Reduce baby screams

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I have a 9 month old son who has in the last month or so developed a very bad habit.
He screams inconsolable regardless of situation or anything you try and do to help.

At first I thought this might be due to teething but this definately isn't a pain or discomfort scream. Then I'm thinking maybe its because he is still i our room (nothing I can do about this at the moment)

What ever it is I'm at my witts end with it. As he is waking up every hour to an hour and half at night screaming no whimper no murder just pure screams. If we are out in the car and the car stops he screams (even just for a red light)
I have tried distraction techniques, soothing him, routininng him as much as I can, food, drink, nappies, toys but nothing seems to help!

I really don't know what else to try. Has anyone else had this with their LO? Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal?

Have you tried white noise.. Hoover, hair dryer, Google it apparently its brilliant. Sure they'd be an app or something online

It sounds like you should take him to the doctor to be checked over. He may well have a food intolerance and be in pain. Definitely worth getting him checked by the doc.

We have recently re-introduced his nightlight and he always have whitenoise/melody's on but this hasn't made a difference.
Its not a cry pain its just pure attention screams.

I sympathise as mine did this but she was always a screamer right from being about 2 weeks old. As your situation has just started at that age I probably would speak to GP or HV tbh.

When you said your LO screams when the car stops, makes me think maybe just being a bit bratty? What about putting some nursery rhymes on in the car or a sing a long to distract x

Take him to a dr. How do you know it's a bad habit and not something actually wrong? He's a baby, he's not bratty at that age.

I would definitely get him checked by the GP.

But I found 8-10 months quite a hard phase. They are getting to the stage where they want to communicate a bit, but haven't got words. They are wanting a bit of independence but aren't able to move much. I think much of it is frustration. Things started to improve once more mobile and had a few words/sounds. Maybe worth trying some baby signing?

9 month old is a bit early to label him bratty!

Last night I tried him with his projector on all night and his dads jumper. This gave us a much better night but still some work to do. We are starting to think that its a mixture of things being what @Seeline has suggested and a bit of seperation anxiety.
I have already come to terms with this is something that we are just going to have to work through as a family no matter how tough.
Then again there's no book or manual to children or parenting so just one of them things I guess :)