[blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms

[Tatyana]

Thank you Leanne,   everyone  has her own routine and it's very useful  to 
learn how people do this.

Tatyana
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] food shopping with a baby in arms


> Hi Tatyana,
> I don't seem to get all messages in a thread, so I don't know how much 
> advice you have gotten on this already.  Please forgive me if I'm 
> repeating what others have said.
> When I go to the store with an infant, I usually have baby strapped to me 
> in a carrier, and I have the assistant walk in front of the cart and pull 
> it while I hold onto the handle behind it.  If I do have to bring a 
> stroller, such as when I get a ride and baby is in a car seat (I always 
> use a infant seat that snaps onto a frame carrier with wheels), I will 
> hold onto the cart as I mentioned before and pull the stroller behind me. 
> I have always found the assistants are willing to wait if I need to stop 
> at a restroom to change a diaper, or to stop at a bench or somewhere out 
> of the way if I need to figure out why baby is acting fussy.  I don't 
> think I've ever fed baby in a store, I usually made sure baby was well fed 
> before we went.  That being said, babies can be rather unpredictable, so 
> if this comes up, you could always tell the assistant that you will pause 
> for now, and have them tell you where the nearest service desk or check 
> out lane is so you can let them know to let your assistant know when you 
> are ready to continue.  That way you aren't holding them up if they can be 
> doing something elsewhere.
> Take care,
> Leanne
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tatyana
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:23 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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.
>
>
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