If you have ever traveled with a child under the age of 5 you know that children and motion sickness can be unpredictable. Sometimes you know will know what is going to trigger the motion sickness other times it is completely out of the blue and parents are blindsided by the onset of motion sickness. For a long time I thought we could prevent motion sickness from happening with wrist bands, cold air, and dramamine. But since I never knew when it was going to hit these were kind of pointless. The best thing we could do is expect it to come and prepare. Being prepared took 75% of the panic out of an already stressful situation.
Our case is a little different than most because our oldest has Migraines. They are unsure if they are motion sickness induced migraines or abdominal migraines that cause sickness. What we do know is that when they hit we get little to no warning before our child is over taken with motion sickness. We have been dealing with this for almost a year now and have learned some good prep tricks I’m happy to share!
Be Proactive – How to Prepare for the worst!
If your child suffers from motion sickness you are going to want to have an easily assessable bag in your vehicle at all times. If your child is older you will want to have one that travels with your child to other vehicles.
My number one must is vomit bags (found HERE). I have looked at a few different bags and from personal experience these bags hold a lot of vomit. I know it’s not exciting to talk about but it’s the truth. The string ties at the top of the bag allow you to close the bag off for easy disposal.
If you have a young child who is vomiting in the car chances you are the front seat and only able to give minimal assistance to your child. One major issue with young children is holding the bag open all the way. We have spent countless hours cleaning car seats and car seat straps because our toddler was unable to hold the bag open all the way. I considered a plastic pale or something but I needed something that would fit in a small bag and would also hold the bag open without accidentally collapsing it closed. My solution, a plastic sewing hoop (found HERE). I keep 1 vomit bag ready at all times with a sewing hoop placed at the top of the bag. Believe it or not, it works. Your child can hold onto the edges of the hoop and easily fit most of their face inside the bag and get sick without worry of getting any on their clothing.
cool air
do not travel on an empty stomach
Ginger candies https://amzn.to/2n9eD60
Zofran and Phenergan
Paint smock https://amzn.to/2Kq1rD4
wrist bands (found HERE)
benadryl
dramamine https://amzn.to/2nbcPtq
center seat
encourage to look out front window
Movie from center ceiling
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