in April 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

Baby hates pram

My 9 week old boy absolutely hates his pram bassinet. It’s a bugaboo fox 3. When he was teeny tiny he didn’t mind it, but starting about a month ago, he’s really been hating it. There have been a few days here and there when he accepts it, but for the most part when we take it out, he ends up in the sling and the pram turns into a giant empty cart! We got a sheep insert for it to make it cozier, we tried it with the top down fully down, and with it up. Last couple days have been putting him down for the first bit of his night sleep in there (we cosleep the rest of the night, after the first feed). But nothing has helped! A friend suggested giving him a break from it for a week or so. Haven’t tried that yet… Has anyone with a pram hating baby solved this problem? We do love the sling but sometimes my back wants a break!

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Starting at 5 weeks my baby decided she didn’t like the bassinet anymore so we put her on the pram seat, laying flat but on a slight incline so she’s got a better view of the world around her and now she loves the pushchair

I dont have the solution but in the same boat so hoping someone else does. She used to like it hoping we get some more use from it before she gets too big!

My first was like this, he got better when it was swapped to the seat but still not amazing, then when we turned the seat to world instead of parent facing he was finally settled in there!

Ours has never taken to the bassinet. Like you, tried her in it in the house and with sheepskin but nothing worked. Eventually we just decided to give up on it and now we just use the car seat in the lie-flat position or the pram seat. Similar to @Kiera, I think she just prefers to see what’s going on around her rather than being enclosed in the bassinet.

mines been in the pram seat (which can lay flat) from 4 weeks as he hates to lay completely flat and i tilt it slightly, all that money on a travel system and hardly used the bassinet 🙄😂

are you able to use the car seat with adapters for the pram? My little one loves it as she’s up high and can see everything. She also has reflux so it’s much more comfortable for her like this for short periods of time x

I have this problem too, so sorry I can't offer solutions. Up to 5 weeks she was fine, would settle and sleep in the pram and then it just changed overnight. I'm wondering if it's my pram choice (a lightweight one like the yoyo). The reclining seat seems a good option though. Is it something worth asking health visitor or GP about, as to when a baby could be ready?

Hahaha oh my - thank you so much ladies. Looks like we might have to switch to the seat and just recline it! These stubborn babies 😂 @sarah i have a giant bugaboo and I thought maybe it was too spacious, and was kicking myself for not getting a teeny one like the yoyo. But if yours is the same in a yoyo. I dont think it’s pram choice. More like the entire pram experience 😂

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