Babies: 0 - 3 Months
Car=crying 90% of the time
So Aidan dislikes his car seat, I can't figure out what it is, position? Straps? One of us has to sit in the back with him incase he has a freak out, it can be pretty bad at times. I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem and how they remedied it. I don't want to believe that we have to buy another brand after shelling out $250 for "top of the line" any suggestions???
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Re: Car=crying 90% of the time
Its really common and sadly they just outgrow it with time.
I can remember all 3 of my one sisters kids screaming in the car till about 5 months or so. DS does it too not always but a good chunk of the time he does.
Yeah my baby hates the carseat too. He doesn't mind being swaddled, but hates the carseat. I think it's just the position of sitting sort of slouched.
C'est la vie
This was me with DS. He HATED the car. I didn't go anywhere by myself unless I had to and I would sit in the back to try to entertain him when DH drove.
He was about 80% better when we turned him to face forward. To be honest, he didn't really get over the carseat aversion until he was a toddler and could get interested in things around us going by.
my son was the same way. I've used white noise with some success ( i just turn up a static radio channel) and I bought cushions for either side of his head that attach to the straps. I loosen the straps and put him in and only tighten it at the last second. I also learned not to put him in the car if his sleepy but not asleep. but primarily it was just that once his vision improved a bit he could look around and be distracted. two days ago was the 1st time he rode in the seat awake the whole time and didn't make a peep ( 30 min ride).
good luck! (1ht)