aibu to let my baby cry in the car?

[inneedofsomehelpplz]

my family live three hours away & i try & visit once every 3 weeks but my nearly 7 month old hates her car seat. if travelling with dp or dc someone will entertain whilst i drive but if travelling alone she cries. i hate it & have pulledover - not hungry - is just bored & wants to be held/played with. sometimes it has taken me 6 hours to do a 3 hour car trip.

aibu to allow her to cry or should i simply stop visiting family? (((pulling hair out as need to pop to shops with baby in tow)))

Have you tried singing?

My nephew used to scream in his car seat, he hated not being played with. If I started to sing to the radio, he'd settle after 15 minutes or so. It felt like forever, but seemed to soothe him for the rest of the journey.

My 10 month old DD does this as well. It's horrible. Even 20 min car trips have ended with both of us in tears!

What has worked for us is a mirror on the headrest. She can see me in my rear view so I can wave and chat and I can see her so I know if anything is actually wrong or she's just crying cause of the car! It's made it much easier!

I can't wait to go forward facing!

Seconding the suggestion to get the train if at all feasible. At least on the train you can feed them, entertain them and stand in the lobby if they are being a pain.