travel sickness what to give

Rebecca - posted on 09/10/2009

Gravol is called Dimenhydrinate (marketed under brand names Dramamine, Driminate, Gravol, Gravamin, Vomex, and Vertirosan) maybe you have one of these products there? It works great, but will make them drowsy.

Cristina - posted on 09/10/2009

Hi,
Well, I'm not much into giving kids medicine unless I've exhausted all other natural ways, what almost always works for me and what my mother would use for us was ginger, anything ginger, ginger snaps, candies, gummies, ginger has a very calming sensation on the tummy, also if your babies wont try things like that try the "cool" SEA BAND it's a bracelet sold almost everywhere witch applies pressure to a particular point on the wrist, i used it when i was prego and the good thing is: no chemicals in at all. good luck.

Stephanie - posted on 09/10/2009

Ask your peditrician. I suffer from horrible travel sickness and when I was pregnant last year, I couldn't take what I normally did; those sea bands didn't work at all for me and for severe motion sickness; I LOVE Bonine, but I don't know if your little one can take it, maybe half of one, but your best best is ask the doctor.

Stephanie - posted on 09/10/2009

Those wrist bands you can purchase at Target! They worked for my niece.

Karen - posted on 09/10/2009

Quoting April:

Childrens Gravol, it's a wonderful thing!

sorry april what is childrens gravol am from australia and havent heard of it

Karen - posted on 09/10/2009

thanks everyone will try all your suggestions

Michelle - posted on 09/10/2009

they are called SEA BANDS, I use them and they work. also stopping half way and getting out for a quick walk around the car helps or just open the windows for a bit. I carry a pail and extra clothes if we half to go more than 3 hours I know what it like.

Jocelyn - posted on 09/10/2009

have you tried those wrist things with the stud? sorry i can't remember what they are called lol but they worked for my sis when she was little :)

Katherine - posted on 09/10/2009

nope, can't give dramamine, but I would google it, I found a site with a whole convo on motion sickness in toddlers, its called Garden Web.

Jolene - posted on 09/10/2009

Ginger! You can buy crystalized ginger that you can give them to snack on about 30 mins before travelling and a little bit during the drive. Or you can buy capsules and just open them up and put the ginger on a spoon with a little bit of honey or something for them to take. It works good, and then you don't have to worry about drowsiness some motion sickness pills can give.

Katherine - posted on 09/10/2009

dramamine

April - posted on 09/10/2009

Childrens Gravol, it's a wonderful thing!