Phenergen for 16 month old?

[Lulu]

Why don't you speak to a chemist and see what they say.

I would be pretty careful - that stuff has the opposite effect on my daughter eeeeks!

[~clover~]

Yeah, I had a chemist refuse to sell it to me, even though it was for allergies. She gave me claratyne instead.
What about panadol or nurofen?

[Winter]

I would be pretty careful - that stuff has the opposite effect on my daughter eeeeks!

Oooohhh....thnaks Lulu! That could have us both screaming the whole way there! I will stop & talk to a chemist. I'm not really comfortable with the whole drugging by child thing, but needs must...

Thanks for your help!

[Trillian]

Personally, I'd be looking at some Brauer's Calm to use instead of phenergan - I can take a single 25mg tablet and it knocks me out cold for hours and hours so I am hesitant to give it to my own kids. Plus she might surprise you and be OK on the flight, take plenty of her favourite items on board with you to help keep her amused or try to get an overnight flight?

[onthefly]

I wouldn't, as it can supress respiration or something. And yeah, it can have the opposite effect - My sister, 2 years old, ballistic on a flight to the UK
Are you still breastfeeding? You might find that's the best thing. We took DS to NZ when he was 20 months (so bit older) and I was really worried, but he was actually great on the plane! The only time he went a bit feral was when we had an evening flight and he missed bedtime. (and even then he just kept insisting on changing seasts and putting his seatbelt on andn off, on and off....)
Make sure you have snacks, books, toys and be willing to walk the aisles. Will they have tvs on the plane?
Hope you have a great trip

[Ryatha]

we used phenergen when DD1 was burned for the itching during healing. As a benefit it did make her drowzy but it had the opposite effect on her cousin. Like a PP said, Brauers calm would be good and keeping him really busy with toys, food etc.

GL