Getting in and out of car with baby and toddler

[PygmyPuff]

Hello!
I hope this is the right place to post! Looking for advice hopefully :) I have a 2 year old and nearly 8 month old and am finding the logistics of getting them in and out of the car/ house quite tricky at times!
We don’t have a driveway, we have on street parking but not on our side of the street so we always have to cross the road to get to the car, depending on the time of day we don’t even get a space near the house. Currently I tend to put baby in the carrier, bag on my back and hold toddler’s hand to cross the road.. usually sit him in the front while I put baby in her seat then get him out and strap him into his. His seat is roadside, sometimes cars come whizzing past so it’s not ideal. I do try and get him to climb in and out the back so it’s only me having to stand in the road but he’s taken to hiding in the footwells, fun game!
Even when parked opposite the house I don’t feel comfortable leaving one in the car/ house while I get the other one in/out. Just wondering if I’m missing some obvious solution here! I have on occasion done the whole buggy to house thing but that is also a bit of a faff!
Many thanks in advance!
Xx

I have a 18mth age gap. when youngest was in a carrier I'd strap her in while in the house and carry the seat out while holding the other child's hand or at times had to carry her too. Put carrier on the seat while still holding hands and then strapped in older child then go back and secure the carrier on way back to house I'd unclip and have carrier ready to lift then get older on out and lift the carrier out and go.
By time youngest was in a fixed seat older was about 2.5 I would carry youngest, hand hold eldest to car then open eldest door and with a hand underarm pull up to seat and shut the door and go strap in youngest, eldest would sit in her seat and wait, then got strap her in too. Sometimes I'd let her sit in front seat but she usually hit every button she finds

I have a 5 month age gap (I foster) so I put the 7 month old, non mobile baby in a safe place and pop in the 12 month old, walking, wrecking machine in the car in his car seat then grab the bags then the smallest baby. When I get home, the bags come out first and go in the lobby, then the smallest baby then the wrecking machine.

Thanks for the replies! I think my main issue is having to park across the road from the house (and we’re not in a cul- de- sac so it can get busy depending on the time of day) and there always has to be one of them road side as my car doesn’t allow a car seat in the front passenger side. I don’t think there probably is an easier way of doing things but didn’t know if I’d missed a trick somehow in my sleep deprived state! I appreciate your responses :) xx

I have same set up, street parking on a busy road. I just make sure they are both in the car. who ever isn't being/currently strapped in is still within arms reach and cant open their door. usually the oldest is last to strap in and i tell her to strap herself in, so while i'm tending to the younger she's sat in her seat putting her arms in the straps and trying to align the buckle til i'm ready to fix it for her

His seat roadside:- take him round to the kerb side. Get him to climb into the back and go and sit in his seat. Then you put the infant seat sideways, so you can squeeze in too and lean over inside and clip toddler in. Then do baby's seat as you leave.

His seat kerbside:- open to door roadside and get him to climb in and over to his seat. Quickly put baby in and clip in. Then go round to kerb side and clip toddler in.

Hold 2yo hand to cross and carry 8mo.

If 2yo is on roadside make sure the door locks are on and put them in the door to clamber across and sit in their seat whilst you strap 8mo then walk around and fasten 2yo in.

Might mean their bouncing around the car but atleast only you're having to open the door onto the road to fasten straps.

I either kept baby in car seat/pram/sling and fastened in toddler first. Or if I was carrying the baby then I’d get them both in the baby side, toddler scoot across to his seat and I’d strap in baby and then walk round to his door and strap him in. (Assuming your toddler will sit in his seat nicely and wait for you. Snacks are a good bribe!)

Reverse on the way out. Get non mobile child out first. Especially paranoid since a toddler at nursery ran between cars while parent was dealing with other child. They were fine, but it was scary!

Also I’ve unfastened toddlers straps before while I’m still in the car and then got them both out the pavement side before if it was a busy road

I would put baby in second, so you walk over to the car with baby in the carrier, strap the toddler in, then take the baby out of carrier & strap them in.