Comments on: Different as night and day

By: Brady

Brady — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:29:57 +0000

Preston still cannot stand his carseat We have tried everthing, sometimes if I play annoying music with a strong beat, he will quiet down or sing to it We also got this giraffe that plays calming music and jungle noises. He likes it and it has helped recently for car trips

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:42:48 +0000

Is the carseat one of those portable ones, that you can carry? I remember getting Zach in his and swinging it until he was asleep and then putting it down and rocking it for awhile and then being able to walk away. Maybe if she gets used to it when it is not in the car. Zach often did the same thing and all that would calm him would be holding my hand. I put a lot of miles in driving with my hand in the back seat and one hand on the wheel!Eventually he would hold Kyles hand.

By: Sarah S.

Sarah S. — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:52:34 +0000

Ah, Wyatt had lots of crying fits too, especially in the car so I know how you feel. I had a random CD with a very soothing woman’s voice that would usually calm him down. Actually for Wyatt it took until he was able to play with toys before he wouldn’t scream in the car. One of my friends found that a tape recording of her husband singing calms their baby down. I recently learned that Wy loves Itsy Bitsy Spider which I will sing over and over again in the car if needed. He also seems to like to hear little kid’s voices. Can Nora sit by Cedar and talk to her? Just throwing out some suggestions…I know how helpless it feels to listen to your baby cry in the car!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:30:28 +0000

Rowan hated the sun in his face (still does). I’ve pulled over on the side of the road countless times to rig up some sort of light-blocking contraption – usually a changing pad jammed between the window and the frame. I got a lot of strange looks on the road, but it helped sometimes.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:16:04 +0000

My sympathies. Greta hated the car for a long time. She still doesn’t do well for extended periods but we finally got to the point where she would ride decently for 30 or so minutes around 6 months.