Been there got the t shirt.
Give them the travel sick pills and NOTHING to eat. Just water on demand.
NO reading or drawing.
Book a private transfer. Doesn't solve the problem but can take a huge chunk off your travelling time.
Wet wipes and nappy sacks kept handy.

Good luck
Bridd

Cala D'or is quite a journey from the airport - approx 1 hour by car but of course longer if you are on a coach dropping off other passengers at their hotels etc.

Why not pick up a hire car at the airport - a taxi transfer will probably cost quite a bit because of the distance. You would then have the car should you need to visit the supermarket etc.

Why not try a personal stereo/ mp3 player with some story tapes. It might just take their mind off it and they can close their eyes. I would agree that it is probably best not to draw or read.

Ginger is supposed to be a great help but most kids probably do not like it!!

Why not visit your doctor and ask his advice - I suspect that he could prescribe some stronger pills.

Pippa

Thanks for the replies,
I have heard recently that reading in cars is not good for sickness so i will not give then any books to read.
My husband drives for a living and although on our recent transfers he keeps his eyes open to see what its like to drive on the right hand side he seems to be fine until we reach roundabouts and then tends to revert back to left hand drive so maybe not a good idea to hire a car.
I may try the joyrides again cos i have not used them since they were small or better still as you say the doctor might be able to give him something stronger.
Thanks again for your help
Kerrie

I don't think he would have a problem with hiring a car. Because you are seated on the other side of the car it does help with roundabouts etc. The only trouble my husband has is sometimes he says he wants to turn right but actually means left!

I have driven our own car in France and coped with the roundabouts ok. If your husband drives for a living then he is probably quite experienced.

I say give it a go.

Driving in Majorca is very good - roads are in reasonable condition and signs are good.

Pippa

Hi,

Anything which necessitates them using their eyes to focus on an image close by will make them ill because it will be vibrating in front of their eyes, even if only ever so slightly and it is this motion which makes them ill not the actual motion of the car or plane. Seat back TVs have made for more variety with regards to in-flight entertainment but they are more likely to make those susceptible to travel sickness even iller compared to the old style ones were you were some distance from the screen. So finding things for them to do that keep them looking around the cabin etc eg word games etc will be better than books or a portable DVD player etc.

Also, if you can book to lots of window seats so that you can put each child in a window seat with you and your husband pointing things out to them - even if it's cloudy turn that into a game too, asking them what they can 'see' in the different cloud shapes etc - anything which keeps them looking out of the window rather than the back of the seat on front! The best thing of all is often to try and get them to sleep - my cousin swears by Calpol! Eyes closed? Nothing to focus on!

When in the car or or on a coach transfer you'll find it will help if you can keep them interested in things outside that they can see from the window - the more they can focus on a distant horizon the less likely they are to get ill. If they are too little to see out of the window properly then propping them up on coats etc will make a difference. The reason why many people prone to travel sickness travel better if they are in the front seats of a car or coach is because they will generally focus their eyes on things in the distance rather than things within the car eg the back of the seat in front! If you have to put a travel sick child in the back, putting them in the middle so they can look through the windscreen between the front 2 passenger seats can make a noticeable difference too. Kids often literally grow out of travel sickness because they grow big enough to see out of the windows!

SM

I got really really travel sick when I was pregnant, my doctor prescribed Avomine it worked well and can be taken the night before and topped up for really long journeys it is an antihistamine I hope this helps regards Gill

Thanks for your replies,
My youngest boy(the worst sicky)we do tend to tell him to go to sleep if he starts to look very green and this works in the car but on the plane he always wakes when it starts to land and then vomits(god love him)i couldnt remember wether i woke him or not but i have to,to put his seat belt back on as he normally lies across his dad.Maybe we will try to get him to sleep upright with his belt on and he might sleep until the plane lands on the runway.
The two hours transfer i think i will try the looking out of the windows and just try to take his mind of things.I normally make a point of going for a transfer of about half an hour so i dont know how i missed that one
I think its because the reviews were so good for the hotel that i just hadnt relised.To late now though
I just hope he will be ok,there is nothing worse than feeling ill and you just cant take yourself off to bed.
Thanks again to everyone
Kerrie

Hi alsbaby, i know how you feel, my little boy also suffers from travel sickness, i have tried everything and the only thing that seems to work for him are Boots travel calm tablets, i give it to him half an hour before we set off, and then 5 hours later, i also sit him propped up on the car seat, so he can see and we have the windows open. Hope this is of some help.

Boots travel calm tablets

These get my vote too. Not for me but hubby goes a bit of a funny colour sometimes, since taking these he seems much much better.

Regards
Marie

hi alsbaby
have you tried the wrist bands?they look like sweat bands and you can get them at boots or other chemists,my friend uses them on her kids as they go on long flights.she says they work as, long as they are left on untill the end of the journey.might be worth a go ?

Think i will take a trip to boots.
I will try anything once,I hope they work.
Thanks everyone
Kerrie

hi there
I totally sympathise my older daughter used to be sick every time we went somewhere, we used travel sickness tabs called stugerons (spelling?)
they were briliant and the first thing that stopped it. good luck, hope you find something that helps.
hugs lax

I was terribly travel sick as a child - cars planes boats. The only things that worked for me were sucking hard mints, ginger nut biscuits (the ginger settles the tummy) and sitting in the front seat so I could see where I was going.

My parents carried a potty in the car until I was 12 so I could throw up in it.

Last time I flew I got really sick as the TV was right in front of me and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't avoid looking at it. Then we hit turbulence.

No reading, colouring in, tv or anything like that.

If you hire a car at least you can control the fresh air and take frequent stops to releive the nausea.

If you get the coach try and bag the front seats so the kids can see where they are going.

Travel sickness pills help.

Hi Zebedee
I have just read in a magazine about the ginger biscuits and it sounds good to me.Do you think he could have the travel sickness pills too?
Thanks to everyone that replied to this post
Only 19 more sleeps to go
Kerrie

The great thing about ginger biscuits is they don't interfere with anything else - I find they work best if you nibble and suck them rather than gobble them down.

I remember an old wives tale about sitting on brown paper - sounds stupid but I think the theory is that the crackle of the paper is unconfortable so makes you hover slightly which makes your body more in tune with the natural movement of the vehicle.

The thing that makes you sick is the conflicting signals from your eyes, ears and rest of your body. Keep the kids entertained with games that involve them looking out of windows and don't rely on them looking at one spot for more than a few seconds whereever possible.

Also in my experience eating a a decent snack before traveling helps. It lines the stomach and keeps you blood sugar stable but also if you do get sick there is nothing worse than being sick on an empty stomach.

Good luck - and remember you do grow out of it - other than that plane trip I'm much much better now I'm grown up

Hi, I can recommend Stugeron travel sickness tabs, I use them as I have had this problem since I was a small child (mum used to give me Avomine but they knocked me out) I also give one to Katie aged 9, when flying and going on long coach journeys. (she has had them since she was 5 years old).

They are virtually tasteless and can be chewed or swallowed. One tab will last 8 hours. I even took one each day when we went to Florida so I could go on the rides that suggest you don`t ride if you suffer from motion sickness). You can get them in from any pharmacy.

Enjoy your holiday.

Hi all only me again
When i get my son up on the morning of the flight i have to give him just toast and water(NO MILK )This was fine last time as we flew very early(had to get them up about 3)
This time we fly out about 2pm but have to leave earlier for check in,This means he has to have dinner too (packet of ginger nuts it is then )Only joking.Do you think he will be ok having a ham sandwich?(forgot to say what a fussy eater he is too )Thats all he will have on a sandwich.
I have made a note of the boots travel calm and the Stugeron but has anyone used both and if so is there one better than the other.
Sorry to keep going on but he is REALLY BAD when it comes to traveling.
Thanks for all your help.i am really grateful to you all
Kerrie

Hi alsbaby,

Never used the Boots one but Stugeron is excellent, I recently recommended it to a friend with a little boy who turned a nice colour of grey on a school coach trip! she got some and said her was like a different child, the next time he was on a coach, didn`t feel ill in the slightest.

When do you go? why don`t you try them before hand if you have time. They are less than £3 a packet

We are off to Taba in 5 weeks and Katie and I will both be taking ours.
(some travel sickness tabs tend to make you a little drouzy, we have not had this probem with the Stugeron)

I'm not a pharmacist - its probably best to go to boots and talk to a pharmacist but there is probably only really two types of tablets - drowsy and non-drowsy and you will probably find that boots do an ownbrand version of each - almost exactly the same just a bit cheaper (like cornflakes).

I ham sandwich will be fine -try giving him one before you leave home so he has time to digest it before take off. Then give him the ginger biscuits one at a time during the flight