thanks tigerlilly
I make sure we always do consistent wind down, though for naps DS is usually ready or not and when he is ready he is out in 5 mins, but still wants to party for the first few...when he is not he resists like mad.
Funny re noise machine. We have white noise and I am sure we will have it for a long time too
and it wasn't until about 8 weeks that his touchy side REALLY came through
- This was the same with us, the touchiness emerged after about 6-7 weeks.
Kta400 here are my tips (actually some other lovely lady from BW helped me out with this when my DS was hating the stroller around 4 months. I cant find the old thread though.
SO...first I stopped trying to get him to go in it when he was tired, but when he was wide awake and happy.
I made the buggy seat really upright as far as it could go so he was sitting and could see out.
I put the bar on and attached a few toys, nothing OS i.e. a teether and a small pull vibrating toy. I also put his restraint on loosely so he could lean forward and not feel trapped.
I made sure that my walks were VERY short to start with, and I went with someone else ie DH or my mum so I could always peek around to reassure DS if he got whingy. I also think it helped if I was talking to someone else as we moved and I dont put the covers on at the moment as he likes to see out and not feel 'covered up'
I also took the buggy in to the house and put him in it not moving in the lounge like a seat with a toy so he got used to 'being' in the buggy. Another thing you could try is put him in it when you hang out the washing for example.
I tried to get him out of the buggy before he packed it in if possible and took the front pack as an alt if we were out and he was 'over it'
Basically I was trying to remove the negative association with it and get him used to being in it.
In the last 2 months he has come SO FAR! He will 'hang out' in his buggy for up to 40 mins. Though he doesn't like being stuck in it when it is not moving. Hopefully some of these tips help...really i think part of it is he is growing up a little.