Question for ladies who don't get their shopping delivered!

[lauranicole91]

I only shop with my husband. He unloads the car and I sit in the car with the sleeping baby. Or she is awake I grab her and he still gets groceries.

[bean47]

I bring her in the house, along with as many bags as I can carry, and run back out to get the rest. If it is a lot, I'll plop her in the high chair with some goldfish while I go back out a few times.

[carawestt]

Same as Laura.

[raynes]

Most of our whole main floor is gated off, so I usually bring in a few bags and Owen, drop him in the gated kitchen (with the groceries either on the counter or non-baby side of the gate) and then bring in the rest.

It's a straight shot from the kitchen to the back door, and then straight to the cars, so I'm not far.

[katfco]

I leave him in the car with the doors open so he can see me while I unload. Before he figured out how to get past the stair gate, I would put up a tension gate at the front door and he could be inside watching me while P brought them up. Then, the only danger was him breaking into the groceries while I was transferring them to the house.

[The Foozzler]

I leave child in the shopping cart.
Pull it up next to the trunk to unload groceries, then close trunk.
Wheel cart over to leave it in the cart place (I don't remember what it is called)
Take child out of shopping cart.
Carry him to car.
Put him in car seat.

I've struggled with this same thing for a while, but I think I've worked out a good system.

ETA, completely misread that! This is my procedure at the store!  At home, my garage is attached to the kitchen. I leave the car door open and leave him in the car while I unload.

[jaime183]

I pull the car in the garage and close our laundry room door then carry him in and sit him at the door. I then bring the bags into the laundry room
Then once the bags are in the house I carry them to the kitchen and he plays

[Deleted]

I do it one of two ways.

#1- If I shop mid day and he is with me, I leave him in the truck, open the door and run all the groceries into the foyer, then get him and proceed to put the groceries into the kitchen and away. This way the vehicle is completely in sight at all times while I am unloading.

#2 I shop after dinner, just before bed with him. As long as he has a fruit pouch/ cookie to eat or a bag of salad to play with he is happyish. Then when we get home, I get him out, put him to bed, THEN go and unload the groceries and put them away.

[JuliaGulia]

I can only shop with DH or if he is home because we live on the 2nd floor. We would have to leave her alone upstairs or in the car. I miss being able to go whenever!

[mumegs]

I bring her in the house first although she's not really one to cry about being left in the car for a couple minutes. It is a short trip to the car and back and she usually stands at the door and watches me.

[imimahoney]

My front door is steps from my driveway so I leave Ari in the car with the door opened and run and out putting things in the kitchen. If I take him out first he will run into the damn street.

[Deleted]

I always put H in the carseat before unloading anything. I'm more worried about someone hitting him in the stroller or cart then to leave him alone as I load the trunk or return the cart.

[Deleted]

Crap I cannot read! When returning home, I unload h first & find something to entertain him while I unload.

[helicase]

I pull into the garage & shut the garage door before letting T out of his carseat. I then carry him/let him walk to the trunk and bring the bags in with him on my hip or walking beside me.

[SteelCity44]

If he's awake, I bring him in the house and unload the car. The main floor is gated to keep him from going upstairs or downstairs. He regularly has free reign on the house anyway. If he's asleep, then I leave him the eff alone in the car while I quietly unload the car. The downside to that is that I won't unpack the groceries while he's in the car, so I have to try the sleeping transfer, which can take awhile, and sometimes I forget that there are groceries to be put away.

[rainbowchip]

I will either take the kids in the house and then bring the bags in or leave them in the car depending on how many groceries I have. Either way, they are only alone for a few minutes tops.

Ideally, I go shopping alone.

[Regina Philange]

The other day i had him on my hip, and carried as many as i could with one hand and made multiple trips. It was annoying.

[nilex0102]

I pull the car into the. Garage or the driveway and unload groceries before I get her. Nick usually helps or goes inside but he can take care of himself. I can see the car while I am unloading.

[rubber pants]

Jul 29, 2013 12:11:58 GMT -5 bean47 said:

I bring her in the house, along with as many bags as I can carry, and run back out to get the rest. If it is a lot, I'll plop her in the high chair with some goldfish while I go back out a few times.

Thats what I do.

[irishsara]

I usually bring him in and put him on the living room floor with some toys. Then I unload all the groceries. He's pretty used to playing independently and there aren't many places for him to go that he could get into trouble. If he starts wandering, its usually ok. I'll often find him in the kitchen pulling things out of bags.

[laurack]

Usually take her out put her inside then go get the bags, she can roam around, stairs are gated.

Unless she's asleep then I leave her in the seat and unload and put stuff away, then wake her

[spaghetticat]

Sometimes I bring the groceries in first. Other times I will bring her and one bag of stuff and let her start unpacking the bag. Assuming their aren't eggs ha.

[jenbelle]

We live on the third floor, so if I have to shop with J, I try not to purchase more perishable stuff than I can carry up in one trip, including carrying J. Then DH will bring up the rest when he gets home from work. We do our major shopping together on the weekend, so usually it's just a formula run to target.

[Beener]

I take Emmy in the house, put her in the high chair and give her fruit while I unload the car. It is short trip from garage to kitchen and I have a straight shot so I can see her the whole time.

[Faevantastic]

I bring him in first and let him walk around gated kitchen, then I bring the groceries in.

[biblionerd]

I just put them both in the childproofed living room and bring them in.

[rileym2010]

I put him in the house and go back to get the groceries with the front door open, but glass door closed. He can see me going back and forth and is usually fine. If he gets upset, I can usually make it in about 3-4 trips so he isn't mad for too long.

[irish625]

We have a garage, so I pull in, shut the garage door and open her car door. I leave her in the car while I bring the groceries in the house which usually takes a minute or two. Then I get her out and put all the groceries away.

[Deleted]

Back carry in the ergo and make however many trips I need. I'm in a second floor apt so I'm not comfortable leaving him alone in either the car or apartment. Not sure what I'm going to do when he outgrows the ergo though.

[Dolci]

I plop her inside with her toys and quickly go back and grab groceries.