how to deal with car sickness in 9 month old

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My 9 month old DD gets car sick. She has had it for a month or so, every time we go in the car.

It's proper full stomach contents-style sickness ( sorry if TMI!) so is pretty distressing for us, and to a lesser degreee for her - she just goes quiet and sad.

Is there anything we can do? We have just moved her into a forward facing car seat but this hasn't made any difference.

We have tried giving her something dry to eat just before/nothing just before/no milk for 3+ hours in advance of the journey.

We also try and leave when she is due to sleep but she gets sick after just a few minutes so doesn't have time to fall asleep before the nausea kicks in.

Has anyone had any luck with those acupressure bands? Any more tips that could help her/us deal with it?

Thanks in advance.

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I have never had it in my children at that young age, but my 3 year old suffered with it on a few journeys.
Bendy roads, obviously don't help, he blamed it on daddy's driving. The most recent time we drove to France and he was ill most of the journey, but we had woken him up very early, so i think tiredness made him feel worse.
Good Luck

If it is safe could you place her seat where she can see forward as much as possible? (e.g. middle seat in back if seatbelt is appropriate, or front seat if no air bag)

Avoid bendy roads. Make sure she isn't looking down at toys or similar, or looking out of sidewindows. It must be very hard. I suffered as a child but not as young as this (well, not that I recall anyway )

If really bad could the GP recommend something for long journeys?

Thanks for the replies, and good advice.

Onepiece, we are considering moving her seat to the front as it won't go in the middle at the back...obviously a bit miserable for the adult(me!) who's usually in the passenger seat but I think we'll try it.

Haven't gone to the GP yet but we will be - I fear that her being so young means she won't be able to take any kind of tablets.

Hard as well as we don't have any warning -she can't speak obviously, and she doesn't cry, just goes quiet

As a very young child (I remember vomiting a lot in the car from age 4, probably earlier) I had a "home made" booster seat and sat in the front most of the time. I am not advocating a home made booster seat btw, just to explain that being raised up a bit (like in a "real" car seat" was helpful. I am nearly 40 and car seats weren't really around then!

Also ginger or peppermint are traditional remedies, but may not be popular/suitable with a child so young. I guess she could try and nibble on a ginger biscuit? Sweets of course no good in such a small child due to choking.

On a practical note my parents used to take along loads of plastic bags to be sick in (for me, not them) Our puppy also had car sickness, my poor mother must have been beside herself on holidays!