Hi everyone,
My 5 month old baby absolutely HATES the car seat. He was 8 weeks premature and initially would be great going in the car seat, sometimes would whine a bit but then as soon as the car moved he'd be asleep.
Now it's a different story! It's like he panics as soon as he's getting strapped in, sometimes he's OK then realisation hits and it's such a panicky cry and almost chokes himself it's horrible to watch.
He won't take a dummy, the odd time he has taken it he's relaxed and I can see he would drift off but other time he's getting more distressed because of trying to get away from the dummy 😂
It's getting to the point now I've either got to spend 15/20mins rocking him to sleep before putting him in before we leave the house OR trying to time it with naps so he can get to sleep before we put him in OR most of the time I just put off leaving the house because I find it so stressful.
I feel selfish but I've looked forward so much to having days out with my baby, going for coffees, going walks, going shopping with him but I'm now not doing these things because of his issue in the car seat!
I've tried:
A comforter smelling of me in beside him = didn't work.
Dummy = doesn't work although will keep persisting with it!
Teether = distracts him a bit but then he still gets frustrated.
Mirror in back = helps a bit but still panics and I need to calm him.
Distracting toys facing him = works for a second and then back to usual screaming.
Me sitting in back with him = fine if he's awake and can distract him but then again back to the panicking.
I've checked the car seta, he's definitely in correctly and there's nothing jagging him!
I need a solution, my husband says he'll eventually grow out of it but I can't sit and wait for that!!
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Baby gets so distressed in car seat! Help!
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007mummy · 24/03/2024 12:45
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