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9 mo hoover fear!

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katylou25 · 27/10/2005 19:51

My 9 mo ds is absolutely petrified of the hoover - he screams and shakes whenever it is on - never really had a prob till a couple of months ago but now is terrifed! Any ideas on how to break this fear? Hes too heavy now to be held while im doing it. Not hoovering would be my solution of choice I hate doin it too!!! But house is on market at mo and had better clean it cos do actually want to sell it!

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Laylasmum · 27/10/2005 19:59

quite common i think my DD used to scream every time still doesn't like it much now aND SHES 3!!! not a lot you can do to be honest, he'll get more used to it as he gets older!!!

beccalanismum · 27/10/2005 20:03

My DD was like this - also about any sudden loud noise - think it was a mixture of shock and just too much noise. I just waited until she was out with DH - now she is 3 she can agree to go to another part of the house until the "ordeal" is over

Flowertop · 28/10/2005 12:57

Hi my DS1 was always terrified of the hoover, even when he was walking he used to dart in the other direction when it was on. There isn't much you can do but try to put him another room to the one that is being hoovered. I can laugh now but I know it can be a bit of a pain at the time! Good luck XX

JonesTheSteam · 28/10/2005 13:21

My DS is still terrified of the hoover - will cry and run away - but is fascinated by the hoover when it's off and even pretends to push it around the room!!

So can't help sorry - but you're not alone!!!

Kelly1978 · 28/10/2005 13:23

my ds was the same, he grew out of it eventually. I used to shut him in the bedroom while I was doing it, with some toys. I used to hoover at least once a day so he soon got used to it. I can remember him trying to play with it too - til he turned it on accidently and ran off howling! [GRIN]

Caththerese1973 · 28/10/2005 14:56

My dd is over two and still doesn't like the vacuum cleaner. I used to just vacuum when she was being minded or asleep. Lately she will put up with it if I put her on a special chair and give her a teddy to hold. She also enjoys 'vacuuming' herself with the piece from the end of the vacuum cleaner.
Don't worry, he'll get over it. Let him play with the vacuum cleaner a bit when he's older....let him hold the handle, or whatever.

roosmoo · 28/10/2005 14:58

KL - snap here, my nearly 9mth old ds has recently developed hoover-terror, along with tumble-drier-terror. hoover used to send him to sleep
babies = crackers!

Hayls · 28/10/2005 15:00

Try a carpet sweeper. I know they're really old fashioned but I use mine every day as the carpets get manky minutes after hoovering in our house. I got mine because dd used to be scared of the hoover and its silent but she's fine now. They don't work as well as a hoover but can tidy up a bit until you can hoover when he is out the room. Try Ebay- they're very cheap (£15ish)

meggymoo · 28/10/2005 15:06

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lalaa · 28/10/2005 15:07

can you do it when he's asleep?
had the same prob until recently. my nearly 3 yr old dd now strokes and talks to the hoover. she still doesn't like it much when it's on so I just do it when she's upstairs and i need to do downstairs.

charellie · 28/10/2005 15:12

We have named our hoover noo noo from the teletubbies. My DTs are now 3 and when I bring noo noo in they run to the sofa to sit while noo noo does his work. I've done this since they were 2 and it has even worked now we have a new hoover

Lmccrean · 30/10/2005 17:08

dd used to be like this and I got her a dustbuster when she was about 10 months. its a lot quieter and she could do it herself. not long that after my normal hoover died, and I bought a new one with variable suction thing (think its called goblin or something, and its from argos) i hoovered on low, which picked up f all, but dd didnt mind it, and gradually got up to the higher levels and she was fine. now she hoovers the flat by herself (with the big hoover)

hermykne · 30/10/2005 17:30

my dd had a big fear and i gave into it and let it drag on for longer than necessary, i felt, ds had similar biut because dd was there to distract he got over it sooner
he will start gogaaing at it in angst but soon stops if i let him push it.

hopefully for u it'll pass soon enough

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