Traveling with sick kids is hard. There’s no other way around it. While I would never intentionally travel when one of my kids is sick, sometimes illnesses just hit us when we’re already on the road. There was that time that the stomach bug hit while in the TSA security line at the airport. (They opted not to send the bag of vomit through the screener.) Another time, a persistent cough kept everyone up all night during a weekend away. There was even a time when the whole family came down with a fever. We have definitely had some times when sick just got real.
Although you can’t predict when traveling with sick kids will occur, you can prepare for it in case it does. Having the right products on hand is crucial. It is important to know which medicine is right for your kids. Be sure to read the labels and give the proper medicine in the right amounts. And of course consult a medical professional for urgent care or specific questions. To help get you prepared for whatever summer travel might bring your way, enter this super easy giveaway below!
GIVEAWAY: Win $25 gift card + Pfizer prize pack
Win a $25 virtual visa gift card and a #SickJustGotReal prize pack. The prize pack includes (1) Children’s Advil® Suspension, Grape, (1)Children’s Robitussin ® Extended-Release 12 Hour Cough Relief, and (1) Children’s Dimetapp® Multi-Symptom Cold Relief Dye-Free.
3 products you need when traveling with sick kids
When sick gets real, the pediatric brands of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare** are there with three solutions to tackle the ickiest of symptoms. Whether you’re at home or traveling with sick kids, these are products that can help you get through this sickness.
1. Ease aches and pains, while reducing a fever.
Get your kids better fast with Children’s Advil®*, a great solution for kids as young as 2 and up to 11. Children’s Advil® comes in several great-tasting flavors, including: Sugar-free Dye-free Berry, Bubble Gum, Grape, Blue Raspberry, Fruit and Dye-Free White Grape flavors. There’s also Infants’ Advil® White Grape, which provides unsurpassed fever relief (among OTC pain relievers) with a syringe for easy dosing for children 6-23 months.
2. Calm the cough.
Trust Children’s Robitussin® Extended-Release 12 Hour Cough Relief to control and relieve symptoms all-day or all- night. Available in grape or orange flavor, for children ages 4 and up. Please note, certain Children’s Robitussin® products are only suitable for children ages 6 and up.
3. Stop the sniffles.
Children’s Dimetapp® Multi-Symptom Cold Relief Dye-Free eases your child’s stuffy and runny nose, while quieting a bothersome cough. All in a great-tasting grape flavor that’s dye-free, for children ages 6 and up.
**It is important to remember to always read and keep the cartons for complete warnings and dosing information on Pfizer Pediatric products and to use as directed.
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Is there a form for entering the giveaway? Children’s Advil is a necessity at our house.
Sorry @mami2jcn! The code didn’t come thru. The giveaway info is in there now.
I would have to say one time when we were traveling by car, my daughter got sick and threw up in the back seat. It was awful and i felt so bad for her. I need to get this medicine for her!!
My son got sick one year when we went to the beach with a friend and her son. We had to sleep on the sofa away from the others because my son’s coughing was keeping them up.
My son threw up in a rental car when we were on vacation once. We had to take him to urgent care. They gave him a shot to stop him from throwing up so we could get on the airplane and fly back home.
My best tip/trick is to always be prepared! Bring medicine and extra fuzzy socks 😉
All my kids got sick on our cruise trip, the whole time we stayed in the room and dealt with vomit and cry.
My niece once got car sick and ended up throwing up in bags in the back seat of the car. It smelled terribly for hours!
I remember one of the kids getting sick when we were going on a long drive in the county it was terrible.