My guy suddenly hates the car :(
My baby is just about 9 months old and over the last month or so has started to despise being in the car to the point that he just screams at the top of his lungs the whole time. We’ve been surviving since most of our go to spots are less than 10 minutes away but in a little more than a week I will be taking him on a 2 and a half hour (possibly more if there’s construction) long trip and I’m starting to get quite anxious about it! It will just be me and him in the car, 95% highway with little opportunities for a stop (we do plan on making one dedicated stop a little over half way) and I’m planning on trying my hardest to line it up with his nap so hopefully he will sleep a good chunk but I know he won’t last the whole 2 hours.
I’ve already got The Happy Song lined up but I’m looking for any other tools that helped your little ones hate being in the car less! (Also looking for reassurance that this phase will pass and wondering approximately how long it lasted if you went through it to!)
Also to add we did just move him into the next stage of car seat just to make sure the problem wasn’t that he was too big and uncomfortable in his infant seat. He seemed to love the new one until the straps were tightened and he could no longer freely move which I’m sure is his issues. I have sunshades for the windows coming in the mail and I make sure to keep the car cool but not too cold!