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re: Best way to keep a 4 month old entertained (quiet) for a 6hr road trip
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:40 am to Tyga Woods
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:40 am to Tyga Woods
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Keep the baby awake all day so it will be tired then do your driving at night
Horrible advice.
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Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:40 am to LNCHBOX
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how the frick are ipads and tablets such a popular answer in this thread?
My kid can be screaming his head off and will immediately stop when you play baby shark.
It isn't something I do daily, but if you are in the car and your kid is melting down a few minutes of nursery rhyme videos won't hurt them.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:41 am to ithad2bme
Travel at night, plan it around their sleeping schedule.
I sure hope you and your SO have been diligent in getting the kid on a schedule. Otherwise... prayers sent.
I sure hope you and your SO have been diligent in getting the kid on a schedule. Otherwise... prayers sent.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:41 am to Displaced
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Horrible advice.
Done it about a hundred times but whatever
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:41 am to Cump11b
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sure... why not fry your kids brains in the name of making things easier
My kids get no electronics...except on road trips longer than 2 hrs. Their brains seem fine to me.
This post was edited on 1/11/19 at 8:57 am
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:41 am to SmackDaniels
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Without Benadryl
Boooooooo
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:41 am to HoustonChick86
A 4 month old? I'm not one to judge parents, but that seems a bit excessive.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:41 am to HoustonChick86
quote:baby shark is the only way I can cut my toddlers fingernails without removing half of his finger print.
My kid can be screaming his head off and will immediately stop when you play baby shark.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:42 am to HoustonChick86
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My kid can be screaming his head off and will immediately stop when you play baby shark.
I hate that song with a fiery passion.
But goddamn it works.
This post was edited on 1/11/19 at 8:43 am
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:42 am to LNCHBOX
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I'm not one to judge parents
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:42 am to SmackDaniels
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4 month old
Pacifier and soothing music...your goal is to have them sleep for as much of the 6 hours as possible.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:42 am to SmackDaniels
Every kid is different. Everyone says travel at night. We tried that with ours at 4 months. Checked into a hotel at Midnight on our trip because he had been screaming for 2 hours straight. Guess being in the dark messed him up.
So we never tried that again and our kids always were good travelers. They face backwards so having mom sit by them helps to entertain some or throw a DVD player in there with a very colorful cartoon to fascinate them. Pacifier and naps worked best for us. We would try to drive the bulk of the trip during their peak nap times, feed them just before to fill them up, and hope for the best. There’s no magic button though so just be willing to stop more and get him out a few times to stretch.
So we never tried that again and our kids always were good travelers. They face backwards so having mom sit by them helps to entertain some or throw a DVD player in there with a very colorful cartoon to fascinate them. Pacifier and naps worked best for us. We would try to drive the bulk of the trip during their peak nap times, feed them just before to fill them up, and hope for the best. There’s no magic button though so just be willing to stop more and get him out a few times to stretch.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:43 am to SmackDaniels
vigorous shaking
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:43 am to Displaced
I mean I'm not, something that works for my kid isn't sure to work on others.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:50 am to SmackDaniels
4mo is better than a 2yo 
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:51 am to HoustonChick86
quote:Baby Shark is the only way I can get my nephew to sit still enough to change his diaper. That song is both the most annoying and most helpful thing ever
My kid can be screaming his head off and will immediately stop when you play baby shark.
ETA: OP, if someone else is riding with you then have them sit in the backseat next to the baby to keep it entertained. Otherwise, bring some good headphones
This post was edited on 1/11/19 at 8:57 am
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:52 am to Tiger Prawn
LOLLYPOP
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:53 am to sicboy
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Portable DVD player.
Yeah and maybe a Walkman to listen to tunes.
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:54 am to Jon Ham
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I took my 4 month old on a 18 hour trip last year. Have someone sit in the back with him and bring a couple things like this to keep him entertained:
This really is the best advice. if you can have someone sit back there to entertain them when awake, that will help.
Traveling at night may help but that's only if they actually sleep during the night.
At that age, in a car, they are either sleeping or crying. Have playtoys dangling from the handle of their infant carrier. Add in times for diaper changes and feedings.
Both of mine had this great ability when traveling with them at that age. We would stop and change their wet diaper. then, we would get back on the road, and approx 10 min later, they would produce one of the most foul, rotten, poo-filled diapers you have ever seen. And it would always be in the middle of nowhere. Good times!!
Posted on 1/11/19 at 8:55 am to SmackDaniels
My 4 month old sleeps everytime he's in the car seat and the car is running.
We've taken several long road trips since he's been born and we have to pull over and wake him up to eat every few hours
We've taken several long road trips since he's been born and we have to pull over and wake him up to eat every few hours
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