Motion sickness meds for 7 and 9yr old

[Augcruise]

ANyone know where we can get motion sickness meds for our kids - we are leaving in 10 days and my dd has been asking.

[derf5585]

for Kids

from

http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/motion_sickness.html

 

Preventing Motion Sickness in Children

from

http://www.medstar.com/content/MS47014b.asp?hp=1&Cid=&Sid=&Station=WGME&TL=1&T=0&L=1&W=5&SN=3&usid=165648&aid=2085

 

medical opinion before medicating a child

from

http://travelwithkids.about.com/cs/cartripstips/a/motionsickness.htm

[CruiseMark]

Why risk medication? We use ReliefBands, wich are the only FDA approved devices to prevent motion sickness. No side effects AND you can use it even after symptoms begin. Details here: http://www.reliefband.com/main.html and you can order them at drugstore.com right now on sale. Highly recommended!

[CruiseCATnMACK]

We took the bands for our 10 and 16 year-old but never needed them. There are two differnt kinds you can get; one is about $11 the other is much more expensive. We got ours at Target.

[CruiseMark]

We took the bands for our 10 and 16 year-old but never needed them. There are two differnt kinds you can get; one is about $11 the other is much more expensive. We got ours at Target.

 

Be aware the ReliefBands are VERY different from Sea Bands. ReliefBands are electronic devices and look like a wrist watch. You can adjust the amount of relief you need through the dial.

 

Sea Bands (the cheap ones) are nothing more than elastic wrist bands with a little ball in them. They didn't do squat for us.

 

 

ReliefBands are definitely worth the extra money for us. If you look them up on drugstore.com, read the reviews people have posted there. They're amazing.

[vesw01]

Reliefbands are running almost $70 on drugstore.com - guess it is better than being sick

[june1300]

our Dr told us to get the sea bands (little ball on pressure point, no drugs)

for the kids last year boys aged 8 & 6 we only had to put them on them 1 night!

we also take them for ourselves in addition to the ear patch as a back up!

june

[CabinForFour]

My kids both get TERRIBLE car sickness but have never been sea sick. Bonine is great for us, but it hasn't been tested on children younger than 12. We use chewable Dramamine, which is safe for children 2 and older. (Note that Non-Drowsy Dramamine is the same thing as Bonine.) I tried the Sea Bands once on a cruise, but they didn't help me as much. My wrists are very small, and I just couldn't seem to get them settled in the right place. Ask your pediatrician/doctor what s/he recommends. Most likely, your children won't need anything for sea sickness, but you want to be prepared, just in case.

[doolange]

Just returned from the Legend today and travelled with 3 kids ages 8,11 and 12. We hit hurricane Alex and had 12 foot swells. Very rough. Everyone was vomiting. I used the sea bands along with something I bought on the internet called Motion Eaze. This is lavender oil that you put behind the ear drum and it calms the inner ear drum down. I also used Hylands Motion Sickness tablets that I bought at a local health food store. Not an ounce of motion sickness was felt by anyone in my family. I am proud to say we used no meds and we were literally stepping in vomit the first day. It was all over the ship. By the way, my kids all get car sick!! Any questions, feel free to ask!!