Sea-Bands
Whether or not you believe in alternative medicine and acupressure, this is worth a shot! It works for many women for morning sickness, and is a very popular prevention of motion sickness in children and adults on the sea, in the air, and on the road. You can find them for as little as $6.56 for children or adults on Amazon (affiliate links). These work great for my kids, and they enjoy wearing them (my daughter got pink camo and my son got green camo), you may want to stock up on an extra pair or two per kid because we tend to lose ours frequently. |
Dramamine
Dramamine is an anti-nausea medicine so talk to your pediatrician before giving this to your child. It makes my children pretty drowsy the entire day, and when my son got to be about 6 years old he started refusing to take it, saying it made him feel sicker than the car did. Feeling terribly, I stopped giving it to both of my kids. But, it's an option and in my experience does work pretty well especially when giving it to them before getting in the car. You can get 1 pack of 8 grape flavored chewables for ages 2-12 years for $4.88, or 1 pack of 8 orange flavored chewables for kids and adults for $4.35 on Amazon (affiliate link) |
Anti-Motion Sickness Glasses
Now, we haven't tried these yet but they seem to be the new thing! With liquid in the lense-free glasses (so you can wear them on top of your own glasses), they provide a permanent horizon and supposedly can CURE motion sickness within minutes of putting them on!! I'm planning to get us a couple of pairs to try out soon, and I'll update this post if/when we do!! They seem to go for between $10 (Amazon affiliate link) to $110 (for the original SEETROËN Glasses) |
Candy & Aroma Therapy
Smelling or eating mint, ginger, citrus / sour items can help with morning sickness as well as motion sickness. You may need to experiment to see what works best for your child, but my 6 year old has recently found chewing mint gum to be a huge help. He doesn't ever get gum, so I think it also acts as a fun distraction! When pregnant, I used to find sour patch kids (affiliate link) helped with my queasiness, and have heard this can help kids in the car as well. Try out some different candies or essential oils and let us know what you or your child find helpful! |
Vomit Bags
Sometimes, no matter what you do, your child will vomit. So, you have to be prepared and we've found these vomit bags (affiliate link) to be so easy to keep in the glove compartment or your carry-on bag on the plane! They stack flat, then you can quickly pull one out, hand it to your kid, from about 3 or 4 years they can use without assistance thanks to the hard plastic ring at the top, then twist and pinch shut til you get to a garbage! Sure... they're wasteful, but if using motion sickness preventative measures, you won't have to use them often. |
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