6 month old hates pram

[FTM1993]

Feel like my baby is the only baby who cries every time I put him in his pram. He is fine in the carrier but this isnt always practical when I've got other things to carry. I feel like every other mum/baby I walk past has a nice calm baby in the pram and mine is the only one who hates it. I know this can't be true and I shouldnt make comparisons. I just want him to like it. Any ideas? I talk to him all the time, try to keep trips short and have toys for him to play with too but nothing works. Even now that he is toddler seat rather than bassinet he still hates it.

Just have to keep using the pram, big it up, toys,praise and woo hoo. Familiar blankets etc
Ignore the crying. Really

Mine is like this too, to a certain extent still is so I let her walk a lot now she is almost 2. I remember around 6 months I turned her around so she could see more around her and it helped. At around 1 I started giving her snacks in the pram and that helped a lot too.

Babies of that age don't have to like going in the pram, they just have to do it and get used to it or you are making a rod for your own back. Some kids don't like going in a car seat but yet they have to do it.

My second baby (now 4 months) is also a pram hater! She screams in it unless asleep - and the minute she wakes from a pram nap all hell breaks loose unless I immediately get her out of it 🙃. She's also a pain in the arse in the carrier too so not entirely sure what she wants from me!!

Forward or rear facing? Assuming this is a sitting up pushchair type thing and you baby is fed up of not being able to see the world because they are having to lie down? It's pretty chilly being in a pram compared to a sling, especially forward facing, and boring too if you're used to having a person to chat to.

@FTM1993 parent or forward facing?

Parent facing x

Oh no :( how do you get about? Or just put up with the upset? Sometimes I just have to go with it but I can see everyone looking at me and probably thinking why is she carrying on. Thing is if I didn't then I'd never get anywhere as he hates car seat too! Xx

I just have to power through or if she's really getting in to a tizz I end up holding her - not ideal though!! She's also going on car seat strike at the moment 🙈. The joys!! Hope both our babies adjust soon! 🙏🏼

My sons like this and tbh since he's my second kid I'm not that fussed and just have him in the carrier whenever out. He also HATES his car seat. Chances are that when he's old enough to understand you, he'll be fine. Babies just love touch. It's very normal and some need that touch more than others. My theory is that they need closeness until they learn to walk. Kinda makes sense too, imagine we couldnt move around, would probably make us feel unsafe too and we'd wanna be near someone we love (especially if we also cannot communicate). Our society overpromotes the importance of infants being independent and seperate from their caregivers. A secure attachment comes from constant and reliable nearness and response. If he wants to be on you and you can carry him, then carry him :) other babies have other needs. Yours obvs feels safer with you and thats cute imo.

As I said, my sons the same and everytime I drive ANYWHERE he is hysterical in his car seat. Breaks my heart. Sometimes theres nothing you can do about it. But hence, when I can carry him, I do. In the end he just needs his mummy

My now one year-old was the same. She now accepts the pushchair some of the time but often just wants to be carried. I try to have the carrier with me but I have forgotten it and carried her on one hip until she's ready to go back in.

Mine hated parent facing. I sorted the problem when I turned him around.