my 2 month old son cries out in the middle of shopping everytime i go out with him. he doesnt like to sit in his car seat. he even cries in the car as well and i have to pick him up. plz help.
2006-08-14 01:41:57 · 19 answers · asked by princess 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Well, he has to be in the car seat in the car. Try talking or singing to him or playing music when in the car. Put a mirror up on the seat above him so he can see himself. Give him a toy or two that he can grab at. Try to keep car trips short and pull over if he gets too upset. If he's like some of my kids were, avoid routes with lots of stop signs or stop lights.
At the store.....take him out of that silly plastic bucket! Get a sling and wear him instead. He will be SOOO much happier and will love being close to you. If you are nursing, you can nurse very discretely in a sling while shopping. A great added bonus is that grabby strangers are much less likely to touch a baby in a sling since they have to invade an adults space to touch the baby!
2006-08-14 01:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be nerve frazzling to have your baby crying while you are driving, but for no reason should you take him out of the carseat and drive with him out of it. He will get used to it. My youngest daughter cried every time we put her in it- in the car and in the shopping cart, etc. We just kept doing it. By about 4 months, she no longer cried when she was in it... she had gotten used to the idea that it was just a part of the life routine. Now, at 2 1/2 years, she reminds everyone to buckle their seatbelts when we get in the car. She knows that the car won't move without everyone being buckled in. Give it time and keep at it. As with everything in your young son's life, you have to be consistent.
2006-08-14 04:45:13 · answer #2 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay hun stop picking him up for 1! Honey he has learned that if he cries that you'll pick him up and now he has gotten into that habit. If he is not hurt and he's not wet or hungry then it wont hurt him to cry. I know that it's frustrating and sometimes embarrassing but you are gonna have to learn to ignore it until he can break that habit. He may just be crying because it's a feeling of being restrained but hey it's better to have him buckled and safe than in an accident and hurt., Explain this to him that it's only for his safety and then stick to it and don't give in because he'll pick this up and he'll take advantage of you every chance he gets. Just act like you can't hear him crying and eventually(it may take some time) he'll stop. I did it for my 4 year old and now he's fine. It took about 2 weeks of screaming but it was worth it. BE STRONG MAMA and DON'T GIVE IN!!!!! Good luck.
2006-08-17 19:48:01 · answer #3 · answered by sofina_83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went thru this with both of mine! It peaked with both at 2 months.....you have to NOT give up! If you give up, they will NEVER like getting out and shopping or riding in the car! Just wait it out and it will eventually stop....Let the baby cry. Make sure his needs are met (fed and changed etc) but don't give up! I had 2 that went through this!
2006-08-15 09:49:47 · answer #4 · answered by T G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get his attention with something that will make him forget he is in the car seat. A toy, a sound, music, your voice [talk to him in a pleasant voice all the time while in the seat]. You might even check the seat out, maybe it's something in it that makes your baby uncomfortable. Good luck!
2006-08-14 01:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by can2gone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he will definitely outgrow it....just make sure he is comfortable...crying isn't a bad thing for a baby at all...they learn to self-comfort....besides it's against the law to hold a baby in a car..and mighty dangerous, i might add...if you were in a wreck, and the baby were not in the car seat, but in your arms, he could be severely injured or worse....i know you think you are just out shopping, but most car accidents happen near to home....leave him in the car seat.
2006-08-14 01:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by jackie_in_wv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i know its hard to hear all that screaming especially when you are driving but at he is not the boss as much as they would like to be at this age. lol....anyways he will get used to it just gotta ride it out they say pick your battles well i would pick this one not only would it save his life but its the law you cant afford to compromise this one. try getting a tape or cd of children songs this worked for our daughter just gotta keep trying till you find something that works or he figures out it aint gonna help by screaming he has to stay there anyways.good luck:)
2006-08-14 01:56:11 · answer #7 · answered by faithfullyyours 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a phase.. and I hope you don't mean you have to pick him up in the car?? In time it will pass and as everyone has been saying it won't hurt him to cry
2006-08-14 01:50:07 · answer #8 · answered by michelle_az_22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more he cries the less he pees. Besides crying is good for him, don't baby him that much because he'll grow up thinking he's the boss.
2006-08-14 01:44:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Colic? Or maybe he has a small broken bone? Some babies dislocate their hips during the birthing process. Have him checked by a pediatrician.
2006-08-14 01:44:06 · answer #10 · answered by volchick2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋