Our daughter didn’t sleep well until we found she had a breathing obstruction

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Oct 19, 2020
8:31:49am

Kaladin 3rd String

and had her tonsils out. Not saying this is the same for you, but worth looking into.

Hang in there! We feel for you!

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Kaladin

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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

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