Help with child who gets travel sick

ariba10

In the late 1940's early 50's coming home on leave from Germany we used to travel to the Hook of Holand by train and sail to Harrich in a flat bottom " Empire " boat at night.
Not allowed on deck while at sea. Bunks stacked 3/5 high.

When the main lights went out the only lights on we're Blue.

I have never been so ill in my life.

If I see a blue light even now my stomach churns.

Janepig

chickywiggle wrote: »

it's really hard to come by now as was used for the wrong reasons (don't know if a DR will prescribe it?) but my mum always used to give me phenergan on car journeys. It worked wonders (and pretty much knocked me out the entire car journey).

I managed to get some from a boots pharmacist (but only because i worked with him, he said he wouldn't normally give it for childhood travel sickness)

DD's rugby team manager gave me a phenergan tablet for her when we were due to go to Aberystwyth for a cross country comp afew months back - I have to drive when we go on this trip because even in the front passenger seat I get car sick, roads are awful. She'd had them prescribed to her for her DS who is 11. In the event we didn't go so she didn't have it, although I was slightly reluctant to knock her out when she was having to run in a competition when we got there!

Jx

johnswife

I suffered myself and my three daughters also. I actually haven't suffered in the last 8yrs.
My daughters are grown up but when they were little I always packed, change of clothes, wet wipes, kitchen roll, black bin bags, sick bucket.
Never travelled anywhere with our them.
When my middle daughter was 1yrs old, my husband picked up a brand new car, took her to the garage to fill up with petrol before we went on holiday. He came back she had been sick.
We set off with me sat in the back with her and she was continually sick from Gloucestershire to north Wales. My husband said I would have to take her back on the train lol. We went to a chemist and he gave
us phenergan? We gave at as prescribed before we set off and she slept all the way home.
I didn't know it was hard to get now but from that day thats all I ever used.

moomoomama27

My 8 year old gets very travel sick!

We make sure before travelling, we give him something light to eat, make sure he is cool, and give him a handheld fan, he has a joyride travel sickness tablet, these are the only ones that work for him,and before using them, he would be sick every time! Since using them, not at all! They are chewable and he likes the taste! Don't
Et them use handheld games, phones or books as this can make the sensation worse, we if d giving him music to listen to,and telling him to look ahead works wonders!

gingin_2

Can I just ask because I have the same problem with my DD ( she's only developed it in the last year) how they get a child to take tablets if I bought the kwells? Mine retches at medicine so I have no idea how I can get her to swallow a tablet.

Savvy_Sue

Don't laugh, it works! And I had 3 hurlers, and often feel sick myself if not driving.

Strip of micropore tape behind each ear, from the bottom of the lobe to about half way up.

The other thing which has worked best for me is a packet of refreshers, and have a competition to see who can keep theirs in their mouth for longest ...

bestpud

The thing that helps everyone I know to some extent is sitting in the front and/or making sure they look out of the front window.

I used to get travel sick but I don't now as I keep my eyes front all the time. I can look down for about 10 seconds before I start feeling ill so check the route carefully beforehand if I'm navigating, to avoid having to look at the map for any length of time.

DD has a friend who suffers with it and I sit her in the front since she was ill in the back the first time - she's been fine since.

Also, I always found opening the windows made me feel much worse as a child - it was always what my parents suggested and it always made me throw up! I think it's wise to see what works for each person and stick with it!

I hope you find a solution - travel sickness is the pits!

30 odd years later and I only have to think about a tin of those boiled fruit sweets you used to get in garages in the 70s/80s and I feel ill!

Georgiegirl256

Ah yes, refreshers, they help me too! Forgot about them, as I'm mainly a savoury person, but I do like fizzy things!

Savvy_Sue

bestpud wrote: »

The thing that helps everyone I know to some extent is sitting in the front and/or making sure they look out of the front window.

Which is great if you only have one hurler and / or an adult who doesn't mind going in the back on two adult trips.

I was still feeling ill if not driving or in front passenger seat when mine were younger, so I only let one of the boys in the front if I was driving and DH didn't mind!

I was truly awful as a youngster though. I felt sick on buses and coaches, I threw up in my uncle's car (we didn't have one of our own, so going in that was a rare treat, and my mother was always in the front), you couldn't take me anywhere!!!

Another tip, btw from Christopher Green of Toddler Taming fame, do not let the child drink milk or milkshakes while en route. (obviously this is a counsel of perfection if you have a babe / toddler still needing milk.) He says lemonade, or really any fizzy drink, but I think you let it go flat if you can.

He says it won't stop the child throwing up, but it will be easier to clean up than curdled milk.