How DO you go to the supermarket with a 4 wk old and 2 year old?

[margo1974]

Trying to mentally visualise this, and it's just not working. Won't use the internet shops as the veg is always rubbish and sell by dates too soon. When I send DH out, he only buys the minimum. We have run out of nappies for eldest and I have hardly anything in the fridge - will need to shop tomorrow. Will I have to resort to valium?

My dh used to forget things so he now takes a list of essential things, If I go shopping I tend to leave the kids with dh and go on my own, Tesco's and Asda near us both stay open 24 hours so I usually go about 11pm when it is not busy.

margo1974 - I never took my children shopping unless i had too. DH learned to do more shopping and got better at it than me. Eirther he went, or I went when he got home. I was never into family trips to the supermarket - just couldn't cope with it at all. I was that mother shouting at toddlers etc. Don't go with them if you don't have to is my advice

you can phone the internet shopping people and tell them you want the latest dated meat possible (this is what I did with Sainsburys and we have never had a problem) - or you reject any short dated meat and send it back.

I can remember those shopping trips . Mine are just under 15 months apart and I think I mastered the art of charging round a giant supermarket in under 30 minutes . The only thing that will slow you down and are the old dears stopping to coo over your little one and hopefully, someone at the till will offer to help you pack (if you need it!).

hope it goes well

BMAS, I have only been supermarket shopping with both boys twice - DS2 is 11mo now.

I either go late night after DH is home, have it delivered or DH goes (actually, he's probably taken both boys supermarket shopping more than me!), or I just take one boy with me (usually DS1 - as a treat - he loves coming to Sainsbees with me ).

Hi I internet shop a lot, and so far have not had any major problems. To be honest, the thought of shopping might be worse than you think. I sometimes do it with my dts who have just turned 2 and my 3 year old, and did this when they were babies too.
If the babies sleep, and you can engage the toddler in the shopping, its doable.
You are bound to get some screaming moments esp at the till, but most people are understanding I find

at 'sainsbees' hunker..... wish i had your sense, we go every week with both kids (2 and 5 months) and i have the joy of aldi shopping on my own with the 2 of them while dp is in the post office, then dunnes with both kids while he tails along behind me getting increasingly cranky and annoyed/ing til i eventually abandon my search for the last few items and storm off to the checkout with dd howling as she doesn't want to be stuck in the trolley and ds grumbling for a feed as it's been a whole hour since he had one [exasperated emoticon]

do most of your shop on line, then pop to local green grocers for fruit and veg?

I don't think I did any supermarket shopping when my two were small. Their dad used to take them on a Saturday morning, and then we switched to a mixture of Ocado and a vegetable delivery box.

I can strongly recommend it. Please. Life is short.

is this for real?

if it is, sorry.

But just to let you know that I went to the supermarket when dd2 was 4 days old and dd1 was 2.

It is really, really not that bad. Obviously you will have at least one horrendous trip, best to realise that now and just accept it. Otherwise there is always internet shopping. But tbh I used to quite enjoy going to the supermarket and so did the children

Snort.
I climbed K2 when DS was 2 hours old.
Just to let you know.

threads like this are why I could never let my mum see mumsnet

I always take my DTs shopping with me, have done since they were newborns, when they just slept in the baby seats on the trolley - but I can only go to shops with twin seater trolleys (which does narrow it down a bit ) I always take a few snacks with me and we usually have a great time. Now that they are just about too heavy for the trolley seats, they walk alongside the trolley and 'help' me

God, I sympathise.

Make sure yu have some gin your bag to have a slug from on your way round.

Looking back it was tons easier to take both ds's when one was a baby and the other was 2. Get one of those trolleys that can accommodate both and feed the older one raisins/buttons/whatever works on the way round.

Now they're 2 and 5 they're a right handful - they're either tearing round the place or fighting over who gets to sit on the left/right/whatever of the trolley... Fortunately now dp can drive, she gets to do the shopping!

Same problem and I'm potty training older one. tesco online is great, so is their veg and if sell by dates are too soon, just freeze stuff and get it out when you need it. Always opt for the least stressful option I find!

well, I did it without the gin (but a good idea. The walk took 50 mins instead of 35 and it was uphill - bakedpotato - it sure seemed like K2!

DD1 was an angel - will do internet shop from ocado. May well lose this extra weight with all this walking and pushing a tandem up a hill is a bugger - bye bye bingo wings!

I used to go to Tescos when it was raining and we didn't have anywhere to go, and we needed to get out of the house. Ds used to lie in the babyseat on the trolley, gazing fascinated at the lights and colours (and the close-us of old-lady-cooing). Dd used to sit in the toddler seat playing "spot the carrots before Mummy does" etc. Fab. It was a bit sad to realise that I was reduced to viewing Tescos as a fun outing, but hey, it worked.

Now dd doesn't fit in the toddler seat and ds doesn't want to be in it. I shop online or in the evenings.