Daycare Drop Off ideas

[thesportsgal]

Hi everyone!  I'm so sorry I haven't been around for a while.  As you all know, life is crazy with a 2.5 year old and 11 month old twins BUT I am going to try to get back here more now!  I hope everyone is going well and enjoying their multiples  I can't believe they are going to be a year old in 2 weeks...TIME FLIES! 

When they turn 1, they will be moving up to a new room at school and no one uses the infant seat in that room.  It's actually surprising that I've used it this long, considering each seat weighs 10 lbs, little man weighs 25 and missy weighs 22.  So I'm somehow carrying 65 lbs between my 2 arms while escorting out 2.5 year old in front of me.  

HOW in the world am I going to take these 3 in and out of daycare without the infant seat?  Does anyone have any ideas?  ANYTHING is greatly appreciated as I am at a loss!!  

[mrsmcsmith09]

Hi! How exciting that they are almost 1! I would let the staff know they need to send someone out to your car every morning to help you get them inside. Other options would be if they can walk have everyone hold hands or hoist them up on your hips and carry them in while getting your 2.5 year old in too. But I would inform the staff of your situation and encourage them to help you. After all you are sending (paying for) 3 kids there.

[thesportsgal]

Jul 25, 2016 14:23:07 GMT -5 mrsmcsmith09 said:

Hi! How exciting that they are almost 1! I would let the staff know they need to send someone out to your car every morning to help you get them inside. Other options would be if they can walk have everyone hold hands or hoist them up on your hips and carry them in while getting your 2.5 year old in too. But I would inform the staff of your situation and encourage them to help you. After all you are sending (paying for) 3 kids there.

Hi again!  Yes, I could definitely do that.  They help in the afternoon and are more than willing to assist.  I just HATE not being able to do it myself.  Our 2.5 year old does GREAT waiting for me to get the babies out of the car so fingers crossed I don't end up with 2 runners .  I was thinking about using a double umbrella or a collapse wagon, but we get enough stares as it is.  I couldn't imagine being a bigger circus than we already are...

[anakah]

I would probably do the double umbrella stroller if you are going to ditch the infant seats. However, if the kiddos are still within the limits of the infant seats I would not give it up just cause no one else in the class uses it. I wasn't confident enough to let my two walk independently to/from the car until 18 month or so. By then they were pretty good at sitting on the curb to wait for me put the sibling in. It helps to make that expectation from the beginning.

I wouldn't worry about looking like a circus because whatever you do, ppl are going to gawk anyways if they are the type to. I still have ppl tell me how busy I must be with three since they are so busy with one and my oldest are 5.

Good luck figuring out a system that works for you.

[mrsmcsmith09]

I totally get not wanting to look like a circus! Haha. When we go to costco we have 2 carts and DH usually wears one of the babies. We get sooo many looks!

BTW I like the idea of an umbrella stroller. The collapsible wagons are still a little more work than you probably want in the morning.

[thesportsgal]

We have a double Combi that we got for free I could try. It's definitely not my favorite. My mom just brought over a collapsible wagon from SAMs so I will see which one is better to use. Thanks for the insight! I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a way out there that I was missing 😉

[schmella]

Do you babywear at all? I could see tossing one twin in a ring sling, carrying the second twin and holding your toddlers hand (on the sling side). Or any sort of tandem carry you can manage quickly... I think there are some tandem wrap carries that would work but take some practice.

[anakah]

Jul 26, 2016 20:53:00 GMT -5 schmella said:

Do you babywear at all? I could see tossing one twin in a ring sling, carrying the second twin and holding your toddlers hand (on the sling side). Or any sort of tandem carry you can manage quickly... I think there are some tandem wrap carries that would work but take some practice.

I did this with just the twins, wore one and carried one. It was not a feasible long term solution because you still need hands to get the door/carry bags. I can't imagine trying this while still trying to control a two year old.

[nomnom]

It might be controversial to some people, but I fully plan to use baby leashes when my second set of twins is born and the first set can walk. I'd rather be criticized than have one of my kids run into the road. (This assumes they do not comply with requests to wait for me.)

[thesportsgal]

Jul 26, 2016 20:53:00 GMT -5 schmella said:

Do you babywear at all? I could see tossing one twin in a ring sling, carrying the second twin and holding your toddlers hand (on the sling side). Or any sort of tandem carry you can manage quickly... I think there are some tandem wrap carries that would work but take some practice.

 No, I don't baby wear and can't imagine starting now.  But yes, it would have been ideal!  


12345, THANK GOD our 2 year old isn't a runner.  That would definitely make it ten times harder!  But, I always have to wait and park up front in a spot that will allow her to wait on the sidewalk as well there's only one spot where my door will open all the way so I can get the twins out.  

I'm going to get that wagon out of the box and see how hard it is to open and close.  I think it might be good because then I wouldn't have to strap them in like a stroller...we shall see!! 

[thesportsgal]

Jul 27, 2016 9:18:30 GMT -5 nomnom said:

It might be controversial to some people, but I fully plan to use baby leashes when my second set of twins is born and the first set can walk. I'd rather be criticized than have one of my kids run into the road. (This assumes they do not comply with requests to wait for me.)

SECOND set??  I missed something!!  Congratulations!!!  How amazing.

I don't think there's anything wrong with whatever you have to do to keep your kids safe!  If I had runners, I would too  

[nomnom]

Jul 27, 2016 9:22:01 GMT -5 thesportsgal said:

Jul 27, 2016 9:18:30 GMT -5 nomnom said:

It might be controversial to some people, but I fully plan to use baby leashes when my second set of twins is born and the first set can walk. I'd rather be criticized than have one of my kids run into the road. (This assumes they do not comply with requests to wait for me.)

SECOND set??  I missed something!!  Congratulations!!!  How amazing.

I don't think there's anything wrong with whatever you have to do to keep your kids safe!  If I had runners, I would too  

Oh. Yeah, I have a second set of twins on the way next February.

[schmella]

Jul 27, 2016 9:18:30 GMT -5 nomnom said:

It might be controversial to some people, but I fully plan to use baby leashes when my second set of twins is born and the first set can walk. I'd rather be criticized than have one of my kids run into the road. (This assumes they do not comply with requests to wait for me.)

I'm fully prepared to use leashes if needed, too.

[rayray007]

The way I drop the boys off at their home daycare won't work for you I'm sure, so I'll tell you how I dropped DD off at daycare while the boys were still at home with me before they started daycare. I'd carry one in a carrier and carry the other one on my hip.