KatieJ Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 We are on day two road trip going home. 2 year old toddler does not sleep well in the car. Ed have calms forte and Benadryl along but she had neither . We are hesitant to give her Benadryl for ghat reason . Would you give calms to a 2 year d and how much? We have a 5-6 hour day of driving and we need her to get some sleep today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I used to use that product as a sleep aid. I would hesitate to give it, or any other medication (I know it is not a prescription), to a child so young. If there is a pediatric homeopathic remedy from one of the reputable companies, perhaps that would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittanyM Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 There is an child calm forte and an adult, which do you have? I would just give her a half dose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 We've used calms forte for kids. Maybe look up the dosing on that and see if you can mimic with whag you've got? Or if you're near a Target, I know zarbee's has melatonin in a 2yo dose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Calms Forte, by Hylands? It's just a sugar pill. Can you call your pediatrician and ask about the benadryl and/or melatonin? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 If your doctor agrees, melatonin may be a better bet if they have never had Benedryl. Some children, like mine, react exactly the opposite on Benadryl. My child went nearly manic. For four hours, she did nothing but run in circles and sing or scream. NOT what you want in a car:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 As others have said, Benadryl prevents sleep in some children and can cause hyperactivity. Dramamine (for motion sickness) usually makes children sleepy and comes in a chewable children's form. However, it is chemically similar to Benadryl, so there are no guarantees. In my opinion, it would be fine to give her the Calms Forte, but I wouldn't expect it to have much effect. It contains very, very minuscule amounts of herbals and minerals in a sugar base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 If your doctor agrees, melatonin may be a better bet if they have never had Benedryl. Some children, like mine, react exactly the opposite on Benadryl. My child went nearly manic. For four hours, she did nothing but run in circles and sing or scream. NOT what you want in a car:) This is what we gave 2 of our kids at 1 am when we traveled and they had chicken pox. We left the hotel at 2 am because they were jumping on the beds and running around uncontrollably.The adults couldn't sleep, so there was no point in staying! Nothing like arriving at Grandma's at 6 am without notice! Funny thing was they'd had Benedryl before and it had helped them go to sleep. Good luck, OP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 When my kids were young and we travel 12 hours round-trip to my parents house, we didn't give any drugs. Instead we made frequent stops for exercise and food, and had a basket of things the kids entertained themselves, with specifically books and games. The younger the kid, themore frequently we had to stop; we have been traveling like this since they were newborns ( which as you can imagine, was very difficult). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 You can give her the Calms Forte. It is homeopathic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 We made it. We gave her a small dose of Benadryl. It did nothing. In Chicago,traffics, along with construction and all the oasis have vanished into the caverns of construction, we finally found some place to stop. Gave her the other have of the Benadryl dose. She finally slept for an hour and a half. We have always traveled with kids, and for very long distances. Without DVD players, or Benadryl , ever. Love a good road trip! This child is fine in the car, she just doesn't like to sleep in the car. She is an excellent napper, any where, any place, anytime. Just not the car. We made the trip out just fine even tho she didn't nap. But after a week of being away from home, 6 hours in the car on Sunday with no nap, missed her nap on Saturday due to family pool party, we all needed her to sleep today. To answer some more questions. Benadryl was approved by her doctor. Calms forte was adult dosage, so,we opted not to use it. We did not know about toddler melatonin and her mommy will check into that for their next road trip, in three weeks. Thank you all for your thoughts. Home again, and our little grand bug is home in her own bed. Grandma gets to sleep in tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I'm glad you got home safely! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 We made it. We gave her a small dose of Benadryl. It did nothing. In Chicago,traffics, along with construction and all the oasis have vanished into the caverns of construction, we finally found some place to stop. Gave her the other have of the Benadryl dose. She finally slept for an hour and a half. We have always traveled with kids, and for very long distances. Without DVD players, or Benadryl , ever. Love a good road trip! This child is fine in the car, she just doesn't like to sleep in the car. She is an excellent napper, any where, any place, anytime. Just not the car. We made the trip out just fine even tho she didn't nap. But after a week of being away from home, 6 hours in the car on Sunday with no nap, missed her nap on Saturday due to family pool party, we all needed her to sleep today. To answer some more questions. Benadryl was approved by her doctor. Calms forte was adult dosage, so,we opted not to use it. We did not know about toddler melatonin and her mommy will check into that for their next road trip, in three weeks. Thank you all for your thoughts. Home again, and our little grand bug is home in her own bed. Grandma gets to sleep in tomorrow. I'm glad the trip went well and your DD slept well. Calms forte wouldn't have really done anything as there's no active ingredient. Not possible to overdose, no side effects, no interactions. No side effects. They don't expire. (From Calms Forte's own website) http://www.calmsforte.com/home/faqs/ A very good TED talk related to homeopathy. https://www.ted.com/talks/james_randi?language=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Next time you could try Calm Child. It's an herbal tincture with chamomile, etc. etc. Let's them just calm down enough to fall asleep, and it has dosing amounts for kids since it's meant for kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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