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car sickness in 2 1/2 year old, any tips on how to help her???

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Beenleigh · 17/03/2008 22:36

DD suffers from car sickness on longer journeys. No ideas so far on how to help. A friend mentioned a travel sick bracelet thingie, has anyone used something like this? Do they work?
TIA

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avenanap · 17/03/2008 22:38

I used these for my ds, they are fab. It also helps if you don't pump them full of food/liquid before setting of, as my mil has learned several times over . The wrist bands have a plastic button that pushes on to a particular part of the wrist. Expensive but drug free.

redadmiral · 17/03/2008 22:41

Think they can have joy-rides (tablets!) from age three.

If she can see the road ahead it may help. Higher car seat. Take her mind off it - singing, car spotting, exciting conversation.

Plan routes to involve least amounts of curving roads and corners.

Take a bucket and lots of wipes...

PrettyCandles · 17/03/2008 22:42

Sing with her. Get her to sing out loud. This helps to regulate the breathing and prevents hyperventilation, which makes the nausea worse.

PrettyCandles · 17/03/2008 22:44

And give her plain, dryish biscuits/crackers/rice cakes to nibble. Dole them out in bitefuls, as she's probably too young to regulate how she eats and only nibble. Every so often give her a few sips of water - she must never gulp, only drink little dribbles. The idea is to settle her stomach, not fill it.

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