How do you do a shop if your toddler hates sitting in the trolley?

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No one to look after him and no chance of an online shop.
He hates sitting in the trolley and screams when I try put him in. I used to wear him in a baby carrier but at 2 stone now at 21 months he's just to big to be able to do a shop carrying him.

What do I do??

I used to use the reins harness to clip him to the back of the trolley seat or he'd dive out head first.
Oh we used to have such fun in the supermarket...

Go when his Dad can have him?

Give him food/toy to play with?

Use the pram and a basket?

I don't know but sympathise mine loved the trolley but did have their moments

Click and collect? Our Asda always have slots even if no online delivery available

I used to give Dd a dairylea dunker, only time she was allowed them so huge treat.

I used why

Back in the mists of time, I used a buggy with a basket balanced on top of the hood.

These days I'd use the Scan & Go / self scan option, and load the shopping directly into the buggy tray and into bags hanging on the handles.

I had no car when my DC were toddlers and this was the best way.

Snacks. Always snacks. Box of raisins, go round as quickly as you can. Let him scream if he needs to, he’ll soon learn it doesn’t change anything.

Ugh, pressed post by mistake.

Wanted to say that I used to sometimes make my way around the shop with a buggy and a trolly.

This was long winded and extreme process but one of mine was truly awful in supermarkets. The routine would be to take toddler for long swim first. Wash and dress and give snack and warm milk on the way to supermarket. Move into buggy with blanket. Hopefully should now be pretty sleepy and fall asleep for duration of the shop. It didn't always work and I did online shopping when I could.

Sing to him (can't imagine other shoppers liked it but its that or screaming)
Ask him to look for certain items eg carrots. Potatoes.
Bribery.
Ultimately he had no choice. We needed food.

If you have time go at a quiet time and let him walk, ideally on reigns. My DC 2 disliked the trolley but was actually really well behaved walking and trotted along very nicely "to heel" for a short shop (not a heaped trolley). I'd prettend not to ve able to bend and get items from the bottom shelf and he'd be inordinately proud of passing me them.

I don't buy big big shops, I do small and often with son in buggy and a basket. I use online grocery or amazon fresh for big things.

I did mine with dc strapped in double buggy and put shopping into bags hanging on the back, kept amount down too. Occasionally exh took me (I couldnt drive then) and he would wrangle the kids leaving me to shop in peace but they always got him to buy them things, which considering dd1 was mostly non verbal did amaze me a bit, she could certainly get herself known when it came to books especially

I used snacks and reasoning. No one likes getting groceries but we have to. We would start out with fruit and then a baguette. Some of the supermarkets used to have little carts for toddlers to push around so that was quite good if time consuming

Online?

Carrier! 2 st is nowhere to big if you have a fitting carrier (i’m very petite, under 5ft, and can carry my 7 year old for 30 minutes easily in a good carrier)

I put dd in the babycarrier/sling on my back, or pushchair, but my pushchair had a huge basket underneath so could get loads in.

I agree with bribery.

Online. Shopping is hard enough without a reluctant toddler.

Chocolate buttons.
Used to write my list and plan my route around the store in advance to save faffing. 1 for getting in no fussing, and then I'd try to space them out to 1 per aisle. Oh and something to hold as a very important job for mummy (something unbreakable)

My 13 month old weighs more than yours and I carry home comfortable, a correct supportive back carry should do the trick.
It only needs to cover you for about 30 minutes!

Not much help but when he's 5 he might well decide sitting in trolley is the best thing and want to be lifted in!

How about turning trolley around and pushing it so he he facing outwards. You push the foot end. Get him to pretend he's driving it

It be hard work but easier than toddler tantrums

Why can't you get online?

@ohnothisagain

Carrier! 2 st is nowhere to big if you have a fitting carrier (i’m very petite, under 5ft, and can carry my 7 year old for 30 minutes easily in a good carrier)

What carrier ar you using that you can put your 7yr old in!?

@Ohalrightthen i preschool carrier (getting a bit small, but he‘s mostly legs), a ringsling or a shorty wrap