Opinions on sedating babies and toddler?
Aug 15, 2017, 10:26 am
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Google /= data.
Re the OP, someone (not a doctor) once suggested that we give our daughter children's Benadryl prior to a long flight (ORD-HKG). We briefly thought about it and decided not to. Seems unnecessary, and I'm not really comfortable giving medicine to our child unless it is (1) recommended by our own pediatrician; and (2) is designed to make her feel better (rather than us).
Re the OP, someone (not a doctor) once suggested that we give our daughter children's Benadryl prior to a long flight (ORD-HKG). We briefly thought about it and decided not to. Seems unnecessary, and I'm not really comfortable giving medicine to our child unless it is (1) recommended by our own pediatrician; and (2) is designed to make her feel better (rather than us).
Regarding your main points, though, I completely agree with #2 . Frankly, if our pediatrician suggested it for a long flight without some other condition present to justify it, I'd be looking for a new doctor.
Aug 15, 2017, 10:29 am
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Aug 15, 2017, 10:51 am
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Sure, but the vast majority of results on Google will be anecdotes. If there is real data on a topic, it's best to link to it rather than lead someone to a search engine that primarily yields anecdotes and non-medical opinions.
Regarding your main points, though, I completely agree with #2 . Frankly, if our pediatrician suggested it for a long flight without some other condition present to justify it, I'd be looking for a new doctor.
Agreed.
Regarding your main points, though, I completely agree with #2 . Frankly, if our pediatrician suggested it for a long flight without some other condition present to justify it, I'd be looking for a new doctor.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:02 am
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Sorry for slight OT.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:08 am
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That's why my response came from hospital guidelines for pediatric anesthesia, not an anecdote on the world wide web. I can't post a link because that site is not available to the general public.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:21 am
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I'm not a fan of narcos being given to healthy babies. Using medicinal or other supplements to sedate a healthy baby for purposes of flying? Not my idea of a good idea.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:28 am
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I always have some children's tylenol on hand for the occasional headache, earache or crummy feeling. Not to keep the kid sleepy, but just to keep him happy and pain free.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:57 am
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One effect it usually has is to dry up the nose, mouth and throat. Consider that the dry air in the plane already has that effect, Benadryl is likely to make kids more uncomfortable rather than less.
Aug 15, 2017, 12:02 pm
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A bottle of jack in their coke and it'll be fine, why use something unnatural like pills?
Is this thread for real? It got through the moderators?
Is this thread for real? It got through the moderators?
Aug 15, 2017, 1:25 pm
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I, like you, wasn't sure about the "increasingly common phenomenon". I was just too lazy to google it.
Whether the OP is meant to troll, this is still an interesting topic.
Aug 15, 2017, 1:37 pm
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Well, there is nothing generally unlawful or TOS-violating about discussing how passengers may deal with sleep needs/interests, and the challenges of doing so, on flights.
Aug 15, 2017, 2:27 pm
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Yes, this thread is for real and the issue comes up fairly often. Sometimes it's started by someone who thinks children should not be allowed to fly until they turn 18 - in case they might possibly disturb another passenger - and sometimes it's asked by a parent who is an inexperienced traveler trying to figure out the best way to deal with air travel and genuinely doesn't know of the risks involved in drugging their kid in the air.
Aug 15, 2017, 7:46 pm
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I don't have any medical background whatsoever. Sedating was probably the wrong word. I wouldn't knock them out. I would want to make them sleepy that they sleep for the whole flight and not disturb other passengers.
I'm thinking a strong antihistamine might do the trick. Obviously the safety of the baby comes first. If it's safe though I would do it.
I'm thinking a strong antihistamine might do the trick. Obviously the safety of the baby comes first. If it's safe though I would do it.
Aug 15, 2017, 8:32 pm
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Look up "paradoxical hyperactivity". It can happen with antihistamines in kids, and it ain't pretty.
Aug 15, 2017, 9:58 pm
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I don't have any medical background whatsoever. Sedating was probably the wrong word. I wouldn't knock them out. I would want to make them sleepy that they sleep for the whole flight and not disturb other passengers.
I'm thinking a strong antihistamine might do the trick. Obviously the safety of the baby comes first. If it's safe though I would do it.
I'm thinking a strong antihistamine might do the trick. Obviously the safety of the baby comes first. If it's safe though I would do it.
MOST "STRONG ANTIHISTAMINES" AREN'T EVEN LICENSED FOR USE IN KIDS UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE.
Give an infant an inappropriate drug and you might kill the child. Is that clear enough for you?
