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DD HATES her car seat!

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Ever since she was born, DD screams so loud and gets so worked up in the car seat, I feel terrible and would rather stay in the house sometimes than bear listening to it, her face gets bright red, she breaks out in a sweat, flails her arms all around, its quite the event.

Anyone have any tips on calming LO's down that just hate the car seat?

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  • mommiellamommiella
    I wish I had words of advice...I'm on my second carseat-hating baby. My first got slightly better when we switched to a convertible seat and a lot better when she switched to front facing. At this point, I'm just trying to tune it out. Loud static on the radio sometimes helps.
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  • ChelleMChelleM
    Does she calm down when the car moves?
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  • laurenshaylaurenshay member

    Is it hot?  Thats my only words of wisdom.  My DD screams when we take her out (its 103 here right now).  The actual carseat isn't ho, but maybe the outside temp is just to much to handle.  THose seats make babies sweat even when it is in the 70s outside. 

    Sorry you are having to deal with this.  Screaming kiddos are no fun!

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  • adncarrieadncarrie
    i wish i could hire a chauffeur or a back seat babysitter b/c ds screams like you describe unless someone is in the seat next to him talking to him.  we have tried everything to calm him to no avail.
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  • MissesRootbeerMissesRootbeer member
    We have one of those baby mirrors so we can see DD in our rear view mirror and she used to scream in the car until she was old enough to pay attention to herself in it.  Now she giggles and talks to herself in it.  Before that someone had to sit in back with her.
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  • Mrslove78Mrslove78 member
    OMG mine too.  I'm always tempted to not tighten it.  I just count each thing I do in a high pitch voice.  I swear he knows the routine so much, when he knows exactly what to expect it seems to calm him a little...  but it took up until a few weeks ago.
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  • krwestphalkrwestphal
    OMG...we have the same problem with our DD.  It seems to be worse at stop lights, when we are not moving.  This is the first time in my life that I want to take the freeway everywhere!
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  • alaskabride2bealaskabride2be

    DS hates his too...unless someone is next to him. I bought one of the mirrors that have music and that sometimes calms him down, but not all the time. I have just had to get used to him crying while driving. I try and talk to him but it doesn't work all that much. He has started to get a little better the last week or so, but not every time we are in the car. Good luck!

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  • Staceyand PeterStaceyand Peter
    Joey hated his for a while, we just kept at it. The stroller was good practice and now he is good (unless he is hungry). We did a lot of rides with me in the back so I could pacify him if he got worked up/
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  • jacksjerseygirljacksjerseygirl member

    Is your car seat snap into your stroller? Ours does. At first DS would get all fussy and upset - I think he didn't like being 'strapped' in. We would use the paci to help sooth him while in it. We went through spurts where he would be okay riding in the car and spurts where all I heard was him crying while driving - ugh.

    I think what helped was he and I started to take long daily walks - he loves being outside looking at the trees. I think this has helped him associate the car seat with something good. He even smiled at me yesterday when I put him in it. He now does well in the car driving - he either looks at himself in the mirror that we put in (which I can kinda see him in with the rear view mirror but I think more than anything those mirrors are for THEM) or he sleeps.

    I think the best thing you can do - is keep it at it consistently. It will get better, I believe as with anything, if you are consistent.

    Good luck!

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  • Rhapsody527Rhapsody527
    My DD hates it too. she seems to do a little better if I put a mirror in front of her and she can see herself
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