Three-month-old hates pram/carrier/car seat--what to do?

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My three-month-old DS has always been on the high-needs side of things, and now that his colic has finally dissipated, I thought we'd see the disappearance of his "fussy" tendencies. Instead, it has become a real challenge to take him anywhere as he LOVES to be carried in my arms, but absolutely hates his stroller, the Moby Wrap (facing in to me and outwards the Ergo carrier, the Boba carrier, and the car seat (both attached to the stroller and on car journeys). I'm at my wit's end, as I feel like I'm being held captive in my home, aside from thirty-minute jaunts maximum, at the end of which he starts screaming at full pelt and arching his back to get out of said carrier/stroller. Any suggestions? He's otherwise a very smiley boy, nurses well, and is ahead of the curve on his milestones.

can you switch between options? I go out with ergo and stroller and alternate cuddles, stroller and ergo. DD reasonably mellow but gets bored with any one view/position after a while.Also shamelessly tank her up on boob and get her off to sleep in carrier/stroller- if I don't stop moving this can afford more than half an hour-queues can be a problem though.
Currently major problem is that she wants to sit up- seems nobody's told her she's only 4mo...

I suppose you've tried different carries? on hip with ergo has recently become semi- viable for us, gives a new view and one hand free

hope not being to rambly, slight sleep deprivation makes brain furry

My DS didn't like going on the buggy/pram to begin with. I started to introduce the vehicle to him slowly. (i used to carry him in baby bjorn a lot till he gets too heavy) I have the buggy sitting in our living room and use it instead of the bouncer chair for 5-10 min a time and played with him. I then slowly increase the time and 'brave' a quick stroll on our street. By reintroducing buggy slowly he seems to be fine at the end.

Not really advice but I totally understand and feel for you. My DS screamed so much in car seat/buggy/wrap from about 8 weeks and it just got worse. Then suddenly he stopped at 17 weeks. He's 20 weeks now and hasn't complained since. I tried everything and don't think it made a blind bit of difference he just realised it wasn't all that bad after all! Sorry that's not very constructive. I hope it stops soon.

Don't really know the carriers you talk about, are any of them like the baby bjorn one where they can be held close but face outwards?

Can you nurse your DS in any of those carriers? My DS would get shouty and screamy after a while too, especially if he was getting tired. Sometimes plugging his mouth with boob letting him latch on would help him fall asleep in the carrier (I found nursing easiest in the Ergo). Didn't always work though.

You have my sympathies. The early months are really tough with fussy babies. Obviously I don't know what exactly your DS dislikes about strollers, carriers etc, but with my DS it was always worse when he was beginning to get tired. His early newborn weeks were very unsettled (childbirth recovery for both of us, colic) and by the time things were easing up (also around 3 months) he was totally dependent on nursing to sleep.

I tried to get out of the house as soon as possible after DS had napped, and kept trips short. Not much fun and very isolating, but it did get better. As DS got older he got better at napping in the carrier. Eventually he started to accept the stroller too (never with the weather-shield on though lol, so getting caught out in the rain was always interesting).

NellyOC, I look forward with great joy to week 17!

We tried something new today, which was to switch the seat of his stroller to face outwards, and he was much quieter. The same tactic did not work with the Moby Wrap, but maybe, after all of this, he wanted a better vantage point. I shall post an update in a couple of days.

Brynn, thanks for the sympathies. DS used to at least nap in the stroller/carrier, but he seems far too alert these days. I was led to believe that high-needs babies love carriers, but he seems to get claustrophobic/hot all too easily.