guys i need help, i'm at a loss as to what to do with my ds.
we are gentle parents- never leave our kids to cry, but ds2 constantly cries when he's in the car and it's doing my head in.
i always make sure he's got a clean nappy and give him a breastfeed before i put him in. i make sure the car is nice and warm and he has a lovely mobile above him to look at, but without fail, he will scream. i just can't stop all the time to comfort him as i have my toddler with me as well and we usually have somewhere we have to be! today he screamed for 45mins until we got to our destination and i grabbed him out and cuddled him and he started smiling and giggling. it's so upsetting for me, but wdyd if there's somewhere you have to be?? i just want him to be happy..
It's just a thought.
Bring the car seat inside and put DS in the car seat in the house. If he is fine in the seat in the house, then question, can babies get carsickness that early?
If it is the car seat try and get him used to the seat gradually or when time permits.
Nothing is more distracting than crying or fighting kids in the car.
No, I haven't found anything that works yet!! It's so horrible Someone needs to sit in the back with her otherwise she's just hysterical!! Can't go anywhere on my own!! I really hope she grows out of it!!
Must be an age thing - Nate's exactly the same. His best effort was screaming from Yass to Griffith - 3hours. So do I continue to stop and settle only to have hime start all over every time I go to lift him into the seat, or continue and let him scream - we had to get home....
Car sickness thing might be true. Darcy did the same thing until we turned her seat forward....some people can't ride in buses or trains backwards....
Ds does the exact same thing. at times we'll drive and he doesn't make a sound, but there are times when he'll do the saddest little cry i've ever heard. sounds like he's in pain, he'll cry to where he sounds like he's out of breathe then start coughing, then continue crying once more. as soon as i get him out he stops also.
a little concerning when we're going for a 7 hr drive next wkend. not looking forward to it if he's like that.
i was thinking DS doesn't like to be restrained in his seat, cause he'll sit in it, no straps on, inside the house no drama, have no idea if babies can get car sickness, i didn't even think of that possibility.
Crying in the car?
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