Screaming at the vacuum

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Dd is one and screams when hoovering. I cant do it when she is in bed as its a small flat so will wake her. Any tips?

Sorry, but I have not been able to hoover since DD (2yo) was born. Luckily we have laminate so I just sweep /mop.

Ear defenders, DD was exactly the same.

Its very common, she will grow out of it. Hard if she hasn't got anywhere to hide from the noise though. Can you time it for when someone else can take her for a walk?

Oh dear. I was hoping you were all going to say "just hoover through it"

Might hoover thos evening while dh is doing her bath.

Ds doesn't like it either (15mo) and sometimes I just Hoover through it, other times I carry him on my hip while hoovering and that seems to help (doesn't help my back though...). Weird thing is, he loves the thing when it's not making a noise - plays with it for ages!

He might get over it. Last week I discovered that DD 2 is not afraid of it anymore. I used to vacuum on my work days (I work from home) but it was a waste of time.

My dd used to be terrified of.my Dyson but I recently changed to a.miele and it doesn't bother her and she chases it!

We had this with DS. Turns out one of his sensory issues that come hand in hand with his autism is hyperacusis - oversensitive hearing that means loud noises physically hurt. Not saying your child has these issues but I wanted to mention it as I had so many people being opinionated saying he'd get used to it and I was pandering to him by not hoovering when he was in the house.

What vacuum cleaner do you use? I switched from a Dyson to a Henry and found DS coped much better with that.

no answer for OP, but DD has significant sensory issues (also ASD) and i've been looking for a child-friendly vacuum cleaner for months, are henry's any good?

I love my Henry. It doesn't feel like it's got much sucking power but it has. I was quite sceptical when I bought it but after trying it I thought it was fab! Use it on carpets, rugs and laminates. I was worried I would be buying bags all time but thinking about it I am still on original pack and I've had it three years!!

We have a Henry but no joy.

Got me panicking now re: sensory things as dd can hear a pin drop. Little teeny sounds make her say "whos that?" all the time.

Are you sure it will wake her when she's asleep? DS used to sleep through anything.

Henry is pretty loud still. We have one at work.

Hmmm Im too scared to try - the living room is adjacent to her bedroom. Will try tomorrow at the end of her naptime and see.

don't panic, Gold

the vacuum is just one of DDs many quirks and traits, loads of DCs hate the noise

I would say Hoover through it, our DD didn't like it but she soon got used to it. Maybe a little mean but it won't last long.

Don't panic OP, young children have far more sensitive hearing than adults in general - eg it's why so many of them hate fireworks.

My dts used to cry when I hoovered but (bad mum moment) I would just hoover. Tough. They got used to it but dt2 now screams and grabs at it so I think he's more interested than scared. Do I feel guilty? Nah

My two still hate the vacuuming noise. Dd1 is 3 years and will hide in her room now. DD2 is 1yo and follows me crying. I'll do 1 room quickly and then comfort her, then try again another day Might only do the whole place once a week or twice if DH is around on the weekend.

They hate the hair dryer too and the hand whisk.

Dd scans public toilets for noisy machines. She's terrified of those automatic paper dispensers. I assumed most kids were the same.

I second (or third?) a Henry. They're quieter and friendly/ funny looking. We used to bark and pretend it was a dog we were taking for a walk when we got him out of the cupboard and DS loved it when he was beginning to walk - he used it as a walker, although it drove me to distraction when he kept switching Henry on and off mid-hoovering! He actually had a few tantrums when it was time to put Henry away again.

DS went though a stage when he was scared of the hoover (pre-Henry) at about 9 months i think. I carried him in one arm while i hoovered and just kept saying "See, it doesn't hurt, you're ok..." He got over it pretty quickly after that.

What about kiddie ear muffs? It's super loud for LO's it might be the noise they are protesting too...?

Try getting her her own hoover, if she can walk well enough, she might be ok with it if she can hoover with you.

Bananapickle is right, hoover through children get use to noises,they had plenty of noise to get use to,when they were in theirs mums womb before birth. If you pander to every whim of a child [re noise] it won,t stop at a hoover.

My two also hate it, although DC1 now 4yo and getting better. I did take her to the GP about hearing sensitivity but he says she is not autistic (I agree).

My solution has been to get a cleaner to do it, and I then take the DCs out of the house when the cleaner is here (only once every other week). Then DC2 goes into a crèche on the in-between weeks and I do it then.