Allergic to her pushchair

[scattercushion]

hi all, i have a five-week-old dd who screams when she's in her pushchair - it's a travel system jobby with a car-seat that clips in, so she's nice and cosy. she'll sleep in the car seat when it's in the car, after initial crying, but goes ballistic when it's the pushchair. settles ok when using a dummy but i really want to avoid using one because of nipple confusion - today after i used one she didn't take to the breast that well. i just end up using the sling all the time but it's murder on my back... any tips?

Is that when the carseat is in the pushchair or when she is just in the pushchair? My DS was like this, determined it was because he just couldn't see anything -- out travel system allowed the carseat to be clicked into the chasis which he liked better. But he never went into the pushchair while flat, I had to wait until he was old enough to sit up for that. Luckily he was strong and sitting by around 4 1/4 - 5 mths. I just used the carseat/chasis combo, but this might not work for you.

Unfortunatly, I had the same problem with DS2. No solution except the one that you already have : using a sling.
Find one that you are really confortable with (the ones with no straps, buckles etc...). She will grow out of it. DS2 was happy in his pushcahair by 3 motnhs old.

thanks both of you - answer to usaukmum - it's a carseat that clips into chassis.

12 weeks seems like a lifetime! are new baby hours like light years? 96million of our normal hours??

I reckon she doesn't like the carseat when it's in the car either but the motion of the car moving is enough to send her make her so sleepy she stops minding.

I'd try a few slings to see if you can't find a better one - have a look here and see if you can't borrow / swap / buy second hand etc.

The other thing I've seen used for one child who hated the feel of the seat fabric was a sheepskin liner - a cotton cot sheet with holes cut for the straps might work just as well.

sorry, poor editing - should read
'the motion of the car is enough to make her so sleepy she stops minding'

I had a travel system for my Dd, and she absolutely hated the car seat. In the car wasnt so bad as like you say they fall asleep. I had to use the pushchair led back flat for her.
She wasnt as bad once the head hugger came out of the car seat when she was a bit bigger, i think they feel a bit too restricted.

my bb hated p/c & c/s. he loved the sling. Have you tried a p/c that faces the other way or a different type - swop for a day with a friend. He was better in the c/s when in the front. When he got to 6mths I put him in the p/c at the same time everyday when he was tired and took him for a walk. Initially he cried for up to 30 mins, but it got better after a few days and stopped completely. you need to do this swhere quiet cos it is stressful and upsetting and you don't need disapproving looks! I think some bbs just wants lots of cuddles. He cried a lot generally, but from about 6 months improved sign & is now v affectionate/loving (& happy in p/c & c/s.) I know 6 months seems a long time from where you are now.

Hi scattercushion
Just to let you know that lots of babies are dreadful like this in buggies- both mine were- with the first I got to the stage where I'd try to avoid taking the pram anywhere at all. They also hated the carseat in the car- really makes life difficult. Like the others I tried a succession of slings- mine was a black one with a tiger skin effect lining- from Mothercare- can't remember make but bog-o-basic- but it was like wearing a rucksack in reverse and both were much happier in there than pram- less bumping about over pavements and more snuggling! It does however mean that when they get too big for it you have a mighty struggle on your hands getting them in the pram, but at the moment it's all you can do ...good luck! (PS does your babe sleep well at night? On a related note my two didn't sleep for more than 2 hours at a time at night for months and cranial osteopathy helped, as did sleeping on their fronts (ALTHOUGH I KNOW THIS IS FROWNED UPON) when they could hold their heads up..I'm sure all the pram issues were linked with this)

My ds was the same - we used a ring sling, as I found the Baby Bjorn front carrier sort very hard work on my shoulders, and also it is better for little ones to be laid down rather than upright all the time as they are in the front carrier type.

I used a Huggababy until ds was 2 and weighed about 2 stone, so if you start off using one for shorter periods and build up, you should not have a problem with it hurting your back (or do you already have back problems?) It is marvellous using a sling - you can go places that you can't take a pushchair and you get all those lovely cuddles and eye contact. I felt quite sad when ds was too heavy to travel about in the sling everywhere.

thanks for all your replies - good to hear i'm not alone! yummummy - correct not sleeping at night, am definitely going to try cranial osteopathy.