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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids also developed motion sickness around 2 in both planes and cars. We use the sea bands acupressure bands on both of them and carry a vomit kit of a an old kitchen towel to drape over their chests and lots of gallon ziplock bags for catching puke and dirty clothes, etc...  The kit also contains wipes, paper towels and extra clothes.  Happily our older one seems to be growing out of it.  She's 7 now and things have been better since around 6/6.5.

The younger one we have seated in the middle seat of the back seat so she can see out the front better, which helps a lot.[/quote]

OP here, and... do you just get used to the puking?  Do the kids start knowing when they're going to get sick and can hold the bags themselves?  Do they always feel better after puking and is the rest of the trip fine?

I get really stressed out now on car trips because it's often just me in the car with my 2 boys in the back and there's no way I can drive and catch puke at the same time!

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They definitely get better at it, but it's HARD when you're alone in the car with the puking kids.  And yes, they/you just get used to it.  The gallon ziplock bags have a bit of structure so it's easier for the kid to get the puke in the bag.  I have a friend who gives her kid reused takeout containers because that's easier for her kid.  I'd recommend the sea bands + encouraging them to look out the windows (be sure to tell them to look at the trees/buildings and not at other moving cars) + feeding them light/simple food when you have a long trip ahead of you + windows open for a bit of air when they start to feel bad or air conditioning on.  One of the first symptoms of motion sickness is feeling hot and cooling off helps.

Usually the puking helps them to fell better.  If one of our kid starts complaining we try to get off at the next exit and stop for just a minute or two. Unloading kids out of the car sucks, but a few minutes of stable ground can often help and it's better than having to stop 10 minutes later to clean up vomit![/quote]

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