DS was like that. He cried like we were killing him, every second he spent in the car. I'd pull over and take him out and nurse him, and he'd be as happy as could be, and then I'd put him back in the seat, and all hell would break loose. Every single time. He was capable of going three hours like that, with the screaming, with me pulling over every fifteen minutes the whole time, and he would never, ever, ever fall asleep.
I became a hermit. When I had to drive, he screamed and screamed. Nothing helped. Nothing. This went on for like six months. It was horrible.
Then we switched him to a rear-facing convertible seat, and it got much, much better. He still hated it, but he would fuss awhile and then settle down and go to sleep. He learned to appreciate stuff like music, white noise, his sisters sitting next to him, the caterpillar rattle I gave him. It was an enormous difference.
FWIW, he's almost three now and has a TERRIBLE motion sickness problem. He pukes so often in the car, that I automatically cover him with towels after strapping him in, if we're going to be going more than ten miles. It's gotten better since he's turned forward-facing, but it's still a major problem for us.
I don't know that the motion sickness was the issue in early infancy since he never vomited in the car.
But I would highly recommend the convertible seat, one with a nice high base so baby sits high in the car, installed at a bit less of an incline. It was a dramatic overnight improvement for us. And you're gonna need one eventually, anyway.
I became a hermit. When I had to drive, he screamed and screamed. Nothing helped. Nothing. This went on for like six months. It was horrible.
Then we switched him to a rear-facing convertible seat, and it got much, much better. He still hated it, but he would fuss awhile and then settle down and go to sleep. He learned to appreciate stuff like music, white noise, his sisters sitting next to him, the caterpillar rattle I gave him. It was an enormous difference.
FWIW, he's almost three now and has a TERRIBLE motion sickness problem. He pukes so often in the car, that I automatically cover him with towels after strapping him in, if we're going to be going more than ten miles. It's gotten better since he's turned forward-facing, but it's still a major problem for us.
I don't know that the motion sickness was the issue in early infancy since he never vomited in the car.
But I would highly recommend the convertible seat, one with a nice high base so baby sits high in the car, installed at a bit less of an incline. It was a dramatic overnight improvement for us. And you're gonna need one eventually, anyway.
