What Are the Right Ways to Take Care of Your Baby in the Car?
To ensure the safety and well-being of a baby during a car ride, you must keep these basic points in mind: • The safety of your baby is paramount since car rides can be possibly bumpy or accident-prone.
When you take your baby in a car, you must use a car-seat (a specially designed seat to keep you baby safe in case of accidents as well as give it a soft and comfortable seat) and attach it firmly to the seat.
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• Babies tend to get uncomfortable in new environments, and especially so inside a car that is jerking and bumping or swaying from side to side.
It is commonly seen that babies are uncomfortable in cars, tending to cry, struggle or vomit.
The baby must be soothed and made to feel comfortable by a parent or a guardian who the baby is familiar with.
Babies tend to feel comfortable in environments that are familiar to it, and it is a good idea to make it feel at home to soothe it.
• Pacifiers are also a very good idea during car rides.
A toy that the baby likes to play with or a book that it likes looking at is a good idea if there is someone in the car to spend time with the baby.
• The conditions in the car should be soothing to the baby.
Strong smells such as deodorants, car-perfumes, and definitely smoking should be avoided.
Not only will smoking harm the baby,pungent odors or smoke will upset the baby and cause it to vomit.
Music is always soothing to a baby, and playing soothing music might help the baby calm down or fall asleep.
• Feeding the baby milk during the ride should be avoided at all costs.
The motion of a car is not a comfortable feeling for a baby's stomach.
If your baby is breastfed, it might seem like a nice opportunity to feed the baby during the ride, but this will most probably cause the baby to vomit when it is time to make it burp.
With a safely attached car-seat, a basic check that you have all that you need to make the baby feel at home, and spare clothes, towels and diapers for emergencies, you can easily make the journey a pleasant and safe one for your little toddler.