Child Car Travel Sickness
I'm seeking some preventative method to stop my 2 year old son getting travel sick in the car. He has done so since he was around 6 months old and we cannot pin it down to anything specific. We drive a Volvo V50 Estate and his seat is now forward facing and in the centre of the rear seat, so he can see forwards out of the windscreen.We keep the car well ventilated with the climate control set to around 16 degrees. He is so unpredictable! This morning I drove 45 minutes from Chester into N.Wales and he was fine! In the afternoon we were returning from Llanwrst on a 15 minute journey and he was incredibly sick. He hadn't eaten since lunch, nor had he had a large volume of milk; we were on a reasonably level road and I was driving steadily. When this started I thought it was due to my driving style - but whether I trundle along at low speeds or eat up the roads, it doesn't seem to matter.
I feel for the poor little fella - it isn't any fun being car sick; and I dislike cleaning the mess up afterward too!
Please - any cures out there? Anything would be fantastically welcome and alieviate his car sickness.
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My eldest, now nearly 20 yrs, was like your son until she was old enough to sit on a booster, (age 4) when she was able to sit straighter and look around unrestrained by a head rest. Admittedly she was worse when my husband drove, as he has a bit of a 'speed-up/slow-down' action with the accelerator, but she also threw up when my father took her out and about, and he is a great driver! We avoided long distance trips as much as we could, and when we had to, I sat in the back with herwith the 'sick bucket' and lots of damp muslin nappies in a plastic bag for cleaning purposes! Her younger sister was only ever sick once when travelling, and that was when we were on a car ferry, stuck outside Dover harbour, waiting for a storm to abate. We were bobbing about for nearly 3 hours - I think I was the only one who wasn't sick on the entire ferry. Yeugh!!
I can't recommend anything in particular, other than encouraging him to look forwards out of the window - make a game of spotting things further ahead - we used to warn our daughter to 'duck' when we approached bridges, and she had to look out for the letters in her name on registration plates. We also sang alot, which seemed to encourage her to breath, which may have helped the calming process. Good luck anyway - and just hope it is a phase! (I put a waterproof backed picnic blanket across the back seat, which helped prevent staining - plus I could wash it!!)
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Try eating ginger (sweets and biscuits are good, too). Also there is a nausea acupunture point he can try to rub (google it).
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Could he sit in the front? This does seem to help a great deal, but he might be a bit young. I have this problem with one of my boys and it is definitely made worse when my husband is driving (speed up/slow down etc). It also seems to happen on mid distance journeys rather than short hops or long trips, sometimes I think he is anxious or if he hasn't eaten he feels a bit queazy, but I haven't found a particular culprit.
As everyone has said, looking forwards, fresh air and NO reading (funny looking at a gameboy has no effect though) ;)
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my daughter suffered from it very badly so does my yougest son but not as bad, and have i tried every thing, her problem started when she was about 4 or 5 months, it was hell travaling with her.
I did reflexology course last year, when i worked on the reflexes for car sickenon her hand,it seemed to helped her for short journeys, but when we did long one she was sick again.
so i bought portable dvd player for the car it wasnt very expensive, and got their favorite movies, we've done two long journey's and so far she'been fine.
hope this helps you, and sleeping seems to help, i dont know if you can give him rescue remedies, my sister use to give it to her daughter when she was young to clam her, that use to work for her.
farideh x
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Thanks for all help; keep it coming.
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Hi Kipling.
I was very travel sick as a child, and couldn't even travel 12 miles without taking a tablet.
I think it has something to do with an imbalance in the ears.
I used to have wrist bands that went on the pulse. They stop the pulse that makes you feel sick. They always worked for me.
I ope you sort the problem out.
Hails xxx
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Flower remedies can help, I have one that's meant to be good for travel sickness in my practitioner kit but can't remember which one it is now.
I could always dowse and make up a bottle especially for your baby.
Love
Rosi x
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A good homeopathic combination remedy includes: Tabacum, Petroleum and Cocculus in a 12c potency, available from most Homeopathic Pharmacies.
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Thanks. We're going to give the pressure bracelet a whirl to prevent the onset of nausea. I'll let you all know how it goes.
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I hope all goes well.
Hails xxxx
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A good Homeopathic combination remedy that is good for this, is petroleum & cocculus & tabacum. Also the bach remedy Scleranthus (though it is important with the Bach remedies to ensure they are not in X potency i.e. not of Nelson's brand - as they don't work as well)
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My youngest son was a terrible traveller when he was young. We got him the wristbands and they worked a treat. He's still using them now and he's 30! :)
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It's an official cure! I started using Sea Bands for my son, who 'always' seems to be travel sick when we go on a 45 minute plus journey. This weekend we really 'believed' that the bands work, along with plenty of fresh air! In fact the Air Conditioning was at 15 degrees and it was warmer outside the car when we arrived! Anything, however, to keep the little guy from being sick, because I have to clean the vomit off his car seat!
Try this link to take a look:
I feel for the poor little fella - it isn't any fun being car sick; and I dislike cleaning the mess up afterward too!
Please - any cures out there? Anything would be fantastically welcome and alieviate his car sickness.
Answers:
My eldest, now nearly 20 yrs, was like your son until she was old enough to sit on a booster, (age 4) when she was able to sit straighter and look around unrestrained by a head rest. Admittedly she was worse when my husband drove, as he has a bit of a 'speed-up/slow-down' action with the accelerator, but she also threw up when my father took her out and about, and he is a great driver! We avoided long distance trips as much as we could, and when we had to, I sat in the back with herwith the 'sick bucket' and lots of damp muslin nappies in a plastic bag for cleaning purposes! Her younger sister was only ever sick once when travelling, and that was when we were on a car ferry, stuck outside Dover harbour, waiting for a storm to abate. We were bobbing about for nearly 3 hours - I think I was the only one who wasn't sick on the entire ferry. Yeugh!!
I can't recommend anything in particular, other than encouraging him to look forwards out of the window - make a game of spotting things further ahead - we used to warn our daughter to 'duck' when we approached bridges, and she had to look out for the letters in her name on registration plates. We also sang alot, which seemed to encourage her to breath, which may have helped the calming process. Good luck anyway - and just hope it is a phase! (I put a waterproof backed picnic blanket across the back seat, which helped prevent staining - plus I could wash it!!)
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Try eating ginger (sweets and biscuits are good, too). Also there is a nausea acupunture point he can try to rub (google it).
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Could he sit in the front? This does seem to help a great deal, but he might be a bit young. I have this problem with one of my boys and it is definitely made worse when my husband is driving (speed up/slow down etc). It also seems to happen on mid distance journeys rather than short hops or long trips, sometimes I think he is anxious or if he hasn't eaten he feels a bit queazy, but I haven't found a particular culprit.
As everyone has said, looking forwards, fresh air and NO reading (funny looking at a gameboy has no effect though) ;)
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my daughter suffered from it very badly so does my yougest son but not as bad, and have i tried every thing, her problem started when she was about 4 or 5 months, it was hell travaling with her.
I did reflexology course last year, when i worked on the reflexes for car sickenon her hand,it seemed to helped her for short journeys, but when we did long one she was sick again.
so i bought portable dvd player for the car it wasnt very expensive, and got their favorite movies, we've done two long journey's and so far she'been fine.
hope this helps you, and sleeping seems to help, i dont know if you can give him rescue remedies, my sister use to give it to her daughter when she was young to clam her, that use to work for her.
farideh x
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Thanks for all help; keep it coming.
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Hi Kipling.
I was very travel sick as a child, and couldn't even travel 12 miles without taking a tablet.
I think it has something to do with an imbalance in the ears.
I used to have wrist bands that went on the pulse. They stop the pulse that makes you feel sick. They always worked for me.
I ope you sort the problem out.
Hails xxx
Answers:
Flower remedies can help, I have one that's meant to be good for travel sickness in my practitioner kit but can't remember which one it is now.
I could always dowse and make up a bottle especially for your baby.
Love
Rosi x
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A good homeopathic combination remedy includes: Tabacum, Petroleum and Cocculus in a 12c potency, available from most Homeopathic Pharmacies.
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Thanks. We're going to give the pressure bracelet a whirl to prevent the onset of nausea. I'll let you all know how it goes.
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I hope all goes well.
Hails xxxx
Answers:
A good Homeopathic combination remedy that is good for this, is petroleum & cocculus & tabacum. Also the bach remedy Scleranthus (though it is important with the Bach remedies to ensure they are not in X potency i.e. not of Nelson's brand - as they don't work as well)
Answers:
My youngest son was a terrible traveller when he was young. We got him the wristbands and they worked a treat. He's still using them now and he's 30! :)
Answers:
It's an official cure! I started using Sea Bands for my son, who 'always' seems to be travel sick when we go on a 45 minute plus journey. This weekend we really 'believed' that the bands work, along with plenty of fresh air! In fact the Air Conditioning was at 15 degrees and it was warmer outside the car when we arrived! Anything, however, to keep the little guy from being sick, because I have to clean the vomit off his car seat!
Try this link to take a look: