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veggiegirl228

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This is a lady on another forum who asked this Q:

"I have a 3 month old baby girl who is getting over a major case of colic, but now has now gotten an extreme aversion to her car seat. Whenever she is put into her car seat she starts screaming, choking, and sweating profusely. In a 10 minute drive she gets so wet she needs changed. I know it's not that she's too hot, because if she is asleep in the seat she doesn't sweat and she won't be sweating when she's out of the seat.
I'm not sure what I should do, now I have total anxiety to go anywhere. I'm afraid of getting in an accident, because it's so nerve wracking. Do I just do regular short drives until she gets used to it?
I appreciate any advice I can get. "
 
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MomToEliEm

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What carseat is she using for the child? Maybe a different seat might help out?

Has she offered any toys (soft ones) for the child to play with? Maybe if there are some specific toys that are only for use in the car, the child may be willing to ride in the car.
 

veggiegirl228

New member
I asked her which seat shes using and suggested the soft toys, possible move to a convertible seat, and of course to come here.
 

jessclear

New member
I would second the advice to try a convertible seat if her DD is in a bucket seat. My DD hated her bucket seat and car rides were never quiet until I got her a convertible. I think it may have been the curve of her back in the bucket seat or sitting up higher and seeing out the window in the convertible. Anyway, it's worth a try.
 

Suzibeck

Active member
I know that often times babies with reflux/colic have trouble with the infant bucket seats. My middle dd screamed in the car until we moved her into a convertable. She still wasn't a great car rider, but she did do much better in the convertable. I think the buckets sometimes put too much pressure on their tummies because of the way they fit somehow.
 

MyBeachBabies

New member
I have an almost 4 month old who just screams in his infant seat. I just got him a Blvd during the Britax sale and tried him in it today. He seemed much more content. I think he can see his siblings better and that comforts him. My older two didn't like the infant seat either and did much better in the car after moving to a convertible. I can so sympathize with this mom. It is hard to drive and not be able to console your screaming baby.
 

veggiegirl228

New member
Here is how somebody answered her question YIKES:

Check under the cloth padding in the top surface of the back of the carseat where the baby's back will be. You will probably see that there is foam only on the top 1/2 of the seat itself. YOu have to put more foam in the lower 1/2. The baby's back is hurting and her sacrum is hitting on that hard plastic. Manufacturers do not cover the entire back of the carseat with the foam padding. Why they only do 1/2 i will never know but for some babies it is a HUGE problem because it hurts their little backs.
The other thing is she may get car sick. Does she face backwards? If you could put her in the middle of the back seat facing forwards it might help her to not get car sick and nauseaous.
This is another probable cause of her resistance to the car seat.


ETA: Someone offered to check her install YAY

Hi Stacey,
Call me today, wed the 5th. I am your local car seat certified specialist and we can rule out incorrect installation and use by making an appointment for an inspection, i'm in the marina.
Babies do not breath well, sleep well and generally hate being in a car seat that is not installed the right way, or they are not harnessed correctly, which by the way is almost 100 percent incorrect in our area.
Like i said, call me today as you cannot replace her and it sounds to me like the seat is not right.
cindy
you can look me up at seatcheck.org or nhtsa.dot.gov
 

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