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Car Sickness

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SophieMac · 24/08/2006 20:17

My D seems to have developed car sickness and I am trying to find an anti static strap that I can put on the car to stop the sickness! Does anyone know where I can buy one?

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SSSandy · 24/08/2006 21:05

No idea SophieMac. I've heard of people using magnetic bracelets to combat nausea though, however I don't know how effective they are or whether small children can wear them. You can get them at yachting shops and pharmacies, etc. How old is dd?

cat64 · 24/08/2006 21:23

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calpopscalum · 26/08/2006 17:47

we tred the wrist bands etc buyt nothing worked. NOw tried Joy rides and they've done wonders for dd. Maybe it's cos they're pink and we said Barbie uses them... But they work!! hurrah!!

NotQuiteCockney · 26/08/2006 17:49

We try to always keep the car quite cool, if possible, and get them to tell us if they're queasy.

I don't think the anti-static straps do anything, although I have heard good things about the accupressure wristbands.

cat64 · 26/08/2006 19:23

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rustybear · 26/08/2006 20:10

I eat ginger for travel sickness - no idea if this is psychological or if it actually has an effect but I don't care - it works!

noma · 26/08/2006 22:10

my ds suffers we tried the bands but they didnt work tried joyrides they are great!

UrsulatheSeawitch · 26/08/2006 22:29

DS1 suffers quite badly with travel sickness (and he is 18 now so hasn't grown out of it ) - anyway we have some pills, which are also pink but I can't remember what they're called except that they're not joy rides, and they work very well and you can take them the night before as they work for 24 hours so it's out of mind on the day of travel! (Blue packet with picture of boat on front I think)

In the car, the main thing is not to let them read or do anything that requires them to look at something inside the car - if they can sit either in the front, or in the middle of the back seat looking out of the front, they can look at things in the distance which aren't moving sideways and this does seem to help.

UrsulatheSeawitch · 26/08/2006 22:30

Also only have water to drink in the car, and try to avoid snacks

merlotmama · 29/08/2006 22:23

Ds2 is a martyr to travel sickness and nothing worked when he was younger. Once he was 5yrs he was able to use Stugeron, which I read about in a magazine, recommended by some famous actor with travel sick kids. Stugeron has been an absolute life saver. It does make him drowsy and gives him a dry mouth but it's worth it. It meant he could build up his confidence again. Previously we could hardly get beyond the first roundabout after our house before he felt sick. Now he can do shorter journeys, or journeys on straighter roads, without Stugeron.
We also have the world collection of airline sickbags - you can't buy them in Boots, I asked! -in both cars and in every bag and handbag I possess, for when on trains, planes, etc.
DH gets car sick too, so I never get to sit in the front when we're all out as a family - DS2 has to sit in passenger seat and DH has to drive.

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