CALPOL

[LiesaAnna]

Hi Wendy, she hasnt had a dummy since she was tiny.... she did give up the bottle some months ago but when shes been poorly of late shes asked for it and to get her to drink during one really poorly time she had a bottle, she just would not drink anything, she wasnt long from being put in hospital.... so i said to my daughter keep the bottle around for the flight.... so will take one.... i know we can suck sweets but what to give to a 2 year old?? we will have 3 2 year olds with us... God help those other passengers me thinks!!!

[Lynne S]

Hi Liesa, what about trying Summer with a lollypop. As you are all there with her she would be safe with it.

[LiesaAnna]

oh good idea Lynne... will add some to my last minute shop whilst here for odds and ends to take on the plane... we have tried chewits before as u chew alot or even gum but not used to 'small people' flying xxx

[ncmurray]

Hi Liesa,

I too would recommend a hard lollipop, but hold off giving it until you are literally taxi-ing down the runway. It would probably be a good idea for all([msneek][msneek]) of your two year olds!

I would also recommend that you take enough Calpol with you to last the duration of your holiday, as children's Tylenol does not taste nice, and when my kids were young, could not bear the taste of it.

Nuala

[E. Cosgrove]

A standard bottle of Calpol is 100ml so you could take that in your handluggage or as Wendy suggests, the single dose sachets are a geat alternative and easy enough to buy in the uk.

[chrizzy100]

As someone with bad ear problems..the pain comes at about 13 thousand feet..both ways..sometimes it not pain but a feeling like fluid in your head is going to burst out of your ears nose mouth..while up in the air my ears are fine..its like all my problems go..it can sometimes feel like you are choking that is the nasty part and the one I think makes kids with bad ears cry..the pain is very sharp but does not last long ...its just like a pop then the pain goes..Its rare I get the pain but the other feeling I get all the time..I give my kids a baby cup to drink from..or something with a straw..that can clear it

[LiesaAnna]

thanks all... gonna get a supply of calpol in each case.... and a bag of lollipops... xx will let you all know how they all faired xxxx

[Susan J]

Liesa, my son used to have trouble with his ears flying [and I am like Chrissy] trust me, you need childrens earplanes -get them from Boots or even Tesco -you put them in the ears for tke off and can leave them in for whole flight- they keep the narrow tunnel open- as it is when it collapses that you get the pressurised feeling -my son is now 17 and won't travel without them- and neither would I- recommended to me by aENT nurse -and MOTRIN over there is good. Calpol is paracetamol based- paracetamol products are sold as containing acetaminophen which is paracetamol, so if you ar stuck, you can read the label.
fingers crossed for you on that flight!! [oh and I would try hard to keep her out of water with ear infections - not easy I know ]

[LiesaAnna]

oh i didnt think of the water in her ears!!!! will tell littlesuns mummy to nip to boots (she worked ther 3 years prior to having her so should know about them)
thanks all for you help xx

[chrizzy100]

There is a re call of some kids medicine..so look that up online Liesa..it would be an idea to bring enough for your trip