Got caught in a downpour with my 11-week old DS today. He had already had enough of the pram.and was crying because he wanted me to pick him up - which I couldn't do because of the rain - he would have been soaked through in seconds.
Was waiting for a bus and picked him up to get on the bus - but my clothes were soaked through (my waterproof coat was only shower proof and I was drenched). By the time we were on the bus he was damp and still crying. He screamed inconsolably for the whole journey home (and he usually likes the bus) - probably about 25min. I tried rocking, singing, shhh-ing, gentle talking, his dummy, my pinky finger in his mouth ... Nothing helped for more than 30s. I had him wrapped in a shawl and my cardigan to stop him getting more cold, but even they were damp because the rain leaked into my backpack.
Got home and changed him into dry clothes and he was instantly fine, but I just felt shellshocked all afternoon. I feel awful that he was so unhappy for so long (and on a crowded bus). He used to be colicky in the evening and would scream for several hours with no break and that was awful too.
I've read all these gentle parenting things about how any form of sleep training is traumatising to your baby because they learn that you don't come when they are crying. Well what does that mean for my poor little boy crying on the bus?