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20week ds hates car seat,any advice please???

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gr8kids · 15/08/2007 21:37

Everyone reckons their babies love going in the car, but my ds hates it. My 2 dd loved it but not my ds. He screams everytime he has to go in it. He gets extremely hot and bothered,no matter what windows or air we got going through the car. Could it be motion sickness? He cried for 2hours on way back from safari park today. It don't matter how long or short the trip is, he hates it!! His got toys to play with and his sisters try amuse him too but no luck. Nothing soothes him except taking him out. Anybody else had this trouble?

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lemonaid · 15/08/2007 21:47

DS was like this but actually started to get better at around your DS's age. The only thing I found that worked at all was a dummy (the only time he'd agree to take one) but I had to ride in the back and hold it in and jingle keys at him the whole time. Then he just suddenly seemed to grow out of it -- I have no idea why so I can't offer constructive suggestions, just hope that it won't always be this way.

DaisyMOO · 15/08/2007 21:48

Yep, ds3 cried constantly in the car when he was tiny. Nothing worked - singing, drinks, talking, radio except stopping the car and getting him out. Trouble is we would never have got anywhere!Luckily he grew out of it as he got older and now he's fine, but it did make car journeys stressful and unpleasant - especially for him I must say that I never considered motion sickness as he was never sick and iirc travel sickness remedies aren't generally recommended for babies this young. Having said that, one of the things that seemed to help was travelling forwards, once he was big enough.

PrettyCandles · 15/08/2007 21:52

All three of mine went through a phase of hating the carseat at about this age. The only thing I found that helped was to make sure they weren't bundled - so even in the winter I would try to take them out with only, say, a cardie and socks, hat only if very cold or windy, and use blankets instead of a coat.

If he#s getting hot and sweaty, try a fleece (real, not polar). You'll need to find one that fits the carseat. The one we got was supposed to be 'universal', for carseat and buggy, but didn't fit the carseat well. It's really amazing! It lives on the buggy year-round, keeps the LO cool in summer and warm in winter. You can really tell the difference: when we lift him out of his carseat he is sweaty, but not in the buggy which is made of the same material.

PrettyCandles · 15/08/2007 21:53

I meant cardie and socks over indoor clothes, not just cardie and socks and nothing else!

LIZS · 15/08/2007 22:05

Is he alright at home , might be separation anxiety starting otherwise . ime babies go through a phase as they become more aware and mobile of not wanting to feel so confined and need more distraction .We had a mobile which suctioned to the window and had reflective insects (iirc) for dd.

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gr8kids · 15/08/2007 22:11

He does have a bit of a temper, which i didn't think was possible with such a small baby. Have tried mobiles, dummy and everything possible. As soon as i take him out his happy. Starting to think that a forward facing seat is the only hope now. But have to wait until his sitting unaided before he can go in forward facing seat.

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boo64 · 17/08/2007 22:21

Ds hated his rear facing car seat (not helped by the fact we didn't realise we were meant to adjust the base at a certain age/ size to make it more comfortable!!

Once he went forward facing he LOVED it and does to this day - he will happily sit in the car for 2 hours with a bit of music on watching the cars etc.

He will be ok once he is forward facing - I know it seems ages off though. But please don't put him in a forward facing seat too early - even if he is miserable and you are stressed by it, it is better that he is safe. He needs to be as near to one as you can manage it so his body can deal with the strain of a forward facing seat in the event of a collision

3andnomore · 17/08/2007 22:29

Wiith my ys I had a situation like that, it got a bit better when we changed him into a Britax First class carseat, which was still rearfacing but bigger and more comfy...however...by around almost 1 1/2 he was again at it with the screaming, which is when we turned him around forward facing and since then he is fine again...

3andnomore · 17/08/2007 22:31

oh, if you can try to keep a child rearfacing aslong as possible..screaming may well be a small price to pay over safety in the car..with our ys we decided to turn him, even though size wise he still could have sat rearfacing for a while longer as he did blue and pallid breatholding when upset...

lillypie · 21/08/2007 12:51

Hi I found that removing the headhugger made a

huge difference.

CoteDAzur · 21/08/2007 17:25

Change the car seat and get a bigger one? Britax is pretty spacious.

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