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6yo daughter won't stay asleep. Heaven help me.
Cougarrr
10/19/20 4:30am
What have you tried? Our youngest is 6 and when he does this either my wife or
Coug98
10/19/20 4:38am
We've done that for months. We just want her to sleep through the night and
Cougarrr
10/19/20 5:12am
Now she's back to knocking on our door.
Cougarrr
10/19/20 5:15am
I’m sorry. That’s rough.
KingDave
10/19/20 6:07am
Maybe look into her diet.
Mister P
10/19/20 4:40am
Have you tried sleep hygiene and white noise?
Reasonable1
10/19/20 4:44am
Melatonin, nature’s gift to parents.
monteburns
10/19/20 5:13am
That helps her fall asleep. But 2 hours later she's and trying to get in my be
Cougarrr
10/19/20 5:15am
Have you tried the extended release version?
mokelembembe
10/19/20 7:02am
Yep
Cougarrr
10/19/20 7:35am
Maybe try no melatonin? I struggle staying asleep when I’ve taken it.
stenso
10/19/20 7:38am
They often go thru a sleep problem phase but it will pass. You can make the
WallaX2
10/19/20 5:14am
It also helps to make them uncomfortable. Don't let them in your bed, make them
Harbinger
10/19/20 6:23am
I've done this with my kids. I've told them they can sleep in our room if they get scared, but not in our bed.
mightybrick
10/19/20 6:45am
Kept a crib mattress under for my 3 yo when she did this. Helped her feel
LaserCoug
10/19/20 8:32pm
This is what we did too. They knew to bring blanket w/them and slept
Soupie
10/19/20 8:06am
It really is the best way. Worked for all of our kids. They got comfort and we
chitchatfan
10/19/20 8:14am
Does she wake up because she has to go pee?
kapcreations
10/19/20 5:25am
That is brutal
5150man
10/19/20 5:43am
Feel lucky! Our youngest was 8 before she would sleep through the night. My wife
Tarbo
10/19/20 5:58am
Having the same issues with our 3.5 year old
Kid_A
10/19/20 6:07am
For a second I thought that said 35 year old
Northwest Cougar
10/19/20 7:04am
Melatonin
TrueBlue1
10/19/20 6:09am
Im a hack
TrueBlue1
10/19/20 6:09am
Is your 6yo on screens a lot?
Beggar
10/19/20 6:57am
No advice, just wanted to say hang in there. Sounds super tough but you'll get through it.
durandal
10/19/20 7:02am
You could possibly talk to an ENT doctor to see if there
Oompabluepaw
10/19/20 7:15am
This
ebv
10/19/20 7:33am
Could be worth doing. It seems more an emotional things but that could just be
Cougarrr
10/19/20 7:36am
Stay up late one night and go lie down in her room. Listen to her breathing.
ebv
10/19/20 8:02am
Our daughter didn’t sleep well until we found she had a breathing obstruction
Kaladin
10/19/20 8:31am
Went through this...
Tweege
10/19/20 7:49am
We did that last summer.
Cougarrr
10/19/20 8:01am
trazadone
jwf
10/19/20 7:50am
We put a handle with a lock on our oldest’s door and turned it around so it locked from the outside. Locked him in for
YIsForBrigham
10/19/20 8:41am
Oh just saw she’s 6. We did this when he was 2. Yeah good luck man. That sucks
YIsForBrigham
10/19/20 8:42am
We always kept a sleeping bag next to our bed.
Gigo
10/19/20 8:42am
Other than all that you’ve listed out have you tried a weighted blanket?
Ned Schneebly
10/19/20 12:12pm
Yes, got one last week. Puppy Dog Pals version, she loves it.
Cougarrr
10/19/20 12:42pm
my 8 yr old step son used to wake up crying almost every night and if we didn't
Zilog
10/20/20 9:00am
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