car seat screaming!

Does anyone else have problems with their kids in the car? I have one twin who sleeps the second you put him in the car seat and the other just screams if he is put anywhere near it! They are 3.5 months old.

I feel like we have tried everything. Toys, mirrors, shades, blankets, pacifier....but as soon as he is put in the car seat he cries. We have also tried two different car seats to see if they position would help. Nothing soothes him and he screams so bad that he makes himself sick.

Any ideas to help him have a better experience in the car??

 

Sometimes, I think it is a stage that gets better when the realize it's not optional. Make sure they are fed and dry and there is nothing else to upset them. Maybe hang a little toy on the bar?

 

That sounds terrible! It sounds like you have tried everything. How about music? My girls are Hannah Montana fans. So, my 7 year old has the Hannah Montana CD. The minute my boys start to cry & fuss....and Emmett sometimes has a huge temper & crying fit in the car...I turn on The Climb and turn it up loud. Not loud enough to hurt ears...but loud enough to get their attention over the crying. It instantly calms them down & they fall asleep. That is the only song that works for them though?!?! lol I hope someone else has some suggestions for you!

I also have to make sure they are not too warm! If they get too warm.....they are not happy!

 

I have been having this same problem as well and I usually let them CIO because I know there is nothing wrong with them. All they really want to do is play and move around, so I think being constrained in a car seat really annoys them. After a few minutes of crying them calm down, but like you, I have tried everything and nothing seems to soothe them. So now I have resulted in ignoring them. Sounds mean, but there is nothing else I can do when I have tried everything in the book. Once they are out and about they are fine.

 

When they were younger and I was seated near the one that was screaming, I would shake the seat and sometimes he would fall asleep. Now I'm singing to them loudly, clapping my hands, making faces, anything that would distract them. If you are driving and you are alone with them, try singing, maybe they need to know you are there.

 

my twins were not horrible, but they were not the best in car seats. Singing (you or radio) might help. That is what got mine to calm down.. a childrens cd over and over again! :hug: I know your pain! Good luck!

 

Yep. the only thing that changed that for us was big car seats. I'm ditched those 10,000 lb infant seats and said "good riddance". the boys HATED those things as much as I did, I guess.

They were five weeks old when we got the convertible ones and life in the car was a different ball game!

That's the only thing I can think of. Worked for us! In hindsight, the infant seats were a TOTAL waste of money! If I could go back, I'd get the big ones immediately!

 

That is what I did. I was fortunate to have someone give us Britax Marathon seats and he does a tiny bit better there. But he still cries. I know that babies cry in the car but he is ridiculous!!

I am worried that it could be a positioning thing. He doesn't like to sit in a bouncy seat, high chair, or swing. He will however sit propped up on the couch. He has a G-tube and I thought maybe that was the issue but I am not so sure now. I ended up taking him to the doctor but I didn't get anywhere. I just don't want it to be a medical thing or discomfort for him. If he is just crying because he doesn't like being there that is a lot different than it being uncomfortable for him!

Thanks for all the advice...I do sing to them all the time but it doesn't seem to help in the car. I may try some cds to see if that makes a difference.

 

My daughter had a reflux problem, so she was a screamer. Nothing helped. She eventually outgrow it, but she is motion sick up until today and she is 6 years old now.