I have a little guy (he's 8 months old). For the most part, he's really an easy-going little guy and a great baby. The only real issue I have is that he HATES being in anything that constrains him. He will SCREAM constantly when he's in a carseat, stroller, high chair, and the latest meltdown was in the shopping cart cover. He screamed the entire trip, then screamed the entire car ride home. It was really nervewracking and I ended up crying myself after the whole ordeal was over. I've tried putting him in a sling or a carrier and this doesn't help much either.
My little guy has everything he wants and needs, he gets plenty of active time, eats well, and I know for the grocery store ordeal that he wasn't hungry, tired or in a bad diaper. As soon as we returned home he instantly became a great baby again.
Now, I have to be able to go out and run errands with him and do the grocery shopping. I'm going to have another baby soon and my little guy has to develop a little bit of tolerance for sitting still some of the time. I'm really at a loss and I'd like to ease him into developing a tolerance for being in a carseat, stroller, etc. for a little bit of time. Any ideas? I can't keep taking him out and he has these awful meltdowns.
Just gotta muscle through it and let them know its ok.
Good luck!
Thanks all for the advice...I'm going to try a couple of things; first, I bought a shopping cart cover that is less restrictive (the baby balboa one), next I'm definitely going to attach a few toys to the cart. I think I might try a shorter shopping trip after he's had a nap. Last night I moved him to the high chair and he actually did pretty well, even with the harness in the high chair.
ETA: If you need to put him down when new baby gets her why not get a designated area in the house he can go to with his toys & put up a baby gate so that he is not really that confined and has plenty of room to play safely while u have to change baby's diaper or whatever u have to do
That's a great idea...maybe in a month or so I could try that. He's only 8 months old now and on the small side, so I'm not sure how well the big part of the shopping cart would work. Little guy is so stubborn and loves his bottle, he's just now trying out the sippy cup. Any ideas where to buy an in-car DVD player?
Quoting mamalusbear:That's a great idea...maybe in a month or so I could try that. He's only 8 months old now and on the small side, so I'm not sure how well the big part of the shopping cart would work. Little guy is so stubborn and loves his bottle, he's just now trying out the sippy cup. Any ideas where to buy an in-car DVD player?
my girls are a little older, when they were little no one used a shopping seat cover. what is the purpose of the shopping seat cover? germs, padded?
Quoting mamalusbear:Thanks all for the advice...I'm going to try a couple of things; first, I bought a shopping cart cover that is less restrictive (the baby balboa one), next I'm definitely going to attach a few toys to the cart. I think I might try a shorter shopping trip after he's had a nap. Last night I moved him to the high chair and he actually did pretty well, even with the harness in the high chair.
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Leave him home whenever possible and have peaceful shopping. Probably a phase so try again in a month or so.
stressing over everything...
Letting dad make the decision to circ or not?
- mamalusbear
on Jul. 12, 2012 at 8:37 PM