Car Sickness

mmb4532

Any other ladies experiencing car sickness?

I'm getting sick when DH and I go anywhere and he drives. We went a few miles up the road to pick up a pizza over the weekend and I threw up in the parking lot. It's terrible!

Any tips on how to help it? Or deal with it?? 

kimmy9876

Agh  me too, it's the worst. No suggestions other than I keep a plastic ziplock bag in my purse now and have become very talented at puking in it while I drive .

fraufarbissina

I kept a beach pail in the car after a suggestion by (I think) @suchaglencoco and it really came in handy!  Much easier than puking into a bag.  The only downside is having to clean it out. And I was more likely to get sick anytime I looked down at my phone while the car was moving so avoid that if you can.  Other than, I don't know of anything else to can do unfortunately but it will go away eventually!!

suchaglencoco

Yup. Beach pail all the way.

kpc914

beach pail with a waste basket liner? That could help with the cleaning it out issue

JNCPro3130

DH drove for Uber for a few months. When he did, he ordered barf bags from Amazon to keep in his car. He had some left over, so I've used a few. I like them because they're big and they have a plastic piece at the top to keep it open. Maybe look into those?

bwow615

@mmb4532 I find I have a tendency to feel more carsick if I have an empty stomach. So if I go anywhere with SO and he's driving I try to have something before we leave, even if we are running out for dinner. 

nanifrog

Ginger helps.

mmb4532

Thanks ladies! Luckily I've only thrown up the one time, the others have just made me nauseous and given me a terrible headache. I'm going to try all of these to see what helps! 

thunderberry

I feel you. I don't have it as bad as some ladies on here but definitely some. I have been keeping really strong breath mints in the car that help when I start to feel off.  

zizzabell523

I used to not get car sick and could read, craft, etc. in the car. Now if I so much as read something for a minute or two, I feel icky. I can't ride in the back seat, either, which doesn't help our long trips to visit family with the DVD player on for DD. All I can offer is to make sure you're not distracted by reading/watching anything, crack the window for some fresh air (temperatures allowing), and if there are curves, ask your H to take them slow. On roads traveled frequently, make note of good spots to pull over if the need arises.

mamabird515

What @JNCPro3130 said! I have a bulk order from Amazon of the little blue bags in my car for this. If I drive, I'm less likely to get sick, maybe you too? My H used to always drive and when I was PG with my first I HAD to drive and all those memories came back when he drove once I was KU. 

eryale

I wore those motion sickness wrist bands in my first pregnancy almost all the time—especially during drives, but I ended up just being the driver most often to really avoid the sickness. So far I’m doing the driving this time around too