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Not a match question! Does anyone have any suggestions about traveling with a 2 y/o and 4 y/o, 8 hours on a plane? Am I pushing the ethical threshold if a bring a bottle of benedryl with me? 😀
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APACHE3 said:
Benadryl - no (but it might not do any good at all within the "usual" dosing range)
Phenobarb - unethical but tempting
Versed - definitely unethical for them, not clear about it for you!
Might be a good time to invest in a portable DVD player...
also, lots of snacks - don't count on the airlines for this
Also, look around for sympathetic souls to divert the kids attention. My experience is that there are very few, but sometimes you can find one on a plane.
Regards from someone who did this a lot when his kids were those ages...
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red-eye flights are good.... they usually sleep through the most part of the flight.
I have never gave my son benedryl... but make sure *you* yourself get a good night sleep prior to the flight. The 4yo probably will do well, but you will spend all of your time fighting with the 2yo.
I have never gave my son benedryl... but make sure *you* yourself get a good night sleep prior to the flight. The 4yo probably will do well, but you will spend all of your time fighting with the 2yo.
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APACHE3 said:
Benadryl has also been known to cause paradoxical agitation, hallucinations, and psychosis in kids so you may regret your choice.
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yeah, I read all the small print for Benedryl. Actually the portable DVD was on my mind, but I'm flying British Airways and they have really good in-flight entertainment (of course the 2 y/o won't care). Guess I'll just bring a bunch of picture books and keep them up the night before the flight! Hmmm BZD suppositories?? just kidding! Hope everyone got there match. see ya. 😎
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nothing too new to add, but as reemphasis:
bring plenty of things for them to do (and a variety of activities)
bring lots of snacks
if your kids have any allergy/stuffiness problems I recommend bringing suckers or something similar to help them clear their ears on landing
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bring plenty of things for them to do (and a variety of activities)
bring lots of snacks
if your kids have any allergy/stuffiness problems I recommend bringing suckers or something similar to help them clear their ears on landing
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DrMom said:
I've never given my daughter benadryl for sedation. However, everytime we fly cross country she seems to have "allergies". It's uncanny.
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All good tips above...
I've traveled with 2 boys since they were little (now 12 and 10-at this age you hand them a game boy and see them at the end of the flight-this got them through a 15 hour flight to australia!)-here are a few tips:
-Bring lots of little snacks and juice boxes (not that I as a pediatrician would ever recommend JUICE drinking 🙂). Especially snacks that take a long time to eat, or are very interesting to play with. But not messy snacks, or ones that would cause great damage if thrown up...
-DVD players are a great idea-sometimes the in flight programming isn't as child friendly as one would hope. Even the 2 year old might be entertained by Barney or the Teletubbies or other such pablum. (Sigh-now it's all yu-gi-oh and "totally spies").
-Let them get up frequently to walk around if you can.
-Take lots of baby wipes
-And an extra set of clothes. For you and the kids.
-If you are going to use benadryl for sedation, try it out beforehand to see if your child is an "activator". I haven't used it for sedation per se, but have tried it for insomnia on my younger son and it never seems to work.
-Try preparing them ahead of time for what to expect, and have them practice "plane voices" and other things they may need to do.
-let the older one bring along a rolling backpack, and let him help pick out some new books and activities to pack in it.
-Put a card with your contact info on it on the kids in case they get separated (has NEVER even close to happened to us, but I'm a tad anxious so it made me feel better when they were little). And point out the uniforms the BA folks wear so the older one knows who to go to if he gets separated.
-Bring along a gigantic sense of humor.
-Have a great trip! We have loved traveling with our kids, and now they are old pros!
NS
I've traveled with 2 boys since they were little (now 12 and 10-at this age you hand them a game boy and see them at the end of the flight-this got them through a 15 hour flight to australia!)-here are a few tips:
-Bring lots of little snacks and juice boxes (not that I as a pediatrician would ever recommend JUICE drinking 🙂). Especially snacks that take a long time to eat, or are very interesting to play with. But not messy snacks, or ones that would cause great damage if thrown up...
-DVD players are a great idea-sometimes the in flight programming isn't as child friendly as one would hope. Even the 2 year old might be entertained by Barney or the Teletubbies or other such pablum. (Sigh-now it's all yu-gi-oh and "totally spies").
-Let them get up frequently to walk around if you can.
-Take lots of baby wipes
-And an extra set of clothes. For you and the kids.
-If you are going to use benadryl for sedation, try it out beforehand to see if your child is an "activator". I haven't used it for sedation per se, but have tried it for insomnia on my younger son and it never seems to work.
-Try preparing them ahead of time for what to expect, and have them practice "plane voices" and other things they may need to do.
-let the older one bring along a rolling backpack, and let him help pick out some new books and activities to pack in it.
-Put a card with your contact info on it on the kids in case they get separated (has NEVER even close to happened to us, but I'm a tad anxious so it made me feel better when they were little). And point out the uniforms the BA folks wear so the older one knows who to go to if he gets separated.
-Bring along a gigantic sense of humor.
-Have a great trip! We have loved traveling with our kids, and now they are old pros!
NS
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APACHE3 said:
OMG, I almost forgot the most important thing: ZIP LOCK bags. and I'd bring two extra outfits for babies. On a recent trip, my daughter's gastro started 1 hour prior to boarding. Pooped through the outfit she was wearing in the terminal, then barfed over number two as the plane pulled back from the gate. We were lucky she only needed two spares.
Driving away from the airport 3 days later, she barfs twice in her car seat. We hear this little voice come from the back seat, "Sorry". My wife and I tell her its ok and that she doesn't need to say she's sorry. She then barfs two more times and we hear, "Mess, Mess". It was so cute and sad at the same time. I can't pull over because I'm on the expressway. My daughter then falls asleep a pool of her own vomit. Well, at least she'll know what college is like!!!
BTW, who here has cleaned vomit out of a car seat?
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edmadison said:
I discovered that my older daughter gets motion sickness riding in a car while doing tight curves up the mountains going to Puy du Dome in France. Had to clean up from a rental car in the middle of France nowhere near our hotel....
This problem is perhaps easier than next month when I am going with the same, now teenage, daughter to Buenos Aires and she's determined to go "dancing" 🙄. So, the challenges of traveling with kids just changes a bit as they get older.
Regards
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