Anonymous
02/14/2020 15:49
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
You have to figure out what works for her - I get motion sickness and screens are not good for me (meds are!), but for my son, having him focus on a screen the entire flight is actually better for him. He always throws up on landing or with turbulence, but refuses to take meds (doesn't like feeling woozy), so we've all gotten good at anticipating and catching it in the sick bag. We've all accepted that throwing up or feeling weird on meds is what we need to travel.
Anonymous
02/14/2020 09:22
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Dramamine from a person who was miserable on every childhood trip
Anonymous
02/14/2020 06:40
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are screens really an issue on an airplane where you don’t have a front window to look out of anyway? I thought the issue in a car is that looking at a book or a screen takes away the visual feedback you would otherwise get from looking out the front of the car.
They are a huge issue for me on planes and trains. Take the screen away. You are making her sicker and she can’t regulate bc the screen is so addictive. Get her an audiobook or music and headphones!
NP. This must be very individual. I can’t do books or screens in a car or train, but have no issues with either on an airplane.
Anonymous
02/13/2020 19:50
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are screens really an issue on an airplane where you don’t have a front window to look out of anyway? I thought the issue in a car is that looking at a book or a screen takes away the visual feedback you would otherwise get from looking out the front of the car.
They are a huge issue for me on planes and trains. Take the screen away. You are making her sicker and she can’t regulate bc the screen is so addictive. Get her an audiobook or music and headphones!
I’m not OP (don’t want more people to start attacking her about the screens thinking my ignorance was hers).
Anonymous
02/13/2020 16:09
Subject: Re:What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
When our daughter was 4 when the wheels came up so did her stomach. It was awful! Dramamine was the solution though she once ended up sleeping through a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. She once barfed in the back of a cab on the way to the airport! Ugh!
Anonymous
02/13/2020 15:02
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Keep her head up because looking down to read makes one car/air
Anonymous
02/13/2020 14:24
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Anonymous wrote:Are screens really an issue on an airplane where you don’t have a front window to look out of anyway? I thought the issue in a car is that looking at a book or a screen takes away the visual feedback you would otherwise get from looking out the front of the car.
They are a huge issue for me on planes and trains. Take the screen away. You are making her sicker and she can’t regulate bc the screen is so addictive. Get her an audiobook or music and headphones!
Anonymous
02/13/2020 14:23
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Avoid screens. They make you so much sicker. Also pack food. And yes Dramamine!!
Anonymous
02/13/2020 13:56
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Are screens really an issue on an airplane where you don’t have a front window to look out of anyway? I thought the issue in a car is that looking at a book or a screen takes away the visual feedback you would otherwise get from looking out the front of the car.
Anonymous
02/13/2020 13:16
Subject: What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Not much. Just try to make it not a big deal. Your child will puke (have bags, wipes, new clothes on hand) and then feel better. Bring lollipops and other things to do that are not reading or watching screens which make it worse. Dramamine causes major behavioral issues in our kid for 2 days after so we deal with 20-40 minutes of discomfort instead.
Anonymous
02/13/2020 13:00
Subject: Re:What to give 4 year old who gets airsick?
Anonymous wrote:I sympathize as a life long motion sickness person.
Ginger candies with real ginger might work better than ginger ale. Gingins are good. Ginger ale is also fine but any sugary soda will work - regular coke is great for me. Plain crackers as well.
Also recommend buying blue vomit bags from amazon, the kind with the vented plastic ring on the top. The plastic ring keeps it open and allows air to exit, so the vomit goes down into the bag. If you have to puke, it seriously enhances the experience.
No reading. Screens are okay. Deep breathing can help. A cup of ice can also help - rub it on temples and neck. I might even bring a washcloth to dip in the icy water if you’re really looking for ways to comfort.
Screens are not OK for either me or my kid. Worse than reading for my kid. I think that's an individual by individual thing.