If a baby screams and cries in the car do you let them cry while you get to your destination or pull over and try to console them? (Baby is already fed and changed)

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Depends on the length of the car ride and if I’m on a time constraint. If I know baby has needs met and there’s nothing wrong (check for spit up!) then I won’t stop. Although there is only so much screaming a person can tolerate in the car. If it’s a longer drive I would pull over to quiet down baby.

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for me it depends. as long as he is fed and changed usually hell stop after 5 min or so. if its a hot day ill pull over after about 5 min and half undress him bc my son gets over heated.

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I will usually let her cry for a bit as she normally calms down as the ride continues. if it's a long trip I will consider pulling over once she gets more worked up. Short trips I wait for destination unless she is hysterical.

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I'm never driving or if I am, someone is with my baby and can comfort him. I would pull over though if it was just him and I.

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I was on the highway with my hubby driving out to the cabin this past weekend. I was in the back with my 7 month old and she was absolutely screaming her head off but there was no where to stop, so I did the only thing i could think of and literally leaned over her car seat with my boob out so she could nurse. One of the only times I’ve been thankful for these massive breastfeeding boobs. 
But yeah if at all possible I will stop to console her, unless we are like 5 minutes from home or something you know? 
I hate leaving babies to cry but sometimes you don’t have a choice.

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if its going to be more than 15 minutes before we're at our destination, I pull over and console

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My daughter screamed bloody murder from point A to point B every single ride until about 8 month. So there was no point on stopping because the crying would start again as soon as I left her side. We just never took long rides, cuz we were terrified  to get in the car with her lol 
With my son, he very rarely cries in the car, I would stop and console him, cuz he doesn’t just hates the ride, he might need a minute or 2 of mommy and that’s doable. Unless the drive is up to 10 min. In that case I would just console at the destination.

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depends on the situation. if I can tell hes just tired I'll keep driving so he falls asleep, if hes hungry I'll find a place to stop, and if hes just plain mad if I dont pull over its migraine central

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Depends on length of car ride and the age of the baby. If it’s a younger baby I would pull over because they could be hungry. Also if the crying goes on a long time its worth it to pull over and see if they have a dirty diaper and are uncomfortable or have hurt themselves somehow. You also learn to discern cries though, sometimes they just don’t want to be in the car seat and that’s when they have to get over it.

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Depends on the situation. If I know they are not being pinched or something painful, they can cry it out. Little people cry for all sorts of reasons because they can't speak yet, it does not always mean an emergency.

If a baby screams and cries in the car do you let them cry while you get to your destination or pull over and try to console them? (Baby is already fed and changed)

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