Doping up on flights.

Still on the topic of travelling with young kids – I’m wondering how many of you have ever sedated your young ‘uns for a flight, and what kind of experience you had. Would you sedate again; why or why not?

Alison is a pretty good traveller, so we haven’t felt the need to whip out the cough syrup. I’ve a friend who sedated her son for his first flight, and he was so grouchy when he woke up that he made everyone else miserable too. She chose not to sedate him on the return flight…and he was fine.

Actually, sedation is more a matter of convenience to yourself, than to your kid. Even though doctors don’t recommend it, lots of parents have tried it for a variety of reasons. Over at Daddy Types, an entry entitled Benadryl As A Jetway Drug? drew plenty of comments from both sides. It’s an interesting debate, but I guess a desperate parent would do anything to make the madness stop.