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Anyone else dealing with this...

TJHineTJHine member
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A baby that HATES his carseat/the car with the flames of a thousand suns???
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  • TJHineTJHine member
    kamakaziartist said:

    @TJHine‌- does he calm down once the car gets moving?

    No, in fact it usually gets worse. He's just totally miserable in the car!
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  • barista411barista411 member
    DD hater her car seat. DS is fine as long as we are moving. We found with DD that toys (like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00115S410/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1395085783&sr=8-3&pi=SX200_QL40 ) helped some but ultimately what helped the most was switching to a convertible car seat. She liked sitting up straighter and being able to see what is going on. We also had a CD that we played only in the car that she liked and it helped calm her down.
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  • Zilly13Zilly13 member
    Some babies just hate the car, and unfortunately there isn't always a solution.  Try using white noise, a mirror they can look at themselves in, etc. 

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  • TJHineTJHine member
    @kamakaziartist‌ I do! They help for a minute but then not at all. I've tried music and a mirror as well!
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  • rach1283rach1283 member
    Yes! We seem to be on the tail end of a very, very strong hatred for her car seat, however there is still a lot of screaming involved when we load her up most times. Our ped said it may just be the angle and it may cause her reflux to flare up. It makes it very difficult to go anywhere. I have to put her in the baby bjorn when we get to where we are going or we are in for a major meltdown!
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  • kimmycupkimmycup member
    I have the same problem. :(


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  • cagoldicagoldi member
    Not until recently. Reading all these replies makes me think we'll have to move him to a convertible car seat.

    Lately he is trying to sit up when he is strapped in and getting angry that he can't. He also puts his hands on the sides and lifts his butt up in an effort to get out of it.
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  • beccaxbooxbearbeccaxbooxbear member
    Ds1 wasn't like that but ds2 hates it! He will scream the entire time! Only thing that helps is if someone is out back with him and holds a pacifier in. But I don't usually have anyone with me so it sucks
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  • megswenmegswen member
    My mom told me a saying she used to repeat when her babies would scream in the car. It goes like this:

    "Better a crying baby than a dead baby!"

    I can just see her in her exhausted, delusional state repeating that over and over, and it makes me laugh. :)
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  • TJHineTJHine member
    Maybe I will have to purchase a convertible seat! Thanks for the suggestions everyone :)

    @megswen‌ I agree, I try to remember that!
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  • Littlemama01Littlemama01 member
    @megswen‌ that's kind my mantra, if he's crying he's breathing, if he's crying he's breathing...I just repeat until I get where I'm going. @TJHine‌ my LO is doing better now but yeah he had a terrible time in the carseat before..usually I find he was sweating like crazy in there and for some reason he ALWAYS pooped in the carseat and then desperately wanted his diaper changed. I think it's the way he sits in there causes him to poop, lol. I dress him lighter now and adjusted the shoulder straps which were still on the lowest setting so he was majorly uncomfortable and then it got much better.
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