https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 14:41:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving/page/2#post-928195 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:04:46 +0000 Lindsay05 928195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was smaller I would reach back and put her soother in her mouth and hold it there. Now that she is older, if snacks/bottle doesn't work, I give her a random item from my car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving/page/2#post-928100 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:15:57 +0000 yoursilverlining 928100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I reach back and hold her hand - my hand is her lovey, so it always calms her. As long as it's not heavy traffic, I feel I can drive safety that way (15 years of driving and no tickets or accidents, yo!)</p> <p>Otherwise I sing her favorite song: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving/page/2#post-927960 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:07:30 +0000 LazyLightning 927960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I got a car seat hater too. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving/page/2#post-927782 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:10:35 +0000 banana 927782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just drive. I also sing to myself "Just keep swimming...just keep swimming". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving/page/2#post-927706 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:26:17 +0000 blackbird 927706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turn the music up and keep driving. If i try to entertain her, i'm not exactly driving safely, ya know? </p> <p>Mine HATES her carseat. Tough shit, kid, you have to stay in it! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving/page/2#post-927664 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:15:26 +0000 mrsbookworm 927664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happens every time we go in the car! I've tried talking. singing, even stopping to give him a paci, but nothing makes it better. I'm hoping he'll grow out of it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-926194 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:13:01 +0000 NovBaby1112 926194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i usually sing loudly, roll windows down, hand her toys, or just reach my arm back there so she knows i am there. if all of those things fail, i just let her cry and she usually stops in 5 or so minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-925488 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:51:23 +0000 loveisstrange 925488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ignore it mostly too. Ill turn the radio up, roll the windows down, try handing her her snack cup or drink, try handing her a toy, talk to her, etc. sometimes one of the above works, sometimes not. If not, i just turn the radio up and try to tune it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-925477 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:46:45 +0000 cheert16 925477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same carseat and LO used to love being in it and driving in the car- not so much anymore- he just screams the whole time now. I was driving to Maine last week from My house (a 45 minute ride) an DS screamed the whole time- it was so bad by the time I got there I was crying. I basically drive with my arm draped in his seat so he knows I am there- sometimes it helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-925466 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:26:40 +0000 lemondrop 925466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I turned up the radio and kept going. A crying baby is an alive baby, so I didn't worry too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-925382 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:02:53 +0000 sunny 925382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happened today. :-( I sang to her and she just kept crying so I just ignored it and kept driving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-925308 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:16:20 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 925308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: wow, I'm so sorry! That sounds super stressful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924933 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:03:59 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 924933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i faced this during a long road trip. After much turmoil, i finally got the idea to hold my iphone in front of him and play baby videos on youtube. I guess i have long arms like @mrsbells </p> <p>I need to remember to actually have some videos downloaded to my phone for the next road trip because i used a lot of data! I also try to time road trip with the start of a nap and he will sleep longer than usual</p> <p>ETA: if nothing works though, not even the video, i would just keep stopping. On one road trip, I stopped so many times, it took me 10 hours instead of 6-7 to get to my destination. What finally when i did stop was putting him in the Beco. It calmed him down enough to finally eat and then he fell asleep the rest of the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924871 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:48:51 +0000 MrsF 924871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The morning my BIL died I had to drive for 2 hours by myself and M (a newborn then) screamed at the top of her lungs for every minute of the trip. I knew she was fine so I literally just turned up the radio and pretended I couldn't hear her. Awful but I just couldn't do anything to help her and I needed to get home. One of the worst moments I can remember. </p> <p>Today she was fussing a little in the car and I could stick my hand into her carseat without turning around and she just smiled and held onto my finger. It was pretty cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924845 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:42:25 +0000 LazyLightning 924845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ignore her. The longest I have had to do this was 40 minutes. It was awful. But she always cries in the car and there's nothing I can do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924818 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:37:49 +0000 Ginabean3 924818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep driving and hope for green lights.....LO loves movement in the car and it's when we are stopped that she screams. Also my DH says I can't get distracted by her wailing and the best thing I can do is ignore and be a safe driver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924787 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:32:43 +0000 googly-eyes 924787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septemberlove: I just keep driving unless we're far from our destination. Making a mistake at the wheel could cause FAR more harm than not responding to every peep. LO is ~10 months but talking to her does not soothe her either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924713 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:17:29 +0000 holdonforonemoreday 924713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have this Baby Einstein travel songs cd that I put on the stereo. Makes both of my kids calm right down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924651 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:03:16 +0000 Ree723 924651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sing some of LO's favourite songs and that usually works at calming her down. We have a mirror on the back of the seat so I can see her and she can see my face. That usually helps as I can pull faces at her (whilst stopped at a light) and that distracts her enough to stop the crying for a bit. Otherwise, I just keep driving and hope we don't hit every red light! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924565 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:46:18 +0000 PrincessBaby 924565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>H cries in the carseat bc honestly we dont use the car that much (live downtown so walk/use UBV). And she gets so pissed when I put her in there. If I know she's fed and clean dipe, all I can do is let her wail. She usually spends about 5 minutes splitting my head in half with her window shattering high pitch screams, and then she'll just play with a toy bc she's like, "Damn. This is a lot of work! I need a break!" Sometimes I'll sing to her, and that helps if I can yell loud enough for her to hear me. But if she doesnt appreciate my talent, I just shut up and let her rip for a few mins. She is Drama Baby. There's nothing wrong with her other than the fact that she DEMANDS to get out of the carseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924426 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:21:24 +0000 IcebergMom 924426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep going :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924419 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:20:40 +0000 meganmp 924419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooo, I just thought of this. If your LO responds well to white noise, but you can't play your phone app through your speakers, just tune the radio to something between stations. The static is a great white noise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924189 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:31:46 +0000 Dandelion 924189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turn up the music and keep going! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924187 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:31:02 +0000 Penny Lane 924187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turn the radio up. Sometimes it calms him down, mostly it just drowns out his whining. at a stop light i can reach around and pass him a toy or a paci, but he'll generally just throw it away. </p> <p>if it's not cold out i wind down his window. he seems to like the wind.</p> <p>luckily these days he doesn't cry in his carseat much anymore :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924181 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:30:03 +0000 Smurfette 924181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: Seriously. Pray that I don't hit every single red light. </p> <p>But all you can do is hope they stop crying and you don't hit every red light. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924166 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:25:57 +0000 sera_87 924166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes I talk to him. Mostly I ignore. It simultaneously gives me a raging headache and breaks my heart</p> <p>ETA: If I'm driving with someone I make them sit in the back and distract him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-924154 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:24:29 +0000 yin 924154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to talk to my LO as he is crying and continue driving. Talking to him seemed to calm him down a bit to know that I was acknowledging him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-923468 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:29:01 +0000 rawrasaur 923468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep driving. Sometimes I try to talk/sing, but since it doesn't seem to help much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-923460 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:28:10 +0000 luckypenny 923460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>keep driving and sing the "winnie the pooh" song. Works every time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-lo-is-crying-in-the-carseat-and-youre-driving#post-923436 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:22:56 +0000 pl0508 923436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pray. Haha </p>