How is everyone dealing with car rides and crying LOs? Do you immediately pull over? Wait a certain time of crying till you pull over?
Leaving home to our destination isn't really a issue but everytime we head home our LO will whimper. I get serious anxiety when it happens and immediately want to pull over. I think what makes it more tough is our DS2 starts to cry he'll get her going. Sometimes I feel like we can't go out because of this
Re: Car rides
seat to console. Many times he will end up falling asleep (I feel bad because I think he falls asleep because he was distraught), but then we can usually get to our destination.
When I'm by myself i unfortunately just let him cry. Sometimes he stops, sometimes not, but I don't pull over because I feel like it extends the inevitable and I want to be home ASAP.
Does this make me an awful person?
If he cries his "I'm upset" cry I pull over. He did that last week, and we were on the verge of a blow out...
What @lynnlove28 said! It's SO much easier now. The older they get, the harder traveling with them will be. So if you're thinking about a roadtrip -- just do it! You'll be surprised how well they do.
Baby E gets so fussy in the car sometimes and starts crying, which causes DD1 to start crying. Then there is just 2 kids crying in the backseat... My nightmare.
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If it were me, I would plan on stopping at the two hour mark.
Long car trips are definitely tough but totally survivable. My LO is 8 weeks and so far we have had to go on two long trips around 8 joes in the car and 2 short trips around 4 hours due to funerals and Doctor appointments. The best advice I have is leave with plenty of time so there is no stress no matter how many times you have to stop, and there is no pressure to get back on the road. That way if baby needs a little longer stop its no big deal