Help! 7 Month Old Hates Car Rides!

Hello Cleavanessa, this is a tough one. Usually car rides are loved by babies. Well, she is facing the back, right? Have you placed a mirror that she can see or a mirror with lights on it that plays music. Also, you can try to play soothing music on the radio. Believe or not, the infant can feed off of your emotion so try to be calm and not too anxious when getting into the car so maybe she will be more calm. I wish you luck. This is a tough thing because she is so young and it is not like you can reason with her, hahaha!

You have to let her cry. My now 9 mo. did the exact same thing and it used to make me so crazy that by the time we got to where we were going we were BOTH crying! Here is what I did: I hooked one of her lamaze toys to the headrest, put a suction cup toy on the little window, hooked her pacifier to her bib, put a bunch of toys in the passenger seat and off we went. For a while, she really like it when I would hand her a toy from the front. She was old enough to grab them and liked that they came out of nowhere. She would play with it for a while and then when she started to cry again, she would get another one and so on. I would give her safe objects out of my purse, sunglasses, etc. and she LOVES keys so we made a play set for her. I would also, when safe, reach back and help her put her pacifier in. When nothing worked, I just let her cry. She had to learn how to keep herself entertained. It was so hard. But I found that when I would sit back with her she would be overstimulated and not go to sleep. Now, at 9 mo. she is a champ in the car. She laughs and talks. She still fusses as she is on her way to sleep, but it is nothing like it was. Good luck!

well you have not mentioned toys for her in the car. Do you have any special toys for the car? I have some special toys just for use in the car. Thismakesmy son look forward to caR TRIPS TO PLAY WITH THOSE TOYS. Why don't you try to find some good occupying toys that clip on to the car seat or her clothes so they don't fall and piss heroff even more.

Hi - have you tried music? Most likely it is just a phase. My son (now 16 months) hated the car when he was younger but since he's been around 12 months he's been fine. If we would sing the ABC song that would usually work....good luck!

I couldn't figure out why my son sometimes hated the car seat and was sometimes OK. I realized that at night he didn't like sitting all by himself in the dark. I left the interior light on over his head and things got much better. I also keep toys and a bottle of water in the front seat which I pass back to him when he starts fussing.

I hope it gets better for you. Just remember to stay safe and if you are too upset to drive safely, pull over for a bit. Its better to arrive a little later and know that you and your child are safe.

All four of my kids were not big fans of the car (I used to laugh when people suggested a ride around the block to sooth a fussy infant - yeah right!) until they were able to face front at one year. So now with my 7 month old I TRY to hit the car just after a nap, when he is happiest or right before I know he will pass out. I also have this thing on the back of the seat that has 2 roller ball things, a vibrating thing and a mirror. He loves to kick the balls and I can get a good 20 minutes out of that. I also have his 3 siblings to entertain him if need be. Also, if she takes a pacifier, attach it to a chain of rings so she can get it - I also have this great drool bib that the paci attaches to. She will grow out of it, and only 5 more months until he can turn around!