DD2 HATES the car. It doesn't matter if she ate recently or it's been two hours. I've tried covering her legs with a blanket because I thought she was cold and uncovering them because I thought she was hot. I've tried singing (this seemed to always work for DD1). The only thing that helps is getting her out of the car, but sometimes we have places to go. Any suggestions for how to comfort her?
Re: Fussing and crying in the car
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We had this problem too! I nearly had a heart attack every time he would freak out. My LO loves pacifiers so I found myself pulling over every chance I could to give him his pacifier. It became a game almost. My two recommendations that worked for us: 1) If your baby likes pacifiers--could you try a Wubanub?? Since my guy kept spitting his out he'd go bonkers. He doesn't spit out his Wubanub hardly ever now and when he does he picks it up and stares at it. 2) My other recommendation is buying a taggies blanket. Your LO might be a bit young to be all "OOOOOOO" over it but it keeps him occupied. He stares at all the colors and tags and will even suck on it sometimes. It's kind of crazy how different he is in the car when he has his taggie. GL!
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
It sort of helps. I don't have this problem but a friend of mine did. She found a cheap portable DVD player at a garage sale and lets her little one watch a movie on it. The baby actually plays with the buttons and rewinds and replays songs she likes. (really annoying but better than screaming) While I'm not really a big fan of letting kids watch a lot of tv I don't think a little hurts. Especially if your daughter doesn't watch much at home and you just use it for running errands.