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August 24, 2006
Wear Your Baby at Wal-Mart
The American Academy of Pediatrics has an opinion on this! Here is an excerpt from their guide, Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2006:
"Many infant-only car safety seats lock into shopping carts, and many stores have shopping carts with built-in infant seats. This may seem safe but your baby could tip over or fall out of the cart. Thousands of children are hurt every year from falling from shopping carts or from the carts tipping over. Instead of placing your baby's car safety seat on the cart, consider using a stroller or frontpack while shopping with your baby."
We see babies propped on top of shopping carts all the time, by parents who may wonder why on earth our 20-plus pounder is being carried, hands-free of course. Because it is safer, easier, more pleasant, you can fit a lot more stuff in your cart, and you can leave your husband or mother home because you can handle the shopping on your own!
Babywearing | By ChattBabyWearer | 11:34 AM