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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the scenario, you have a sleeping infant in an infant seat, a 2.5 yo melting down and refusing to walk, and a double stroller with its underneath loaded with kid stuff.  How do you get to the unit?  Can you leave the stroller or kid stuff or infant somewhere safe while you carry the 2.5 yo upstairs?  You can't carry an infant in the seat and 2.5 yo at the same time unless you're super human, so you'll have to wake the infant to carry them at the same time (if the 2.5 yo will even be cooperative enough to let you safely carry the infant too).  The double stroller and kid stuff will likely require two more trips, for 3-4 trips up and down total. Dont forget that the infant will likely be screaming its head off while you make trips to carry stuff because you just woke it up.  Meanwhile, the 2.5 yo will be screaming its head off too because you stuck it in a pack and play to stay out of trouble while you carry up loads of stuff.

Same for car trips.  You arrive home with a sleeping infant, a 2.5 yo who wont walk, a large diaper bag, and a trunk full of shopping bags (including stuff that needs to go in the freezer). How do you get everything upstairs?  Logistically where do you stash the kids while you carry stuff up?  Some stair scenarios are easier than others.[/quote]

Chikdren are not "it." And they understand what is going on. It's actually possible to explain to a 2.5 year old that mom will be right back. That said, I would just gently bump the stroller up the stairs and inside the door and proceed from there. I'd try to make the whole thing into a game for the 2.5 year old. But as someone else noted, I'd also avoid the scenario by wearing the infant and/or not going on a major grocery shopping trip that ends during nap time.

-Dupont row house poster. [/quote]

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