14/08/2026
Some babies will happily sit in their infant carrier until they’re one and a half, or even two years old. Some, on the other hand, HATE it. So much so that their parents start to dread every journey and would rather take the train than have their baby scream the entire time.
When those parents come to me they are usually pretty desperate. They’ve tried everything and are convinced that their baby hates the car, and have more or less resigned themselves to having to get public transport everywhere for the next few years.
The solution is very simple. I’m not even going to insert ‘usually’ or ‘often’ here, because in my experience this simple solution always fixes the problem. Some older babies just don’t like their infant carrier. They can’t talk, so we can only guess, but I’d say it’s because they’re bored. Infant carriers are quite reclined and low down in the car. So the baby can’t see out of the window, and the recline angle means they’re mostly looking up at the car ceiling.
As soon as they are moved into a bigger car seat, they are higher up and more upright. They can now look out of the window and will be much happier. Bigger seats are more spacious too, so the baby can move his or her arms and legs more freely.
The message in this picture came from this baby’s mum about a week after I sold them an Axkid Spinkid 2. I have had many messages like this over the years. So if your baby screams in the infant carrier, you don’t need to get the train, you just need a bigger car seat.