Insomnia cures? for LO

bliss611

DS has always been an awful sleeper but it has become really bad lately. A part of it I'm sure is his stress level - he just started nursery school. He already has a quiet bedtime routine. I don't think it's fear (besides the school related stuff). Just can't relax and fall asleep. And when he does, he's up within two hours and it takes in a long while to go back down again - awake long enough to come to our bed.

Last night, he fell asleep at midnight, was up at 2:30am, fell back asleep at 3p, woke up at 6am and asleep at 6:30 until 7:45 when I just got him up because he has to get ready for nursery school. So, none of us got much sleep at all.

I am just looking for ideas to help him get the rest he needs.

jlpev

Have you let him cio? I had to do that to DS at some point. Each night he cried less and eventually didn't wake up in the middle of the night.

jjwalker1207

Has he been this way his whole life? My son has been, finally when he was 2 the dr. Listened to us and referred us to a sleep specialist. It turns out he really is an insomniac and he has an iron deficiency. He takes sleep medication to sleep and he still can't sleep more than 2 hours. We just taught him when he wakes up he crawls in our bed and not wake anyone up. He's learned to just lay in bed with us when he can't sleep, I hate to form that habit but its the only way any of us sleep. Good luck!

LSU628

DD had a really hard time falling asleep around age 3. The pedi OK'd melatonin just to get her back into a sleep routine. Once she got back into a normal routine we were able to stop.

Lisadi

Maybe scents before bed?
 https://www.eatcleanplayhard.com/2013/07/26/relaxing-lavender-rice-sensory-bin/

orangecurls

My friends give their kids melatonin right before bed, just .5-1 mg. I'm thinking about trying it when we go on vacation, when my oldest wakes up multiple times per night.

bliss611

Thanks everyone.