Babyternals

When you first bring your baby home from the hospital you sit in the back seat with them and watch over them. They normally sleep the whole way home, so you are on edge for no reason. You worry about if they are in their seat correctly, if they will cry the whole way home, different things cross your mind. For the first few weeks, or maybe even months, you sit in the back with your baby, just so you can keep an eye on them. Well, have you ever wondered if this is why when you finally move back to the front seat your baby cries the whole time they are in the car? I experienced this for about two months. My son was fine in his car seat when he was first born and even up to about three months old. But, then after four months he just cried every time we went somewhere and I was sitting in the front seat again, instead of in the back with him. He got used to seeing my face and me talking to him on car rides that when I started sitting in the front seat again he got upset. He would sometimes literally cry until (a) we got to where we were going or (b) I got in the backseat with him.

But, there is an upside to this story. Now, at six months old I have discovered as long as I give him a toy, usually one that plays music and a stuffed toy he likes, he will play with those and not care if I am back there with him or not. I still talk to him to let him know I am in the car even though he can’t see me. He has now become very vocal and he will squeel and “talk” in the car. So if you are experiencing a similar problem hang in there and remember this to shall pass. It does get easier.  And you will begin to be able to sit in the front seat with your husband again and actually have an adult conversation.