re: Melatonin for kids?

Quoting Rainbow St.Cloud ttc:“ Its not about making your toddler sleep, it is a antioxidant that promotes restful sleep, not like a ... [snip!] ... to nil babies dying if they do have it. For my piece of mind i think i would do anything safe to prevent SIDS after having MC.”

All I can see is a parent like, >:O "I KNOK U OUT BECAUSE I AM TIRED."

Maybe it's that or throw them out a window lol.

Quoting Saraneth [11]:“ All I can see is a parent like, >:O "I KNOK U OUT BECAUSE I AM TIRED." Maybe it's that or throw them out a window lol.”

lol! or put it in the cupboard with blankets on top because it wont stop screaming.

Quoting Rainbow St.Cloud ttc:“ lol! or put it in the cupboard with blankets on top because it wont stop screaming.”

I was thinking a drawer. At least you can make that bed-like.


My pediatrician recommended we put my kid in a drawer when we told him we don't have a crib and we bedshare. He was like, 'line a drawer. Just remember not to close it!'

He totally wasn't kidding, either.

Quoting Saraneth [11]:“ I was thinking a drawer. At least you can make that bed-like. My pediatrician recommended we put ... [snip!] ... have a crib and we bedshare. He was like, 'line a drawer. Just remember not to close it!' He totally wasn't kidding, either.”

lol, i can see how that will work  

Quoting Saraneth [11]:“ I was thinking a drawer. At least you can make that bed-like. My pediatrician recommended we put ... [snip!] ... have a crib and we bedshare. He was like, 'line a drawer. Just remember not to close it!' He totally wasn't kidding, either.”

my husband's aunt did that one time with her grandson when we were down there visiting. Her daughter had left him with her and didn't leave a play pen or anything for him to sleep in. We offered her ours and we were just going to put our LO in the bed with us but she declined. She later said she made up one of her drawers for him because she was scared her or her husband would roll over on him or something in the night so she didn't want him sleeping in the bed with them. She said he slept fine and he was small enough that he wasn't rolling around alot or anything to get hurt.

Quoting Bop:“ my husband's aunt did that one time with her grandson when we were down there visiting. Her daughter ... [snip!] ... the bed with them. She said he slept fine and he was small enough that he wasn't rolling around alot or anything to get hurt.”

LOL. That's awesome. And its totally safe as long as they can't get out, lol.

The pedi said when they get old enough just take the drawer out and put it on the floor lol.

Quoting Saraneth [11]:“ LOL. That's awesome. And its totally safe as long as they can't get out, lol. The pedi said when they get old enough just take the drawer out and put it on the floor lol.”

I dont understand that pediatrician at all, since statistically cosleeping results in LESS actual SIDS deaths.

Quoting Taiter Tot's Mama [AP]:“ I dont understand that pediatrician at all, since statistically cosleeping results in LESS actual SIDS deaths.”

I know that lol, but it's not widely accepted by doctors, at least not yet. There are still many people that believe that SIDS is correlated to bedsharing.

Needless to say my baby slept with us until she was 11 months.  

A lot of autistic kids have sleep problems. My son could not nap during the day. Period. 10 min of sleep during the day meant 2 extra hours awake at night. He would take 1-3 hours to go to sleep. Sometimes longer. He would wake early. Our live was revolving around bedtime and our marriage was strained because Brandon felt resentful having to do it all himself (I had to stay with the newborn). The first time we tried melatonin, he was asleep in 10 min. It was a miracle. He sleeps all night too. He still wakes early but we all do now, being able to have our nights back has done wonders for our marriage and our sanity.
Oh also, he can nap now without it affecting his night time sleep. Truly a miracle!
Personally I don't think I would do it if it were any less extreme than it was. I mean obviously, we waited that long.
It's my understanding that we don't know how dependent people can get on it so Dr Sears recommends (for autistic kids) taking a 5 day break from it a month.

Thank you all for your opinions.  

Melatonin is awesome!!!! It has benifited me in so many ways and my children I have 5 kids. 2 with adhd. This natrual horomone is lovely plus my 2 year old takes it. She used to wake up in middle of night. I yried altering naps during day to no nap to being very active just nefore bed. Nothing worked but this did. My night terrors are gome as well as my daughters. Its perfect.

Quoting Andrea Lea:" thanks. i've tried melatonin myself when i had issues slleping and it didn't do anything for me but i ... [snip!] ... to my daughter to i might try it and if it's helpful that great and if not then i'll deal with her screaming at night i suppose"

Melatonin comes in liquid form. My Grandfather is a certified Healthcare specialist and sells it like this. I love it and YES children 2+ (with no early birth issues ex preemie's, health issues etc) can take it in super small doses. YES everyone reacts different to it so try 1ml first but no more than 3ml till you know how you or your child responds to it. No its not likely to become habit forming if you take it correctly. Take it for up to 3 days consec. and then not for 3-7 days. Its a great all natural product similiar to healthy foods that you eat and everyone's body will react differently...some not at all. I like it because it causes no drowsiness.

My youngest is 4.5. She started having sleep problems at 2 that have progressively gotten worse. My husband (her father) is the same way. He sleep walks, talks in his sleep, tosses and turns all night and have vivid nightmares. Some nights she will scream and cry this terrible blood curdling cry. There is no consoling her. It's like we can't walker her up. She just gets very angry and will even swing at you (important to note she is NOT like this when awake. She is a very sweet, well behaved child who would never dream of raising her hand to us). The past few weeks have been terrible. I talked to her Dr. And he recommended melatonin. I purchased 3mg fast disolv melt away tablets and quarter them (per Dr. Orders). I gave it to her 30 minutes before bed and she fell right asleep only waking up 1 time during the night whining. I rubbed her back and sang to her to soothe her and she was back to sleep within 10 minutes (usual nights I was up 3-7 times for varying amounts I time. Usually 10 minutes to a hour). After a week of this in my own accord I dosed her down by cutting the 1/4 in half did that for a week then stopped all together. She still has her nights but its like the melatonin helped regulate her sleep. She gets a dose maybe 2x a month now. It has done wonders for her and now my husband is taking it and has gotten the best sleep he has ever had in his life! Good luck to you all!

My two yr old has had night terrors for over a year and a half. She is also developmentally delayed. I am starting to think it may have something to do with her not getting enough REM sleep and am considering Melatonin to help correct this, Any advice?

Anything over 3 mg is unsafe for children over 10 years . Anything more can activate seizures, and cause problems with puberty. Please be warned when you give this to your children.