Is it okay to give my son some melatonin to get him on a regular sleep schedule?
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Quoting Anonymous:
That was not me the OP that said that...I wish it still said OP anon...I respect your choice to CIO it is just not for me.
Quoting NiCo86:LOL wow ... bitchy much?
My child has NEVER felt abandoned. We used the CIO method and in LESS THAN A WEEK we were able to lay him in his crib and he put himself to sleep. You're telling me that 3 minutes of crying is going to cause my child to feel abandoned? or afraid? Now at 3 years old he lays down when he is told, stays in bed, and goes to sleep without getting up once (unless he has to potty ... because he was potty trained before 2 years old, too. I suppose you have something to say negative about that too LOL)
LOL that's hilarious! A tried and true method for DECADES!!
But you are obviously one of those attachment-parenting type of parents ... so if staying up until 3 or 4 am and then having to function all day works for you ... then float your boat!
Obviously you didn't come in here for advice :)
Quoting Anonymous:
I don't understand parent who do. It teaches abandonment and fear.
Quoting NiCo86:really? I don't understand parents who are so against the CIO method? It is very effective, teaches self soothing, and indepdence. ... but whatever :) obviously nothing else is working for you *shrug*
Quoting Anonymous:
My husband won't let our son CIO by himself, I am pretty against it myself but even if I caved my husband would never allow it
Quoting NiCo86:yeah we had 3 or 4 nights of screaming fits.
we simply laid him down and said our goodnights, and then went back in every 3 minutes and laid him back down (didn't pick him up or turnt he light on or anything) and left the room. The first night was a few hours. The next time we waited 5 minutes to go in and lay him back down and that only took an hour or so. Night three we waited 8 minutes (seriously, it was so hard that DH had to physically tell me "NO you are NOT going in there" and I used my iPhone as a timer lol) and laid him down. By night 4 it was almost seamless ... after a week? No problems!!!
Quoting Anonymous:
We have tried routine, but if we leave the room he screams like a banshee and won't stop, if we try to rock him to sleep when he is not ready he screams til he is hoarse. He will scream for an hour plus....
Quoting NiCo86:I would recommend calling your pediatrician and asking them.
Other than that ... I would recommend implementing a night time routine and sticking with it. Is he sleeping in his own crib?
Our night time routine (when little son was about that age)
1) bath time
2) jammies
3) snuggles and bottle
4) lay down and read him a story
5) give him kisses and tell him goodnight
*if he fussed a litle, I'd let it go. if he got really upset, I'd go in and lay him back down and then leave the room.
He caught on REAL quick, and now at 3 he gets excited for our night time routine!
Quoting NiCo86:
Then my apologies lol I am mobile and it dies not state OP on mobile :) I can't believe the ignorance and judgement of some people
Quoting Anonymous:
That was not me the OP that said that...I wish it still said OP anon...I respect your choice to CIO it is just not for me.
Quoting NiCo86:LOL wow ... bitchy much?
My child has NEVER felt abandoned. We used the CIO method and in LESS THAN A WEEK we were able to lay him in his crib and he put himself to sleep. You're telling me that 3 minutes of crying is going to cause my child to feel abandoned? or afraid? Now at 3 years old he lays down when he is told, stays in bed, and goes to sleep without getting up once (unless he has to potty ... because he was potty trained before 2 years old, too. I suppose you have something to say negative about that too LOL)
LOL that's hilarious! A tried and true method for DECADES!!
But you are obviously one of those attachment-parenting type of parents ... so if staying up until 3 or 4 am and then having to function all day works for you ... then float your boat!
Obviously you didn't come in here for advice :)
Quoting Anonymous:
I don't understand parent who do. It teaches abandonment and fear.
Quoting NiCo86:really? I don't understand parents who are so against the CIO method? It is very effective, teaches self soothing, and indepdence. ... but whatever :) obviously nothing else is working for you *shrug*
Quoting Anonymous:
My husband won't let our son CIO by himself, I am pretty against it myself but even if I caved my husband would never allow it
Quoting NiCo86:yeah we had 3 or 4 nights of screaming fits.
we simply laid him down and said our goodnights, and then went back in every 3 minutes and laid him back down (didn't pick him up or turnt he light on or anything) and left the room. The first night was a few hours. The next time we waited 5 minutes to go in and lay him back down and that only took an hour or so. Night three we waited 8 minutes (seriously, it was so hard that DH had to physically tell me "NO you are NOT going in there" and I used my iPhone as a timer lol) and laid him down. By night 4 it was almost seamless ... after a week? No problems!!!
Quoting Anonymous:
We have tried routine, but if we leave the room he screams like a banshee and won't stop, if we try to rock him to sleep when he is not ready he screams til he is hoarse. He will scream for an hour plus....
Quoting NiCo86:I would recommend calling your pediatrician and asking them.
Other than that ... I would recommend implementing a night time routine and sticking with it. Is he sleeping in his own crib?
Our night time routine (when little son was about that age)
1) bath time
2) jammies
3) snuggles and bottle
4) lay down and read him a story
5) give him kisses and tell him goodnight
*if he fussed a litle, I'd let it go. if he got really upset, I'd go in and lay him back down and then leave the room.
He caught on REAL quick, and now at 3 he gets excited for our night time routine!
My daughter is 2 almost 3 and we give it to her to help her sleep. We don't even give her a 1/4 of a pill though though. We have 5mg tablets and what I do is cut them into 1/4 then I take one of the 1/4's and semi crush it so that I have tiny little pebble like chunks. I'll then give her one or two of these little chunks (depending on asize) and give them to her in a spoonful of yogurt, applesauce or peanut butter. It usually works within about 30 minutes.
Quoting Anonymous:
Liquid? Is that thru script? I never heard of the liquid. I was figuring about .25 for his weight as a safety precaution anyway but I was gonna crush the pill and put it in applesauce like my dad did for my siblings.
Quoting Anonymous:
I bought some for my almost 14 month old. I ordered the liquid for babies. His pedi said to use it temporarily to try to regulate his sleep. He hasn't slept right in 7 months. Just make sure u use the liquid and only do like .25mg. But talk to his pedi first. If u do it just follow the directions and he will be fine.
Quoting Chris030406:
Once you begin giving melatonin, you may have to continue. Your body adapts to the extra, then stops making its own. This is what I found when I looked into giving it to my 7yro son. Obviously, I didn't.
At what age should I tell my son dh is not his bio dad?