DD is nearly 4 months (15 weeks) and she absolutely hates being in the pram carry cot. She didn't mind it so much when she was a newborn but for a good couple of months now she has had such an aversion to it. In fact, I hasn't used it for about three weeks and now just tend to take her out in front carrier but she's getting heavier plus that means I have to carry change bag, shopping etc plus DD.
Today I walked to shops, around shops and home from shops and she screamed non-stop apart from a 45 minute nap which I took her out, fed her and rocked her to sleep. She is not particularly large so it isn't that she's hitting the sides, I always make sure she's been fed and has burped and has clean nappy, have tried blanket and no blanket, tried propping up with a cushion, tried pram hood in all three positions, toys dangling down from above or in pram with her, dummy (spits it out), pram apron zipped open for more space to kick or zipped closed to feel more cosy...
She stops crying as soon as I pick her up and even smiles at me, then starts screaming again the second I put her down. She doesn't cry when lying flat at other times such as on mat on the floor or even when I took her screaming out of pram and lay her flat on changing unit in the toilets at the shops today.
I have the push char unit for the chassis and I'm wondering if the only solution is to change to that now. I am disappointed as I wanted her lying flat until 6 months and to get use of the carry cot but I can't go on like this! I think she will like being more uptight/tilted up and being able to see around more (I hope!! If I put her in push chair and she screams then I won't know what to do next...!!)
Does anyone have any advice/ experiences re: changing to the push chair unit at 4 months? Or anything else I could try with the carry cot?
TIA