20 months and 7 months) all the time and have never had an issue. This is a great opportunity for training children to be cooperative. I think sometimes we miss out on opportunities because we think either our kids are too young to understand or we don't want to bother with it.
Granted, I don't dilly dally so our average grocery trip is only 30ish minutes long but my incredibly active 20 month old is patient in the front of the cart while we're out if he is reminded that he can have a snack if he "obeys and helps mama" while we're out. I give him a job while we're there holding a grocery or two and remind him if he ever starts getting impatient about the treat if he is good. I have no qualms about leaving without one if he gets impatient or tantrums. He loves getting to pick his small treat out at the end before we check out - usually a veggie/fruit pouch or a small bag of somewhat healthy animal crackers. I've had great success with him since he started getting opinionated around 15 months by rewarding good behavior.
Oh, and my 7 month old is either worn or she plays in her infant car seat happily in the bottom of the cart (taking up half the cart space haha) with a few toys I bring from home.
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I don't think people realized you meant 2 or more lol. I miss how easy grocery shopping with one was compared to 2!!
I thought it was stressful then!!
The cart is full w/o anyone back there
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