Things You'll Need:
- Baby
- Carseat
- Infantino wrist rattles
- Small manipulative toys
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Step 1
Strap baby in carseat. Tie the Infantino rattles around her wrists. It helps if these are toys she doesn't usually get to play with.
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Step 2
Quickly sit in your own seat and start up the car. The sooner you get moving, the better. The wrist rattles should keep him occupied for a while.
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Step 3
When she starts to fuss, begin handing toys back to her. A trick I use is to keep a bag of toys in the car that she only gets to play with on car trips, this way they seem like special treats to her and will keep her busy. Hand one toy back to her, as she drops them or gets bored you can hand another to her, but she only needs one at a time.
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Step 4
When you run out of toys or he gets tired of them (you will know when this happens, it's a very distinctive cry), you can try singing or talking to him, but in my case it doesn't work. At this point, if I can switch spots with my husband I will go back to try to entertain him myself, but normally I'm alone and will turn the music up. If the screaming becomes too much to handle I will fiddle with the balance and fade functions on my radio so that the music is loud enough in my spot to drown it out but not loud enough where she is to hurt her ears. Normally when she gets to this point she is out in 5 minutes or less.
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Step 5
If he continues to cry and you are on a longer car ride, you may want to stop and check to make sure his diaper is clean and he isn't hungry. If you do get him out of the carseat, play with him or cuddle with him for a few minutes before putting him back in.
