My 4 1/2 month baby hates the car seat + stroller.He cries bitterly after 5 min. We cant go anywhere.HELP?
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Maybe he feels claustrophobic or maybe he feels motion sickness. Opening windows helps if it is cool outside. I give him loads of toys, sing/talk to him, make funny sounds, play music… Going anywhere is tiring as hell….he needs a lot of entertainment. I have ended up taking him out of the seat a few times just because i couldnt handle the screaming… i know its not safe or legal and wish he could just relax and enjoy the ride!! He also hates the stroller. Same story except worse! He is only happy when carried in arms or in baby bjorn. He is an Attachment Parenting baby, and I am sure it has its benefits….but right now it is just so tiring and I need some rest! and suggestions. Thanks for any help!
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Maybe he feels claustrophobic or maybe he feels motion sickness. Opening windows helps if it is cool outside. I give him loads of toys, sing/talk to him, make funny sounds, play music… Going anywhere is tiring as hell….he needs a lot of entertainment. I have ended up taking him out of the seat a few times just because i couldnt handle the screaming… i know its not safe or legal and wish he could just relax and enjoy the ride!! He also hates the stroller. Same story except worse! He is only happy when carried in arms or in baby bjorn. He is an Attachment Parenting baby, and I am sure it has its benefits….but right now it is just so tiring and I need some rest! and suggestions. Thanks for any help!
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 am
try finding music that he really likes and play that during your car rides. it worked for my daughter, something soothing. also, try those toy bars that can attach to the carseat and stroller, my youngest daughter loved those.
April 26th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Welcome to the world of parenting. The only solution that can possibly exist is “listen to what your son says”. Nothing else can work better. He needs lot of entertainment which is fine, thats what kids are for. Ita takes a lot of time to get adjusted to their requirements but thats the way it is. All the best.
April 27th, 2009 at 12:08 am
rite well i did this with my kid so i know it works. relate the car with a treat, maybe a sweet or a small cheap toy. the baby will then relate the car with themselves getting a treat.(it does work!). if your child is carsick then buy some car sickness wrst bands. they press on the pressure points so that they dont feel car sick.(i use them on myself so i know they work). your child will be in the car in no time!
hope this helped!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
hehe I was hoping it gets better ! I have a 10 week old and he also hates the car seat and pram, drives me nuts !! I think my son feels vulnerable, I hate driving anywhere and cannot go for a stroll around the shops ..I have plenty pram toys and music goes on in the car and he even sleeps with radio on at home !! I have 3 other kids and never had this problem they loved everything. I have 3 prams in hope he will eventually like one lol !!
good luck sorry dont have any suggestions but just letting you know I have one too haha
May 1st, 2009 at 5:01 am
Dont over do it, babies are cunning and they will want to get their own way. This can then follow through to the rest of their little lives so do not give in. Take your baby out often for short journeys, even if you do not need to go anywhere. Even to the post box or a local park. Play a soothing tape or cd in the car. If he cries, turn the cd up. This is more common than you think so stick with it.
You have to remember that they get extremely heavy which will not do your back any good.
You could try putting your stroller in the house and put him in it a few times a day when there is a baby program on the tv (not that I hold by sticking a child in front of the tv often) . The child has to see it around. When he/she begins to crawl, they will try to get into it. In the end curiosity wins.
A soother might help, but at the moment it sounds like he is controlling mum. This can not happen for your sake. It only takes three weeks for a habit to form so if you make some sort of routine out of some journeys either in the stroller or car seet it will help.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
My daughter did the same thing around that age. I purchased an animal song CD to start (Old McDonald to be exact). I would play that when we got in the car and that would soothe her until we go from point A-B. She now has her own CD case and requests music to be played and I think its because of the early introduction to music. My daughter was never fond of her stroller. I would have to carry her, because she would scream if I placed her in the stroller. I just tried to alleviate the use of the stroller trips. Be creative, you will figure it out!
Please don’t take him out of the car seat, you’ll regret it if something happens to him. I would rather listen to him scream than take him out and lose him forever.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Try lining car seat or buggy with your clothes, orn, then use your clothes as a blanket or sleep with his blankets on your pillow, the smell will come through. Also try half swaddling, not too tight, just so he feels held. Don’t let him get too warm though. Good luck, he’ll get used to it soon but good on you for the atteched parenting it is so lovely for them.
May 6th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Yes you CAN go somewhere, the problem isn’t the baby it is YOU. You are allowing your child’s tantrums to keep you from going anywhere. The child is basically SPOILED. He doesn’t NEED a lot of entertainment, you just percieve that he does because he cries. Put the baby in the car seat and let him cry. You have allowed this baby to take control of the entire situation, he calls all the shots. You’d better start letting go of this child now or else you’re going to have a teenager who is going to demand every waking moment of your life.