My baby is 3 weeks old and we’ve been trying to get out of the house more for my mental health. Any good tips for a crying baby when gearing up to put them in the car seat and a car ride?
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Put just their window down, it’ll make that annoying ass sound but it worked for me every time. It does get better! My daughter also loves listening to Bob Marley

My son loves the Pooh corner album by Kenny loggins 👌🏼

We bought a mirror and have a toy that we clip to the car seat that keeps baby engaged.

My daughter hates the car and car seat weather it’s 5 mins or 30. She screams and I cry. No advice but my son was the same it eventually got better

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My little guy normally falls asleep in the car, but before we have gone out we feed him and change him . He just turned 2 weeks today we haven't been to a lot of places due to his age but I get needing to get out of the house .

My son does well on the car rides. He will fall asleep as soon as we get some momentum going. Sometimes he will fuss when being put in the car seat and that is when we will give him his pacifier.
I like the suggestion of the mobile above!

Gave birth two weeks ago to my daughter, she was very small (5lbs) so the car seat has additional support to hold her head etc, she gets a little fussy when being placed in the seat but I found ensuring she is fed and changed just before heading out, giving her a pacifier for the initial beginning of the trip and sitting besides her in the car, all gives her comfort and within 5 minutes of driving she is asleep!

My daughter is fussy in the car unless I feed her and change her diaper right before we go. If I do both she is great in the car

There is this song called “The Happy Song” by Imogen Heap and it’s so annoying but I swear it’s magic. Apparently it’s scientifically proven to calm babies down.

yes, play it loud when they are screaming. As the baby calms down, you turn down the volume

I feed 1 boob, change his diaper, and add pants to protect his legs, feed the second boob and then put him in the carseat. He fusses or falls asleep with a little rocking before getting to the car. The car ride tends to put him to sleep. A full tummy seems to be the trick for most things with my little one. I hope this helps.

I tried it the other day and it really helped my baby!