Help with child who gets travel sick

mummyroysof3

Does anyone else's child get sick in the car? What have you found that helps and what doesn't?

ariba10

I used to suffer with travel sickness.

I do not know how old your child is but I found it helped, not to look down, do not attempt to read anything and try and sit where you can look out the front widow (Windscreen)

-- The only total cure is to sit under a tree ---

silvercar

Not eating much before travelling; a good view out of the window; no reading in the car; distraction; sick bucket; don't get worked up about it or they will start being sick for worrying about being sick; kwells (brand name - no substitutes) 30 minutes before you leave.

Spendless

Yes my 10yo does. She's thrown up between our house and Grandparents and they live a few streets away in the same village. To reduce the liklihood I find, not getting too hot helps, so air con on, or cool air blowing or window/sunroof open. Not eating much before setting off on journey also helps, so light meals only,preferably nothing (depends on time of journey which is practical).

balletshoes

I was terrible for getting car and bus sick as a child when travelling - I'm still not great and I'm in my 40s.

The back of the car is worse for me, I don't feel sick if I'm in the front. Reading in the car/bus makes it worse, so I used to listen to music with headphones on, and look around me out the window. If you have a car with rear or side-facing seats, those would be worse for me too, - front-facing is better.

I took Joy-Rides or Kwells travel sickness tablets (still do before getting on a plane, and would do before getting on a coach nowadays too).

luxor4t

All three of my children suffered from travel sickness. I found travel bands to be the best solution, particularly for DS 2 who took longer to grow out of it than the others.

I also made sure we had a supply of plastic tubs with secure lids, wipes etc etc in the car in easy reach.
(Lesson learned the hard way as my mum used to put a potty under her seat but it was impossible to get it quickly in an emergency!)

mummyroysof3

Thank you for the quick and help ful replies. My dd is 6 and is starting to get better but my 4 year old with learning difficulties I really struggle to help as I can't get him to take a travel sickness tablet and he can't cope with being hungry and anything that distracts him to keep him entertained and quiet makes him more likely to be sick. Going to ask at chemist if anything for travel sickness is available in liquid form as I could get him to take that. Coming back from hols on Friday I sat in back with him but then my head was in way of back window and I was squashed between 2 children holding a bucket lol

Danyon

I used to get travel sick really bad as a kid. I found that it wasn't just the motion of the vehicle I was in that made me sick, but also the smell of the interior of the vehicle. For example, some seats in cars/coaches can have a distinctive smell, especially when they're new, so it's important to have continuous ventilation.

What I found helped:

• Having continuous ventilation during the journey - aircon or have the window down a bit.
• Having a cold drink to hand.
• Having some sweets on hand to suppress the taste in the mouth that can lead to the onset of feeling sick. My parents used to give me mints that really helped.
• What your child has to eat before travelling is very important. Cereals/porridge etc. were a no-no for me.
• No reading in the vehicle.
• Things to keep distracted, such as having storybook CD for children playing as you travel.

angelil

I used to get very car sick as a child. Sea-Bands are brilliant for it. I also found out that I cannot read in cars as it makes the sickness worse. So I got very good as a child at enjoying the scenery, playing word games using the letters on car numberplates, and developing my imagination

claire16c

Sit in the front & keep cool & take a tablet.

I've been sick with those travel bands on so many times they were useless for me. Only certain tablets would work too.

And I agree with Danyon a new car smell or anything like that would set me off.

Georgiegirl256

I used to get so car sick when I was little, and I still do now, but not quite as bad.

As others have said, I find sitting in the back of a car makes me worse. If I sit in the front, I can cope a lot better. Also the smell of some vehicles, especially buses/coaches sets me off.

I find looking straight ahead, not to the side, don't read, and for me, my 'thing' to stop me from feeling sick, is to eat crisps, well, any carbs really, just not any sweet things as they would make me feel worse Although, chewing mint gum does sometimes help too.