[blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms

[Tatyana]

Gennefir
Thank you, that's a nice tip, I'll keep it in mind.

Tatyana.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms


> You might think about leaving the stroller with someone in the manager's
> office or chain it up like a bike if theft is a worry. Then you will have
> the stroller for the trip home if you are planning to use one. If you want
> to keep the little one in the stroller, then pull it just the way you will
> with one hand dedicated to your Cain, and then hold onto the cart with the
> other. Have your assistant pull the cart and then you just follow the 
> cart.
>
> This really will go just fine. It is really not that much different than
> shopping by yourself.
>
>
> Jennifer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tatyana
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:07 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms
>
> My feeling now is,  that  I would  use a baby carrier while baby is too
> small. In stroller case, not sure how I would pool a stroller behind me
> while following an assistant pushing a shopping cart in front of me- in 
> that
>
> walking  march, I would  need constantly talk to her to get verbal/sound
> cues in order not to lose her. It's especially hard with  first  time
> helpers. But some of you probably got used to it and handle with a 
> stroller
> inside a store with no problem.
>
> Tatyana
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms
>
>
>> Tatyana, you probably will shop the same way as you do now, getting
>> assistance like many of us do and as you described. When your baby is
>> small, putting him/her in a front carrier would probably be the most
>> efficient. It would seem to be pretty physically straining to, for
>> example, carry groceries in one hand, have your cane in the other and 
>> have
>
>> the baby on your chest especially if you have any distance to go-there
>> just aren't enough hands! Perhaps you could leave the baby with his/her
>> dad or a family member and/or get your groceries delivered if that is
>> possible and you can afford it. Those are just some ideas for good 
>> weather
>
>> and infant days when your child is small enough to carry in a carrier. 
>> But
>
>> to me, carrying a baby, groceries and all will eventually harm your back
>> and, in my opinion, won't be safe for you or the baby.
>> Good luck!
>> Sharon
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tatyana" <tagriru at gmail.com>
>> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:23 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Dear parents, I'd like to ask you how do you manage  food shopping with
>>> an
>>> infant baby? How do you handle all  of those  things like a stroller, 
>>> or
>
>>> a
>>> baby carrier, shopping cart and a cane in  other hand? Are you getting
>>> any
>>> assistance in a store when you are with a baby?
>>>
>>> Now I come in a store with my backpack and an assistant is provided. She
>>> walks with me through a store, we're kinda pushing a cart together and I
>>> currently have no problem with my grocery shopping. I'm just trying
>>> imagine
>>> how it's going to be with my baby in arms. Please  share your
>>> experiences
>>> and tips. What the best approach would be asking for an assistance with 
>>> a
>
>>> baby in arms- it will be  an absolutely new situation as for me as for
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much to all.
>>>
>>> Tatyana.
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blparent mailing list
>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> blparent:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/shrnhow%40att.net
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blparent mailing list
>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blparent:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/tagriru%40gmail.com
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/jennifersjackson%40att
> .net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/tagriru%40gmail.com