I completely felt the same way (that cart covers were ridiculous germophobe ridiculousness).
However, my husband works at a grocery store and he insisted on it. We're normally pretty unconcerned about germs (when her pacifier falls, I check for debris or pet hair, and pop it right back in if it looks clean enough). I guess he's seen some kids do some disgusting shit to shopping carts. Plus I like that I can attach a toy to it if she gets bored of looking around, and if she drops it, it just drops into the cover.
They are a pain in the ass to get on though and I'm not sure how long I'll actually use it.
Post by earlgreyhot on May 23, 2012 22:54:33 GMT -5
I so rarely put DS in a cart (he stays in the stroller) that it would be silly to buy such a thing. I used to wipe when he was younger, but now, well, he touches lost of potentially nasty things and I just spritz with the (all-natural) sanitizer when I can.
Post by curmudgeon on May 23, 2012 23:05:24 GMT -5
I think I remembered to bring the cart cover in maybe three times. But since the kids at daycare are slobbering all over everything anyway I'm really not that concerned.
Post by DirtyMartini on May 24, 2012 6:46:08 GMT -5
I really only used a cart cover because it seemed more comfortable than the hard metal/plastic of the cart. Plus, mine has some dangly like toys that offer "entertainment" while we shop!
The main reason I never got one is that I knew I'd never use it. I already had so much crap to remember to take w/ me, I KNEW I'd never remember to grab that as I was going to the store, or even from the car to the store (I have 3 million bags in the car to use for food shopping - forget them more times than I remember).
Older DD used to try and suck on the handle of the cart. Fingers I didn't mind touching, mouth...I just...ew. We found the pocket at the back so handy for holding their water bottles and a few toys when they were babies that we used it with #2, also.
Post by downtoearth on May 24, 2012 8:37:07 GMT -5
Even if you justify it with a petri dish, I still think shopping cart covers are crazy looking - why do they all have to be so ugly and in crazy prints?!
Then again, I just usually assume that most people I see using them are first-time moms or have kids with compromised immune systems.
I swore I'd never get one because I wasn't - and am still not - convinced its an effective device for infection control. I'm also on team dirt don't hurt.
However, I'm hearing more and more that these things also function well as a restraint device. I haven't put her in a shopping cart yet, but after watching DD try to wiggle her way out of a restaurant high chair, I asked some friends and a few suggested I get one to help keep her from falling. I just might do it.
I'm far more scared of her falling then I am of her getting exposed to common bugs. Then again, I may be a little sensitive to this because an infant local to me died after falling and hitting his head.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
Do babies younger than 6 months even sit in carts? Mine were still in their buckets at that age. I'm team no cover because they're a pain to get on and I knew I'd never remember it. I forget my reusable bags and my list constantly.
ETA: And I love that you're advocating giving your kids away because of dirty shopping carts. I'm sure the CPS system would love that advice as well.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
You heard it here first ladies. If your child to frenches the shopping cart handle (or eats the cheerios they find in bizarre places. Or licks their own feet. Or eats a stray piece of dog food off the floor. Or does any one of the million nasty things that small children do) they might DIE. Therefore....put them in a bubble or drop them off at your nearest hospital ASAP. It's for the best really.
I mean, we all know that foster homes never let children touch things that may be unsanitary.
cleanliness and hygiene are not germophobia (irrational and debilitating fear of germs). any parent not concerned with cleanliness and hygiene for babies shouldn't be in custody of a baby. protecting a child from preventable diseases by exercising minimum hygiene is not helicoptor parenting, it's called love.
cart cover or cleaning off the cart before sticking in small infant with less than mature immune system is just good parenting. those that had no clue or think it's not true that babies have an impaired immune system until around 6 months old need to speak to their pediatric doctor or give the baby up.
many states have laws that allow unfit or unwilling parents to drop off unwanted babies at various locations (women's shelter, police station, hospitals) with no negative consequences. if you don't want to take care of it, give it away to someone who does before you kill it.
Ahh, you're cute. I want my child to develop a robust immune system, thanks for the ignorant opinion though. Muah.
Also? I haven't laughed so hard at a post in a really, really long time. My kid should be taken away from me because I don't use a shopping cart cover? For real? Are they policing the foster homes to make sure THEY are using shopping cart covers?