Something about car seat makes infant cry…?
My baby is now six weeks old. She is happy and healthy in every way except she gets mild colic that we have successfully managed with simethicone drops and carrying and loving her.
When she is in her car seat and awake she is wailing...
I can find no reason for her to be so upset. She is fed, dry, and the temperature is fine. I have a 10 year old who also rides in the back seat so she tells me about the temperature and also manages the sun shade that came with the seat so that the sun isn't in the babies eyes.
Some things that I have thought might be the source of her distress is the fact that she is restrained; the position that she is sitting in (which is the prescribed position but still maybe uncomfortable); that she has already had bad experiences with having to cry in there, or shear boredom.
I don't believe in the nonsense of letting them cry it out but some journeys have to be made so sometimes there is nothing I can do.
She also loves high stimulation that would normally upset a baby so I don't think it is motion sickness.
This high stimulation is one of the best thing for her colic! We not only walk but when I just have to sit (had a C-section) I carefully and gently roll her in my arms. I did this with my 10 year too so they survive it.
But my ten year old loved her car seat... of course we got rid of that years ago!
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Could it be separation anxiety from not being near you in the car? Have you tried sitting back there with her to see if that will calm her down? Sometimes babies just don’t like carseats. My son did fine sometimes, and other times, he was ancy and didn’t want to be in the confined place of a carseat. Does she use a binky (pacifier)? The pacifier helps reduce stress in babies. If she doesn’t use one, you can try it and see if that helps when you ride in cars.
I don’t believe in letting them cry it out either, but some things are beyond our control, and she’ll have to cry it out some in the car while you’re driving. Are you married? If so, then have your husband drive, while you ride in the back with your baby to help ease her discomfort.
Other than this, I’m not sure what else it could be. You’ve done everything that I would have done, and have done with my son. I had to let him cry it out at times. And boy do your ears hurt when they do this in the car.
OH, have you felt the material of the carseat? Are there any lumps in it that could cause discomfort? I would check for that as well.
Hang in there.
Not sure what to tell you, except that we’re in the same boat. My 7 week old son is a fairly fussy baby, and doesn’t like being in his car seat, but I’m positive that it’s from being restrained. He doesn’t mind being in his carseat inside the house, as long as the straps are not buckled. As you said, some journeys have to be made- we’ve just tried to be loving, we do give him a pacifier, and we stop often when he’s extra upset, to take him out and love him enough to calm him, then it’s back into the carseat. I’ve heard that babies grow out of this around 3 months of age- I hope this is true, for both of us!
Hope this helps~
wow – i just asked this question about my 10-week old. it seems that the "safest" way is also the cruelest.
you may have her to tight be sure its not to tight, also is she hot i know with the sun shade up my son would cry because he was hot. Try giving her a pacifier and a few toys or asking the doctor if it continues
Mmmm…the dreaded car seat!!! My son HATED it when he was small too, i think its just the fact they cant move about in there, its very restricting. My son was always an active bubs and he also hated to be wrapped up, so it just depends on their personality, some babies love it.
I held out on using a dummy but with his colic and screaming every car ride by 8 weeks old I stuck one in his mouth and bliss!!!! He happily sat in his car seat sucking away on that dummy staring out the back window!!!! It also helped with his colic at night too, the sucking sensation helps to soothe the tummy pain and he would just suck and pass wind without screaming the house down!!
sounds like you have a problem consdiering a car ride will soothe about 99.9% of babies in this world. As long as nothing is wrong, let the baby cry, I mean its the only way, sounds like she is spoiled though.
Good Luck
Some babies just plain don’t like being in a car seat. Make sure nothing is pinching her and her head is supported. Other than that, have your 10 year old to talk to her while riding. We found that putting a blanket over the handle of the car seat helped sometimes when ours were fussy in the car. But of course, you can’t do that when it’s really hot.
both my girls seemed to hate the car seat until they were about 3 months old – I used to dread having to go anywhere! But it did sort itsef out, as does any worry with new babies.