grocery shopping with a stroller

[Anonymous]

What I have done which is not easy but can be done when you need a lot of stuff (more than can fit in a stroller basket or hand basket) is to push the stroller w one hand and pull a full size grocery cart w the other.

[Anonymous]

Stroller basket or put the baby in car seat in the cart basket.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I switched to Instacart/Google Express/Amazon for the months when the baby was really little. When he was big enough to sit in the shopping cart, I started going to grocery stores again.

[Anonymous]

You can also fold your umbrella stroller and put it in the cart, then add groceries. Put baby in the front of the cart with a blanket wadded up around her for extra stability.

[Anonymous]

I either wore the baby or used the stroller basked. I have an UBV so the basket is huge. I could get almost a weeks worth of groceries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used the stroller basket a lot. But it's not going to work if you have to get a lot of big stuff.

However, some grocery stores have infant seats that are attached to shopping carts. You can see if yours has one of those.

I put some big stuff on the top (paper towels, diapers, bottled water, etc.) I have also been known to have my child get out of the stroller to walk home (we live above a safeway) so I can put even more stuf in the seat!

[Anonymous]

Good umbrella stroller - push with one hand, pull the shopping cart. It took practice but not bad when you get the hang of it.

[Anonymous]

I could not have shopped without the ergo. I loved that thing. I bet you could figure it out if you try!

[Anonymous]

Heavy stuff in the stroller basket, light stuff would be in a grocery bag hanging from the stroller handle via a caribiner.

Not everyone's kid will deal with being in a carrier.

[Anonymous]

We were given a shopping cart cover which had thicker padded straps -- some even have shoulder straps -- which could work for a wobbly sitter.

[Anonymous]

Also, if you need more food then the stroller basket can carry, you can use carribeaners and fasten the canvas grocery bags to the handle of your stroller.

[Anonymous]

I also couldn't fasten the Ergo and then DS wouldn't stand it. Just used the stroller basket. We have an UppaBaby Cruz and I could fit an entire week's worth of groceries in the basket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also couldn't fasten the Ergo and then DS wouldn't stand it. Just used the stroller basket. We have an UppaBaby Cruz and I could fit an entire week's worth of groceries in the basket.

I use the Snugli which fastens above the hip/near baby's leg so no contorting yourself trying to latch the clips in the back.

[Anonymous]

If you do decide on the regular ol stroller basket, if you're in a bind with too much, you may be able to bring your load o stuff up to the front and empty it onto a checkout (explaining how you need them to 'hold' it for a few minutes) then go grab the last few things. Depending on your store and if it's not busy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stroller basket all the way!
As for the ergo. Try to loosen the straps that hold the arm things all the way and then see if you can reach to fasten it. You can move that back fastener higher on your back to be able to reach it. I had the same problem.

Also, how to people put babies in the ergo straight out of the car seat? I can't figure out how but maybe that's because I'm still using the infant insert.

Put the ergo on before you get out of the car, and then like the poster right below you mentioned...loosen the straps, put baby in, tighten straps.

So I put the insert in before the baby too? At home I lay the baby into the insert and then put the whole thing into the ergo. Maybe I have to wait until she's bigger to attempt ergo from the car thing.

Lay the insert on the front seat, take the baby out of the car seat, lay her in the insert, pick up the insert and put her in the ergo.