Re: Not sleeping-

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We blamed it on their seizure meds but, I think a lot of mito kids have

difficulty sleeping in general though. Lindsey is the big culprit as she

wakes often for hours in the middle of the night. She's now become spoiled

from months of putting her in bed with us so she still wakes up but, goes

right back to sleep as soon as I put her in our room. I kicked her out of our

bed so she now has her own little bed on our floor.

We also tried Benadryl at first but, didn't see any difference. Melatonin is

natural as it's produced by the brain so I don't feel bad about giving it to

them. While giving them Benadryl, I felt like I was drugging them. You can

find Melatonin with the over-the-counter vitamins. I actually get mine at Wal-

Mart.

We struggled with this for months before seeking help. I was literally a

walking zombie.

The girls will be three on October 3rd. I can't believe they are going to be

three already. We still call them our babies!

Good luck and I hope this will help you all get a good night's sleep!

Kim

> Kim,

> Do the drs say why the girls don't sleep? Where can I get melatonin?

> How long did your girls not sleep before you tried using anything. The

> pediatrician suggested benadryl it didn't work.

> When will the girls be three?

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> Re: Not sleeping

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> > you might want to try Melatonin. I use this with my girls. The bottle

> reads

> > to give 20 minutes before bedtime. I just mix it with their evening meds

> and

> > they are ready to go to bed within 10-20 minutes. It comes in 1mg and 3 mg

> > tablets and can be bought OTC. I started with 1/2 a 3mg tablet for a

> couple

> > of days and then went to a whole tablet. It works well for us. My girls

> are

> > also 2 1/2.

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> > Kim - Mom to and Lindsey

> >

> > > Hello Friends

> > > I am having a problem with Shelby who is two and a half not

> > > sleeping.

> > > She is not napping and does not sleep ,this morning it was quarter to

> > > five when she went to sleep and she was back up at eight.

> > > When this happens it seems to be a pattern that stays for a couple

> > > weeks. I called the pediatrician and she told me to talk to the

> > > neuro. Can this be a neuro problem causing her to not sleep?

> > > None of my other children have ever done this. I am afraid of her

> > > causing a crash by exhausting herself doing this. Any advice would

> > > be great.

> > >

> > > Thank you,

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> > > Please contact mito-owner with any problems or

> questions.

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