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Oct 19, 2020
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5150man
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That is brutal
Our worst child only went until he was 3.
If you’re at the end of your rope you may try talking to your doctor again about prescription sleep meds to help save your sanity. 😀
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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
6? Time to medicate or use sleep inducing foods
byuguns55
10/19/20 5:15am
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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