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Waste06
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If you retired the infant carrier early....
For those of you who stopped using the infant carrier early on, where did you put your DC when you went food shopping?
My son is 3 months and weighs 17 lbs. My mom, who watches him FT, couldn't lift the carrier with him in it, so we got her a convertible car seat. She has a regular stroller for him, but how can she go food shopping with him?
He's not sitting up on his own yet, so he can't sit in the front of the shopping cart.
What do other parents do who are in the same situation?
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Posted 11/30/09 3:13 PM  |
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Diana1215
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
My first son was out of it at 2 months - he hated it.
Going shopping was a huge pain until he was able to sit up on his own and go in a cart.
Until that point I would literally push him in the stroller and pull a cart behind me. It was a nightmare. 
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| Posted 11/30/09 3:21 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Can she put him in a sling or Baby Bjorn? I loved my sling when DS was little 
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| Posted 11/30/09 3:22 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Posted by headoverheels
Can she put him in a sling or Baby Bjorn? I loved my sling when DS was little
Nah, she's afraid of hurting her back carrying him that way. He's heavy!
I use the sling when I'm doing laundry sometimes. When he was smaller, he'd fall asleep in it. Ahh the good old days... 
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| Posted 11/30/09 3:42 PM |
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CouponKT
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Peapod! 
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| Posted 11/30/09 3:43 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Posted by CouponMom
Peapod!
My sister uses Peapod. She loves the convenience of it (and she says she spends less!).
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| Posted 11/30/09 4:00 PM |
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luckyinlove
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
How did she food shop with him in the carrier? I could never get the carrier in the cart in a way that it was safe and secure. The only way would be to bring the stroller and just buy what fits in the basket below it, I think.
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| Posted 11/30/09 4:14 PM |
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CarlieJLD7
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
i know at the stop and shop in carle place some of the carts have red car seats built into them... maybe she can check her store.
i actually just saw this yesterday... good luck!
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| Posted 11/30/09 4:34 PM |
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dpli
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
I tried not to do heavy shopping with him. If I went in to get a few things, I put them in the basket of the stroller or carried a basket on my arm.
I didn't really want to try to do the stroller/cart combination - I was more afraid of the trip from the store to the car with a full basket and the stroller.
Message edited 11/30/2009 4:36:25 PM.
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| Posted 11/30/09 4:35 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Posted by luckyinlove
How did she food shop with him in the carrier? I could never get the carrier in the cart in a way that it was safe and secure. The only way would be to bring the stroller and just buy what fits in the basket below it, I think.
That's the thing...she didn't take him food shopping when he was in the carrier. She didn't leave the house. I think she was overwhelmed with taking him out in the beginning.
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| Posted 11/30/09 4:41 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Left DD home, that's what I did.
and when I did take her shopping, I always kept her in her carriage and just used canvas bags to carry whatever stuff that could not fit in the basket under the carriage.
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| Posted 11/30/09 5:03 PM |
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sfp0701
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
I just didn't go alone. Or you could get one of those floppy things. In about a half a month he should be a bit more upright. I used the floppy straps to sit him up really well and I just kept my hands on him adjusting him the whole time. It will get better in a month. It's amazing the difference a month makes.
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| Posted 11/30/09 5:06 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Posted by Diana1215
My first son was out of it at 2 months - he hated it.
Going shopping was a huge pain until he was able to sit up on his own and go in a cart.
Until that point I would literally push him in the stroller and pull a cart behind me. It was a nightmare.
Yup this is what I would do, it was tons of fun
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| Posted 11/30/09 6:16 PM |
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mcl916
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Ugh, this phase was such a nightmare!! And my DS didn't sit up on his own until 7 months I think next time around I will get one of those moses basket type things that will fit in the seat that he could lay in.
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| Posted 11/30/09 6:19 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
I use to push the stroller in front of me and pull the shopping cart behind me.
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| Posted 11/30/09 6:34 PM |
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A3CM
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
i used to put DS in one of those floppy things and then put blankets on one side and my purse on the other
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| Posted 11/30/09 6:41 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Posted by Diana1215
My first son was out of it at 2 months - he hated it.
Going shopping was a huge pain until he was able to sit up on his own and go in a cart.
Until that point I would literally push him in the stroller and pull a cart behind me. It was a nightmare.
Yup...we got no further than 3 months with that thing and then it was done...usually if I had to go food shopping I did it late at night or on the weekends when DH could watch him. If we went together one pushed the stroller. It was a huge pain...I was so happy when he started sitting up...made things easier.
I can't tell you how much my stroller has held on our shopping trips 
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| Posted 11/30/09 7:44 PM |
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Alex110879
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
we took ds out of the carrier at 2 months... if he did go food shopping with me then my dh was also with me so the stroller was coming along, but otherwise i went alone
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| Posted 11/30/09 9:17 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: If you retired the infant carrier early....
Thanks everyone. I guess my mom will have to make small purchases for now, until my DS can sit up in the cart. I can't see her pushing a stroller and dragging a cart behind her!
She said when we were all little, she went food shopping once a week, at night. We were left home with my dad, and it was the one hour a week she had to herself.  
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| Posted 11/30/09 9:18 PM |
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