Re: DBB in restaurants, grocery shopping?

[Guest guest]

I wore my son in a sling. The sling I used was a maya sling. I carried my own

high chair to restaurants. It was one of those that you can attach to any

chair or seat. It would not work for booths. I could carry my son in a sling

and nurse him and shop and no one even knew that I was nursing. If you need

more info on slings just email me offline. I hope this helps you.

LaRena

Darby dabrennan@...> wrote:

I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a portable

baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking and

I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant carrier

any more. Any suggestions??

Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in the

front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

stroller and a cart at the same time!

" Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's not

in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

suggestions.

Darby

Livi's mama 3/15/04

EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

I wore my son in a sling. The sling I used was a maya sling. I carried my own

high chair to restaurants. It was one of those that you can attach to any

chair or seat. It would not work for booths. I could carry my son in a sling

and nurse him and shop and no one even knew that I was nursing. If you need

more info on slings just email me offline. I hope this helps you.

LaRena

Darby dabrennan@...> wrote:

I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a portable

baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking and

I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant carrier

any more. Any suggestions??

Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in the

front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

stroller and a cart at the same time!

" Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's not

in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

suggestions.

Darby

Livi's mama 3/15/04

EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

Hi, When we know for sure I am either going grocery shopping or out

to eat, we plan that for that day that's the hour or two that he's out

of his shoes. Mine is one year old. When I plan a spur of the moment

trip to the store, I put him in his infant carrier, otherwise he uses

a toddler car seat now. But for those trips I haul that out.

Restaurants we just use his stroller. It seems to be the most

convenient and we don't go anywhere with the kids that that would be

inappropriate at. But if anyone has any other ideas, I would love to

hear them too.

10-09-03 atypical bl cf dbb 23/7

>

> I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a portable

> baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

> chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking and

> I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant carrier

> any more. Any suggestions??

>

> Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in the

> front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> stroller and a cart at the same time!

>

> " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's not

> in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> suggestions.

>

> Darby

> Livi's mama 3/15/04

> EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

Hi, When we know for sure I am either going grocery shopping or out

to eat, we plan that for that day that's the hour or two that he's out

of his shoes. Mine is one year old. When I plan a spur of the moment

trip to the store, I put him in his infant carrier, otherwise he uses

a toddler car seat now. But for those trips I haul that out.

Restaurants we just use his stroller. It seems to be the most

convenient and we don't go anywhere with the kids that that would be

inappropriate at. But if anyone has any other ideas, I would love to

hear them too.

10-09-03 atypical bl cf dbb 23/7

>

> I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a portable

> baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

> chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking and

> I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant carrier

> any more. Any suggestions??

>

> Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in the

> front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> stroller and a cart at the same time!

>

> " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's not

> in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> suggestions.

>

> Darby

> Livi's mama 3/15/04

> EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

Im a military wife who's hubby is deployed for the SECOND time this

year so I end up doing alot of shopping alone. I take a rather thick

blanket and lay it down in the cargo part of the cart and put Elijah

on his tummy. He LOVES it. Our 2 yo sits in the seat part and I just

put all our items either on the bottom rack or in the cargo area w/

Elijah (if its something that wont hurt him if he chews on it).

As for going out to eat, I just sit him on my lap (or my husband

holds him if he's around). Since he's eating solid food now, he

prefers our lap anyway. At home, we have a booster chair with its own

tray but he tends to slip out of it. Hes not really used to sitting

up on his own yet and the weight of the shoes and bar drag him down

and makes him slump in the chair.

Lori

Mom to

, 13

Nova, 8

Ethan, 2

and Elijah, 7 months RCF w/ Plantaris DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Im a military wife who's hubby is deployed for the SECOND time this

year so I end up doing alot of shopping alone. I take a rather thick

blanket and lay it down in the cargo part of the cart and put Elijah

on his tummy. He LOVES it. Our 2 yo sits in the seat part and I just

put all our items either on the bottom rack or in the cargo area w/

Elijah (if its something that wont hurt him if he chews on it).

As for going out to eat, I just sit him on my lap (or my husband

holds him if he's around). Since he's eating solid food now, he

prefers our lap anyway. At home, we have a booster chair with its own

tray but he tends to slip out of it. Hes not really used to sitting

up on his own yet and the weight of the shoes and bar drag him down

and makes him slump in the chair.

Lori

Mom to

, 13

Nova, 8

Ethan, 2

and Elijah, 7 months RCF w/ Plantaris DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Grocery shopping is the worst. For big trips, I would usually leave

with my husband or ask him to come along and push the

stroller. That way we'd usually get it done faster anyway. For small

trips, the stroller is fine. Now we're still dealing with the

problem of the cart seats being too big and practically flips

out of them. THe seatbelts are usually inadequate and I'm always

afraid he'll hurt himself. If you can, like someone else suggested I

would just choose to make that the hour or so per day when the shoes

come off, if you can't get help with the stroller.

As far as the high chair, I bought the Fisher Price booster seat

(the blue and green one) and it's the best investment I've ever

made, but any portable high chair will work. Not only does it

accommodate his shoes, but you can avoid nasty restaurant high

chairs. Sometimes strollers (at least mine) are too big for narrow

aisles where waitresses have to pass with trays of food, which makes

me nervous. I also like having at eye level sitting up at the

table with us, and he seems to enjoy it too. We keep our high chair

in the car so we always have it when we're out.

11.23.03

>

> I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a portable

> baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

> chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking

and

> I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant carrier

> any more. Any suggestions??

>

> Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in

the

> front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> stroller and a cart at the same time!

>

> " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's

not

> in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> suggestions.

>

> Darby

> Livi's mama 3/15/04

> EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

Great shopping idea- thank you!!!

When going out to eat, I have been doing the same thing. But Livi

sure likes to grab everything on the table amd cause as much

destruction as possible. It sounds like Elijah and Livi are about

the same age.

Thanks again for your help!

Darby

>

> Im a military wife who's hubby is deployed for the SECOND time this

> year so I end up doing alot of shopping alone. I take a rather

thick

> blanket and lay it down in the cargo part of the cart and put

Elijah

> on his tummy. He LOVES it. Our 2 yo sits in the seat part and I

just

> put all our items either on the bottom rack or in the cargo area w/

> Elijah (if its something that wont hurt him if he chews on it).

> As for going out to eat, I just sit him on my lap (or my husband

> holds him if he's around). Since he's eating solid food now, he

> prefers our lap anyway. At home, we have a booster chair with its

own

> tray but he tends to slip out of it. Hes not really used to sitting

> up on his own yet and the weight of the shoes and bar drag him down

> and makes him slump in the chair.

>

> Lori

> Mom to

> , 13

> Nova, 8

> Ethan, 2

> and Elijah, 7 months RCF w/ Plantaris DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Thank you!

> >

> > I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a

portable

> > baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

> > chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> > trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking

and

> > I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant

carrier

> > any more. Any suggestions??

> >

> > Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in

the

> > front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> > stroller and a cart at the same time!

> >

> > " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's

not

> > in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> > suggestions.

> >

> > Darby

> > Livi's mama 3/15/04

> > EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

It's funny, I read this post last night and this morning I dropped my older

son off at school and took Christian to the Grocery store with me. We got

out of the car and I carried him into the area where all the carts where.

Apparently, I wasn't thinking because I actually started putting him in the

seat on top and the bar hit the metal piece in the middle...lol.I said to

myself " guess that won't work! "

Mommy to 12/17/98

and Christian 1/30/04 LCF - DBB 23/7

_____

From: Darby

Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:34 PM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Re: DBB in restaurants, grocery shopping?

Thank you!

> >

> > I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a

portable

> > baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

> > chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> > trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking

and

> > I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant

carrier

> > any more. Any suggestions??

> >

> > Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in

the

> > front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> > stroller and a cart at the same time!

> >

> > " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's

not

> > in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> > suggestions.

> >

> > Darby

> > Livi's mama 3/15/04

> > EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

Believe me, you'll figure it out. As for grocery carts, I'd set Everett in to

the basket part once he could sit up, rather than the kiddie-chair part. But I

also used a sling when he was too little to sit up and it worked OK with the DBB

on, you just need to experiment with what is comfortable for the two of you.

Sometimes I'd take a baby blanket and lay that in the grocery buggy for him to

lay on....I didn't like putting my kids in those buggies with the built-in baby

carrier, those seats always seems filthy and gross - total germ carriers. For

that matter, I avoid using the regular seat-part when possible for the same

reason - they get their hands on a handle that's hand a thousand filthy hands on

it all day then put their hands in their mouth

As for eating out? Unless your family just eats out a whole lot it's a fairly

non-issue. We just hold him on our lap.

Good luck!

s.

[Guest guest]

Darby,

If your grocery store's carts allow the infant carrier to snap onto

the top and fit well (I've found some carts work better than others

with our infant carrier)...you can always put Livi in the infant

carrier on the grocery cart if she still fits in it okay. Just store

it in the trunk of your car and use it during outings if she fits in

it. She might be too big for it for transporting in the car, but

still fit in it okay for use on the grocery carts etc.

was in the brace full time from age 5-8 months, and we often

just undid one shoe, slid the brace through the bar and re-attached

the shoe for grocery trips, restaurant high chairs, stroller (ours

had a permanent bar between the legs), exersaucer time etc. I had

one of those seat covers that I could strap her into the grocery cart

seat snugly and it covered the handle too.

Just a thought!

& (3-16-00)

left clubfoot

[Guest guest]

How funny! The things you never thought to think of until you

actually have to!

I've received so many great ideas- thank goodness for this board.

It sounds like I just need to get a bigger car and keep my infant

carrier in the trunk. I drive a very small car now, and between the

playpen and the stroller, there is no room!

Darby

Livi's mama 3/15/04

EDD#2 5/12/05

> > >

> > > I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a

> portable

> > > baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt

high

> > > chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> > > trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was

choking

> and

> > > I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant

> carrier

> > > any more. Any suggestions??

> > >

> > > Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her

in

> the

> > > front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> > > stroller and a cart at the same time!

> > >

> > > " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's

> not

> > > in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> > > suggestions.

> > >

> > > Darby

> > > Livi's mama 3/15/04

> > > EDD #2 5/12/05

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's funny about the grocery cart handles - I just watched a news

report that tested the germs on those things - it was REALLY bad -

all of the carts had truly disgusting things on them - fecal matter

and such. Maybe our club foot babies are just lucky they don't have

to sit in those seats (at least not yet). When Livi isn't in her bar

all day, I am definately going to be wiping down the cart handles

with something first.

Thanks!

Darby

Livi's mama 3/15/04

EDD#2 5/12/05

> Believe me, you'll figure it out. As for grocery carts, I'd set

Everett in to the basket part once he could sit up, rather than the

kiddie-chair part. But I also used a sling when he was too little to

sit up and it worked OK with the DBB on, you just need to experiment

with what is comfortable for the two of you. Sometimes I'd take a

baby blanket and lay that in the grocery buggy for him to lay on....I

didn't like putting my kids in those buggies with the built-in baby

carrier, those seats always seems filthy and gross - total germ

carriers. For that matter, I avoid using the regular seat-part

when possible for the same reason - they get their hands on a handle

that's hand a thousand filthy hands on it all day then put their

hands in their mouth

>

> As for eating out? Unless your family just eats out a whole lot

it's a fairly non-issue. We just hold him on our lap.

>

> Good luck!

> s.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Darby...I just noticed the note...EDD #2 Best wishes for an

uneventful pregnancy!

Darby dabrennan@...> wrote:

It's funny about the grocery cart handles - I just watched a news

report that tested the germs on those things - it was REALLY bad -

all of the carts had truly disgusting things on them - fecal matter

and such. Maybe our club foot babies are just lucky they don't have

to sit in those seats (at least not yet). When Livi isn't in her bar

all day, I am definately going to be wiping down the cart handles

with something first.

Thanks!

Darby

Livi's mama 3/15/04

EDD#2 5/12/05

> Believe me, you'll figure it out. As for grocery carts, I'd set

Everett in to the basket part once he could sit up, rather than the

kiddie-chair part. But I also used a sling when he was too little to

sit up and it worked OK with the DBB on, you just need to experiment

with what is comfortable for the two of you. Sometimes I'd take a

baby blanket and lay that in the grocery buggy for him to lay on....I

didn't like putting my kids in those buggies with the built-in baby

carrier, those seats always seems filthy and gross - total germ

carriers. For that matter, I avoid using the regular seat-part

when possible for the same reason - they get their hands on a handle

that's hand a thousand filthy hands on it all day then put their

hands in their mouth

>

> As for eating out? Unless your family just eats out a whole lot

it's a fairly non-issue. We just hold him on our lap.

>

> Good luck!

> s.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I ALWAYS bring those 'wet-ones' wipes with me everywhere I go and I wipe

the handles down as much as I can before putting my children in it.

Especially this time of year!

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

I ALWAYS bring those 'wet-ones' wipes with me everywhere I go and I wipe

the handles down as much as I can before putting my children in it.

Especially this time of year!

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

We were out of full-time wear by about 6 months old. Even though we

weren't using the infants seat any longer in the car as long as he

had his bar on and he wasn't past the weight limit on the infant

carrier, we carried in the back of our van. I would put him in it

during shopping (because ours would attatch to the basket that they

usually sit on in the cart). And I would also use it in restaurants

because it would attatch to the wooden highchairs. It wasn't ideal,

but it worked temporarily.

Pam and (8-12-01)

>

> I am wondering what you experienced DBB moms do to have a portable

> baby in a DBB.... for example - she cannot sit in restaraunt high

> chairs unless I was to take off the bar and screw it back on,

> trapping her in the chair. Then I worry - what if she was choking

and

> I couldn't get her out quickly??? We do not use her infant carrier

> any more. Any suggestions??

>

> Also, what to do when grocery shopping alone? I can't sit her in

the

> front of the cart because of the bar, but it is hard to push a

> stroller and a cart at the same time!

>

> " Grin and bear it " may be the only answer, at least until she's not

> in them 23/7.. but I'm interested if anyone has any creative

> suggestions.

>

> Darby

> Livi's mama 3/15/04

> EDD #2 5/12/05

[Guest guest]

Just curious, why do you carry a play pen and stroller everywhere?

s.

Re: DBB in restaurants, grocery shopping?

How funny! The things you never thought to think of until you

actually have to!

I've received so many great ideas- thank goodness for this board.

It sounds like I just need to get a bigger car and keep my infant

carrier in the trunk. I drive a very small car now, and between the

playpen and the stroller, there is no room!

Darby

Livi's mama 3/15/04

EDD#

[Guest guest]

We live in a very small apartment and honestly have no where else to

put them.. we never use the playpen unless we are visiting someone

else, and we never use the stroller unless we go somewhere in the

car. We also live on the 4th floor and have horrible parking

arrangements, so carting the two back and forth between our apartment

and the car is a big hassle.

> Just curious, why do you carry a play pen and stroller everywhere?

> s.

>

> Re: DBB in restaurants, grocery

shopping?

>

>

>

>

> How funny! The things you never thought to think of until you

> actually have to!

>

> I've received so many great ideas- thank goodness for this board.

> It sounds like I just need to get a bigger car and keep my infant

> carrier in the trunk. I drive a very small car now, and between

the

> playpen and the stroller, there is no room!

>

> Darby

> Livi's mama 3/15/04

> EDD#

>

>

>