sleep problems

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My kids have major sleep (and behavior) issues when we eat off-

diet. In this case, I mean the Feingold Diet. Salicylates and

phenols are no-no's in my house. More info at www.feingold.org. We

have other food issues, but this the main one that affects sleep.

> Our son, Jack (8) has always had significant sleep issues, and

despite trying numerous different supplement combinations and using

melatonin he invariably comes alive in the evenings and can't get to

sleep till 11.30pm earliest!! We then have problems getting him up

in the morning as he does alot of exercise andclearly needs his

sleep! We really need to find something to help him sleep better and

from an earlier hour - does anyone have any recommendations?

> With many thanks

>

> P.S We have also tried 5-HTP with no success.

>

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Has anyone else noticed sleep problems with there children? Our

Daughter underwent a sleep study at Mayo Clinic and we were told that

she is waking up about 13 times an hour and only sleeps about 70 - 80%

of the night. The neurologist believes once we address this it will make

a big impact in her development. Just curious if anyone else has seen

this.

Mark

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We had the same problem. At 17 months old our daughter stopped sleepeing thru

the night. SHe would fall asleep for about 4 hours, wake for about 3-4

hours-happy as could be and then fall back asleep. After 16 months of this and

no help from any doctors, I finally took her for a sleep study and found that

she had about 101 obstructive apneas. I then took her for a CT scan of her

sinuses/adnenoids and found that she had very LARGE adenoirds. Two weeks later

she had her adenoids out and we have been sleeping through the night at least

9-11 hours straight.

---- " Mark D. Freis " <mfreis@...> wrote:

> Has anyone else noticed sleep problems with there children? Our

> Daughter underwent a sleep study at Mayo Clinic and we were told that

> she is waking up about 13 times an hour and only sleeps about 70 - 80%

> of the night. The neurologist believes once we address this it will make

> a big impact in her development. Just curious if anyone else has seen

> this.

>

> Mark

>

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My daughter of 26 months experienced this problem and we decided to try the

Therapeutic Listening program ......which consists of listening to a modulated

CD, twice a day for thirty minutes , and her sleeping has improved

significantly. My Occupational Therapist recommended this program to me and only

trained therapist can select the right program. Hope this helps.

" Mark D. Freis " <mfreis@...> wrote: Has anyone else noticed sleep

problems with there children? Our

Daughter underwent a sleep study at Mayo Clinic and we were told that

she is waking up about 13 times an hour and only sleeps about 70 - 80%

of the night. The neurologist believes once we address this it will make

a big impact in her development. Just curious if anyone else has seen

this.

Mark

[Guest guest]

Oh yes. Have you tried melatonin? I give both my kids 2 mg about 30

minutes to an hour before bedtime. It has made a huge difference.

>

> Has anyone else noticed sleep problems with there children? Our

> Daughter underwent a sleep study at Mayo Clinic and we were told that

> she is waking up about 13 times an hour and only sleeps about 70 - 80%

> of the night. The neurologist believes once we address this it will make

> a big impact in her development. Just curious if anyone else has seen

> this.

>

> Mark

>

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Can the adenoids be swollen, or just very large without the tonsils being

swollen? I'm just curious about this, because I am trying to figure out what

is going on with my son. His tonsils were swollen, the ped. doctor put him on

antibiotics and singular, for suspected allergies. Three weeks later they

were getting swollen again, back to the ped, they said yes very swollen

tonsils and reffered us to an ENT. The ent said (this was a week later) the

tonsils look fine and prescribed nasonex (a steriod spray) for his nose so he

could

breathe better through it. But she also said that a saline spray would work

as well. This happened last week, and now he is just getting over a fever

that lasted a couple of days, his second time getting a fever like this in two

weeks. Not last night, but the two nights before it, his breathing was very

rapid and short. It seemed pretty normal last night. I've been online

trying to figure out what these symptoms mean. THe rapid breathing was pretty

scaring. I think he may have some type of allergy. I didn't give him any of

the fish oil or vit e yesterday cause I was worried it might make things

worse. He did have the tonsil problem before the initial tonsil swelling tho.

I

wondered if maybe he is allergic to fish? Or soy? Or milk? I don't know how

that kind of rapid breathing could happen from just having a stomach flu or

whatever he did have. There has been a lot of diarrhea too. One night a

couple of weeks ago, we went through Dunkin Donuts drive-through, and I got him

a plain cake donut. I remembered that he liked it the last (first) time he

tried one. He gobbled it up, and asked for another. I got him one, and he

ate that one too! The next day he had terrible diarrhea. So maybe something

in those donuts he is allergic too. All I know is this is driving me crazy

and I am worried about him. He almost never has had normal looking bowel

movements, they are usually very soft.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Our son was diagnosed with moderate plagiocephaly and was recently fit

for a helmet. He is having a hard time adjusting to wearing

it. His demeanor changes almost instantly when the helmet goes on his

head. He seems to cope all right during the day, although getting

irratable after some time with it on. We started him sleeping with it

on last night and after 2 hrs of constant crying we were at wits end.

We are looking for any help or suggestions with regards to comfort

sleeping in the crib.

Any help would be greatly appreciated-we want our baby to be as

confortable as possible.

Thanks,

Cheryl

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Cheryl,

It gets better! My son cried constantly at night as well. We had a longer break in period than most with the night issues but we worked our way up and now he sleeps just fine in it. Some parents have used memory foam with good results. I don't have any special advice because we did not do anything different but I do believe your son will adjust over time. Hopefully sooner than later!

Natasha mom to r 7 months old Hanger band since 10/07

Plagiocephaly From: cherylkgold@...Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:59:23 +0000Subject: sleep problems

Hello,Our son was diagnosed with moderate plagiocephaly and was recently fit for a helmet. He is having a hard time adjusting to wearing it. His demeanor changes almost instantly when the helmet goes on his head. He seems to cope all right during the day, although getting irratable after some time with it on. We started him sleeping with it on last night and after 2 hrs of constant crying we were at wits end. We are looking for any help or suggestions with regards to comfort sleeping in the crib.Any help would be greatly appreciated-we want our baby to be as confortable as possible.Thanks,Cheryl Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now!

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Try memory foam under the mattress. We got it at target the one in the white and green box. Works great for our son. Give a little cushioning under the helmet. Our son however slept straight through the night from day one in the band. We are lucky but were prepared with the foam before he ever began. Good luck Natasha <nlw9af@...> wrote: Cheryl, It gets better! My son cried constantly at night as well. We had a longer break in period than most with the night issues but we worked our way up and now he sleeps just

fine in it. Some parents have used memory foam with good results. I don't have any special advice because we did not do anything different but I do believe your son will adjust over time. Hopefully sooner than later! Natasha mom to r 7 months old Hanger band since 10/07 Plagiocephaly From: cherylkgold Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:59:23 +0000Subject: sleep problems Hello,Our son was diagnosed with moderate plagiocephaly and was recently fit for a helmet. He is having a hard time adjusting to wearing it. His demeanor changes almost instantly when the helmet goes on his head. He seems to cope all right during the day, although getting irratable after some time with it on. We started him sleeping with it on last night and after 2 hrs of

constant crying we were at wits end. We are looking for any help or suggestions with regards to comfort sleeping in the crib.Any help would be greatly appreciated-we want our baby to be as confortable as possible.Thanks,Cheryl Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now!

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We had the same problem, ended up not being the helmet at all, double ear infection. His added warmth that we thought was from the helmet was actually a fever. Just circumstantial it happened at the same time. May just take a little while to adjust. If fine during the day would think it isn't hurting him, etc or he would be mad about it then too.

Jen

Sleep problems

Hi everyone,

My son just got his helmet last Tuesday and is fine with it during the day but then screams when we try to lay him down when he sleeps. This is a baby who has always slept great and never cries! Did anyone else out there have any sleep problems with the helmet. I feel so bad and I just don't know what to do for him. We broke down the last two nights and took it off. I know I shouldn't do that but he wouldn't stop crying. We go in today for a fitting and I'm hoping that its just not fitting right. Any similar problems or suggestions for a tired mom and little boy.

Thanks,

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I would think that he will get used to it. My son was banded 2 weeks ago and it

took him a few nights to finally sleep okay. The orthotist said that nighttime

is the most important time for my son to wear it because that is when they do

most of their growing. Did he start with a wearing schedule? It wasn't until

the 4th day that he was to wear it during naps and at bed. Good luck! and Jen

may be right, he may be teething or have another issue going on. Lesley

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> Sleep problems

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> Hi everyone,

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> My son just got his helmet last Tuesday and is fine with it during the day but

then screams when we try to lay him down when he sleeps. This is a baby who has

always slept great and never cries! Did anyone else out there have any sleep

problems with the helmet. I feel so bad and I just don't know what to do for

him. We broke down the last two nights and took it off. I know I shouldn't do

that but he wouldn't stop crying. We go in today for a fitting and I'm hoping

that its just not fitting right. Any similar problems or suggestions for a tired

mom and little boy.

>

> Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

This does seem to be the most common issue with babies adjusting to the band. Most do finally sleep okay with it. It just takes a little time and some sleepless nights.

From: lesleyj_2002 <lesleyj_2002@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 2:54:29 PMSubject: Re: Sleep problems

I would think that he will get used to it. My son was banded 2 weeks ago and it took him a few nights to finally sleep okay. The orthotist said that nighttime is the most important time for my son to wear it because that is when they do most of their growing. Did he start with a wearing schedule? It wasn't until the 4th day that he was to wear it during naps and at bed. Good luck! and Jen may be right, he may be teething or have another issue going on. Lesley> > Sleep problems>> > Hi everyone,> > My son just got his helmet last Tuesday and is fine with it during the day but then screams when we try

to lay him down when he sleeps. This is a baby who has always slept great and never cries! Did anyone else out there have any sleep problems with the helmet. I feel so bad and I just don't know what to do for him. We broke down the last two nights and took it off. I know I shouldn't do that but he wouldn't stop crying. We go in today for a fitting and I'm hoping that its just not fitting right. Any similar problems or suggestions for a tired mom and little boy.> > Thanks,> >