My son is 6 months old and has just started to scream and cry when we put him in the car seat. He has never done this before so it's scary to my husband and I. It will last just about the whole time we drive around. We have tried his favorite musicec rolling down the window a bit nothing seems to help. could it be he got his shots the other day? i don't know and it really bothers my husband more than me..
we do have the mirror in the back seat. i don't think he really knows it's there or not...the car seat is a convertable one so i can't bring it upstairs . i did give him a bottle to satisfy his hunger but he wasn't into it either..i haven't gone anywhere today yet but hopefully i can try things tomorrow when we go to our cuddlers group..thanks for all the advice so far am looking forward to more
Okay so since i had posted this i have been the only one putting hi in the car seat and everyting went well and yesterday my husband put him in once and i held his bottle while daddy was putting him in it.. that really help.. he really doesn't cry anymore thank you so much for your help!
Try playing some classical music. I have an 11 month old and she started that at about six months too. A friend of mine made the suggestion and it worked great. not always 100% but it definatley helped. Good luck
A.
My son is the same way and hes been doing it for a whole year. What I do is make sure I feed him and give him a bottle before I venture out. Then I give him his favorite toy and blanket. Thats enough to keep him quiet until we get to our destination. Oh a pacifier works wonders too.
The first thing I thought of when I saw your request was to maybe check the seat and see if the straps need to be loosened or moved to the next notch. Since you are in Anchorage (I am in North Pole-outside of Fairbanks); you are probably putting more clothes, bunting, jacket, something on him. My kids always got upset in the winter; they were use to going through the summer with nothing on, then all of sudden they had to wear these big bulky jackets-which made their car seats uncomfortable.
hi M.,
Maybe try bringing the car seat in the house and using it during the day. Just an occasional sit in it will help reprogram him.
Is he hungry or overtired, sometimes even babies get car sick.
Most babies like motion but not all.
If he is sick or has an ear infection, this can increase the nausea factor. Try offering a snack before going in the car.
Good luck!
H. B.
my daugther did that from the time she was born til she was about 7-8 months. It was bad. The majority of the time she'd scream the whole entire time, and if we had taken a long trip (30-40 min) recently, she'd scream upon sight of the car.
We coped with it by not going out of a small radious. We planned longer trips together, so I would sit in the back with her and entertain her. When I was alone I tried pulling over and nursing her, but that only made her more upset when she had to go back in.
Then one day, it stopped.
So i guess my advice would be to minimize car trips and plan for longer ones if possible? It'll pass.
My son did that but it only lasted for a short time. Try sitting with him in the backseat for a while to see if that helps do you have a baby mirror it might help too if he could see you or daddy in the car. Hope it gets better for you
Check the seat, he may be growing enough that there might be an uncomfortable spot or the shoulder straps may be ready to go up a notch. Our grandson just went through this and as soon as we moved the straps he was fine again.
My 10 mo old daughter is the same way and has been for months. My husband and I put her in the car together each taking turns singing, making faces, and playing with a favorite toy as the other gets her buckled in. It works better when we gang up on her. She also likes to have someone in the back seat with her. We have a ride in the back seat read to the baby rule that works great. Hope you find something that works.
I give my daughter one of her smaller toys to play with while I buckle her in. It distracts her enough that she doesn't realize she's in her carseat until I've already started the car. I have a musical light-up mirror in the back too, so that helps at night. She still cries the whole way home sometimes but I've learned that she's probably just tired or having a bad day. I hope your car rides get better!
HI M.
I had this issue with my daughter. I placed a rolled up beach towel at the base of her car seat (underneath). This made the car seat lay down further instead of sitting so upright. This worked like a champ.
L.
Well my kids both did that. I don't think it has anything to do with the shots unless he has a memorie thing and is relating the car to his shots. but that's highly unlikely. I think maybe you might want to wash his car seat cover. and fluff it out. maybe it's uncomfertable. Or he probably does not ahve anything to di back there by himself. maybe you can try to sit in the back with him while daddy drives or the other way around. Play soothing music and start the car with it on loud before you put him in. give him a bottle. I know it might sound bad to feed him alot but my daughter has this very unbelivable loud scream and I fed her to shut her up. it worked. or get a new toy for the car seat. something his age group so he can play with it. I saw this fish thing for carseats and strollers and it was at walmart in the baby section like $12. It looked real neet like a fish tank. Maybe try that.
hope that helps.
honestly enough children are just like us adults he probably hates the fact he feels restrained. Both of my daughters did it and now my nephew even hates his carseat. what it is, is that they feel really restrained as though we are doing it on purpose. it's just a bother to them and that is their way they are telling you(I hate this stupid thing you know). it's ok they will eventualy grow out of it mine did. Hang in there and just try to make it as commfy as possible give them toys and things like that to distract baby.
I have a little girl and she is almost four months old and just recently like in the last 2 weeks she started to do the same thing. I have just made it into a game. I know it sounds silly but when I put her arms in I just say"this arm goes here" then the other arm "and this one go in this way" and when I clip the harnes I just tell her "and this makes baby safe" she seems to smile and tries to laugh everytime I get her in now. Try it and I hope it works. Hope when people look at you funny it does not bother me. Trust me they will they did at me, but what ever makes a baby happy.Good Luck!
