Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
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March 31, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Lesley Letson
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One of my almost 3 year olds has been having bouts of motion sickness. This has happened to him in the past but recently it is happening more often. We have missed church twice this past month because he threw up on the way. We have tried keeping him in the middle which seems to help a little but not a lot. Yesterday he got sick riding around the farm (not in the car). Has anyone else had this problem with small children? How long did it last? What did you do? I don’t even know if they make Dramamine for kids but I’d rather not drug him if there were better options.
March 31, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Bookworm
Participant
There is a dramamine for kids. We’ve been forced to use it some. We have had ongoing difficulties with my youngest since he was about 3–we discovered the problem on the five-hour drive to my fil’s funeral–and I’d only packed two changes of clothes! LOL He is now nearly 10 and still has problems.
We’ve tried the wristbands–didn’t help him. We had his eyes checked (he always complains of a severe headache right before he throws up) and no one has been able to find anything. We have to limit food right before driving, and we’ve had to give him the dramamine. Sigh. I don’t like to do it, but I don’t like being stuck at home either!
We keep a “carsick kit” now in our car, with disposable Gladware containers, with lids, paper towels, wet wipes, and a change of clothes for him.
Good luck!
Michelle D
March 31, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Rebekahy
Participant
My neice gets very bad motion sickness, but not just driving down the road straight – usually in the mountains. They DO make dramamine for children as I know my sister gives it to my neice whenever they go to the mountains – I personally would try one of those pressure bands before giving my child medication – I think you can get them at the pharmacy/drug store without a script. Actually, may not be a bad idea to ask the pharmacist what they recommend. Id’ have to say it MIGHT be worth a trip to the doctor if his symptoms have been worsening – I’m not one to easily go to the doctor, but I think in your case I would, just because the inner ear is a senstive thing – he might have an ear infection that’s just not displaying other symptoms but is swollen and causing pressure and thus the vomiting from motion. Hope thats helpful.

Rebekah
March 31, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Rebekahy
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Michelle – we must have been posting at the same time! Please don’t take offense to my post as it looks like I was responding directly to your post and being SO antagonistic! I promise I wrote it without seeing your post and not in response – obviously if wrist bands didn’t work for my child I WOULD go with the dramamine (added benefit is it usually makes them sleep! – ah peaceful carride).
Rebekah
March 31, 2010 at 10:01 pm
missceegee
Participant
I suffer from motion sickness in all forms of transportation except boats! I dislike the loopy/sleepy feeling from dramamine & the wrist bands helped only a small amount. However, at the beginning of my 4th pregnancy (I get terrible morning sickness, too.) I found Relief Band, tiny wristwatch device that sends small electrical impulses into the hand and it was good-bye morning and motion sickness. I love this thing! It is an odd sensation, but I prefer that to throwing up or always feeling like throwing up! It is pricey, but so worth it for me. You can find it for about $150 at http://www.magellans.com.
I’m not sure if kids can use it, but it’s worth checking, imo.
HTH,
Christie
April 1, 2010 at 12:47 am
Tristan
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We have a carsicky. She’s 4 now and started at just over age 2. Any ride over 35 minutes does her in. Needless to say we don’t drive long distances if we can help it. The bands didn’t help her, but she will take the dramamine (1/4 to 1/2 a pill) and be good. We took her all the way to New York from Ohio and back with no throwing up on the Dramamine. It does make her sleepy if we have to do the 1/2 pill for a longer trip. It is better than throwing up though!
April 1, 2010 at 3:29 am
Esby
Member
If you’re open to homeopathy, it has worked WONDERFULLY for my son and myself. I get motion sickness in airplanes, and it works for me. My son get sick easily on regular car rides, and the homeopathy has worked for him too.
We both also like crystalized ginger. That seems to help our stomachs.
And if you can tell your child to look far head out the front window at the horizon, that can help. Keeping eyes inside the car, on a page in a book, or out the side window can trigger that yucky feeling, but looking forward at the horizon helps keep a balanced feeling. An open window for fresh air can help, too, and taking off a coat while in the car is more comfortable.
Good luck! BTDT.
April 2, 2010 at 11:56 am
Lesley Letson
Participant
Thanks everyone. I’m going to keep these ideas in mind. Unfortunately we live about an hour from civilization (grocery store, etc.) and church is 1.5 hrs. from our house so we can’t avoid the long drives – thankfully we try not to do it more than once or twice a week.
For those of you who have used them, where do you get those wristbands? Do they make them for little bitties? Do they sell the kids Dramamine OTC?
Michelle D – I didn’t think about Glad containers – that sounds so gross but practical. I do have a sleeved bib I’ve been putting on him and a huge towel 🙂
Rebekah – We have a great little pharmacy here, I will definitely ask them. I talked to my friend who is an audiologist and the boys have their yearly appt. in a month so I will most certainly mention it then. Peaceful carride with two 2yos? That is possible? Hmmmmm you’ve got me thinking
Christie – I’m keeping that one in mind – if it keeps up I’m all for it! So sorry you have to deal with that on a regular basis. That is the yuckiest feeling. Thankfully I have never had morning sickness, even with my twins – I have had a couple friends who have been incapacitated with it and on medicine. I will mention this to them – I am sure they would like that as opposed to expensive meds with uncomfortable side effects.
Tristan – poor little thing! If it is any consolation, my audiologist friend said that a lot of times this happens around that age and they grow out of it. I hope that happens with mine and yours.
Esby – Please excuse my ignorance on two things – what homeopathy are you talking about? I may be interested in learning about it. What does BTDT mean? (I am still new and learning the whole forum/blog language)
April 2, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Esby
Member
To answer your questions to me:
One homeopathy remedy is this: http://www.hylands.com/products/motionsickness.php.
BTDT = Been There, Done That
Best regards, Esby
April 2, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Lesley Letson
Participant
Thanks! I used some of the Hylands teething tablets when my boys were babies. I will check this out. If you have any others that have worked please let me know.
Ahhh, thanks for enlightening me on the lingo – I’ll catch up one of these days 🙂
Lesley