Shopping help

Okay...so are there any good tips out there on how to take the babies to Target or someplace similar? I have taken them in the stroller, but not much room for "stuff", I have had one in the seat and one in the baby bjorn, but that just seems cumbersome. Maybe some of you have some good tricks or maybe there are some good products out there to make it more "doable". Any help would be much appreciated.

 

I usually just take in the stroller and put what I can in the basket underneath and then I also get one of the carry baskets and hang it from the stroller's handlebars.

 

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Okay...so are there any good tips out there on how to take the babies to Target or someplace similar? I have taken them in the stroller, but not much room for "stuff", I have had one in the seat and one in the baby bjorn, but that just seems cumbersome. Maybe some of you have some good tricks or maybe there are some good products out there to make it more "doable". Any help would be much appreciated.


I used to get two shopping carts, push one and pull one, you'll get really good at it after a while, I used to do that grocery shopping too, my girls loved it. The one u are pulling is not from the end the child is sat but the other end.

 

I take a stroller and a hand basket... The stroller is easy to maneuver with one hand thankfully! The basket underneath is not great though so it's not easy to use. I guess if one day I have a lot to buy I'll just pull the cart behind me.

My issue is that at most grocery stores I have to go to the self-pay section, because the stroller doesn't fit through the regular pay lines

 

I just take my stroller too, and put stuff in the basket. I also have stroller hooks, that I can use to hang a basket from, which works pretty well also. Otherwise, I use a cart and put one in a front pack carrier...I don't mind doing it that way at all.

 

I put whatever I can in the bottom of the snap 'n' go and I put soft items around the babies! I always thank them for helping mommy and they smile... Much to my amusement of course...I haven't tried the pulling cart while pushing stroller technique yet.

 

It depends on how much I need and how much time I have. If I really need a lot of stuff and don't have much time I push the stroller and pull a buggy behind me. If we have the time to let them sit in the cart and have a good time I try to get one of the kid double carts and put both of them in it (they have 4 leg holes). If they don't have them and I need a lot of stuff I get two carts. I put a baby in the normal baby spot and the other of the basket in the cart in front of me and use the basket behind me for all the stuff. I make sure to bring toys to entertain the baby in the main part of the basket or he will go crazy trying to stand or get to his brother.

But most of the time when it more than a quick run in and out I prefer to shop by myself after they have gone to bed.

ETA: I have also used the baby in a sling and baby in the cart plan. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. They are bit too close to each other and keep trying to attack one another most of the time..

 

I never could pull the cart behind me as my stroller is hard to steer with one hand. I would put things in the baskets and use hand baskets for the rest. If I really needed a lot of things or bigger items I would sit them both in the cart and just juggle through it all. Look for stores with the carts for older kids and see if your kids can sit in those.

 

I put one up top in the cart seat and the other one inside the grocery cart sitting attached in a booster type seat (the ones that go on your kitchen chairs) It is easier than my double wide stroller which I'm quickly beginning to hate. Our grocery carts here in Australia have a small separate area of the cart so I can put items in there away from the child inside the cart. Otherwise I just shop alone. Try to look for online shopping too, even if you can get your diapers delivered it can save you time and energy.

heather

 

Depends on how big the shopping trip is. If I plan to buy a lot, I take my double stroller and pull a cart behind. If it's a smaller trip, I usually put both girls inside the basket and pile things around them.. that keeps them occupied too.