Your first trip out. WOW!

Who would of thought going to the supermarket would be a obstacle course. Gone were the days where you just put your shoes on, coat, and grab your car keys and nip out. Long gone. It came to the point where we needed food in the house, we was rationing like we was in 1940. Ok so we needed to go, I mean Jamie could of gone by himself, but I needed some fresh air. Zac was about 5 days old, yes I was still very sore but if I didn’t go out then I would of been tearing up the carpet. So what did we need? Everything.

• Changing bag. Making sure we had nappies incase he does a poop. Baby wipes for all purposes. Spare clothes incase we didn’t put the nappy on right, remember we are new parents. Hand sanitizer, cause you don’t know what waits for you. And a muslin cloth or bib, for the messy eater I’ve created.
• I also had a bottle bag, and at that time I was breastfeeding and expressing. (Yes I know, would of just been easier to whip a boob out but no way was I confident enough to do that, as I said in my other blog) So the night before I expressed and kept it in the fridge over night. I was using medela bottles as the teat acts like a nipple so perfect for breast fed babies. (link below) However we had to pack the bottle with the milk in, plus the teat to screw on top. Also a ice pack to keep the milk cool.
• Baby. Don’t forget the baby, we had to make sure he had a clean nappy, and warm clothes on. We was told that you dress your baby as you would yourself but with one extra layer. So we used to dress him in a vest top, baby grow, socks over the baby grow and a coat. Yes I am quite a cold person, plus I prefer to see a baby snug than looking uncovered and cold. It was winter I must add.
• Oh, and you’ve got to get yourself ready. I had to put layers on because I haven’t got a human radiator inside me now. Breast pads on because my lord they was out of control. A maternity pad, trust me there a god send aka life saver. And you’ve got to make yourself look half decent because you don’t want to scare off everyone in Tesco. So a little bit of mascara and bronzer, hair put back and looking sort of ok.

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So, easy right? Ha no. Now you have to pack everything into the car including the pram. And also try and get in yourself. Then finally its the 15 minute drive down to the supermarket, and it all starts again. Everything you’ve put into the car you’ve got to take out. Pram first, could we remember how to put the bloody thing up? we had loads of practise before Zachary was here but why does it always seem when your out there’s pressure. I mean its only a pram how hard can it be! We managed, bottle bag in the basket the changing bag over the handles, and the baby is in. Remember to lock your car and off you go. Zac was asleep all the way round which was a good thing because I wouldn’t want a screaming baby whilst doing our food shop.

Me and Jamie didn’t really think, but most supermarkets do have trollies that have built in shelfs for your car seat, or have a baby seat in them. But we didn’t know this at the time and we ended up doing single file round Tesco. You couldn’t walk side by side because you would be pushing everyone out the way like a snow plough. We did the full shop and maybe more, you can never go into a supermarket and not get some extra cheese straws. Then it was time to get everything into the car, baby, pram, shopping and ourselves. We made it!

So the half an hour journey, now takes a good hour and a half. God knows what would of happened if he woke up hungry, or he did do a poop. Well it would of put an extra half an hour on, put it that way. However, after a few trips out you’ve got this, you’ve become the ultimate bag lady. Juggling bottles, nappies and your shopping all on one arm and pushing the pram in the other. Mums are now superhero’s I would call us ‘The mighty bag lady’s’, strong, mighty and can lift 2 times their weight. Or you could just get your shopping delivered. A LOT easier!!.