Getting these children to sleep!

[FallingApart]

Just an FYI. DH and I went the magnesium route. I did quite a bit of reading on it yesterday and that is the route we chose to start with. We did one Epsom salt bath and did the CALM at night. Whole Foods was out of the Kids CALM. Because DD took a nap yesterday I was pretty anxious about her sleep. So we decided to give her a very small dose of the adult CALM. We did 1/4 tsp mixed with sugar and water. DH said she was so tired at bedtime that it was like we had given her Benadryl/ She went right to sleep with no snuggling. Who knows if it was the magnesium or if we were just having a good day. But...we will be using the magnesium in our house.

 

A few questions though. Do you also use melatonin in conjunction with this? What form do you give it in so that they will tolerate it? Also, for Epsom salt users, how much do you put in the bath? The Epsom Salt Society said to use 2 cups per bath tub. If I do that, I will be going through a box a week. Can you buy this in bulk somewhere? Also, do you feed your children any foods to combat diarreah?

 

THen, my last, but possibly most important questio in whether this is helpful when your child is in a PANDAS exacerbation? Right now, we are in a calm and are still having sleep problems. If we regress, can this be something that will possibly help us? I'm so hopeful you will tell me that it will.

 

I am very thankful for this piece of advice! Thank you!!

[Suzan]

Just an FYI. DH and I went the magnesium route. I did quite a bit of reading on it yesterday and that is the route we chose to start with. We did one Epsom salt bath and did the CALM at night. Whole Foods was out of the Kids CALM. Because DD took a nap yesterday I was pretty anxious about her sleep. So we decided to give her a very small dose of the adult CALM. We did 1/4 tsp mixed with sugar and water. DH said she was so tired at bedtime that it was like we had given her Benadryl/ She went right to sleep with no snuggling. Who knows if it was the magnesium or if we were just having a good day. But...we will be using the magnesium in our house.

 

A few questions though. Do you also use melatonin in conjunction with this? What form do you give it in so that they will tolerate it? Also, for Epsom salt users, how much do you put in the bath? The Epsom Salt Society said to use 2 cups per bath tub. If I do that, I will be going through a box a week. Can you buy this in bulk somewhere? Also, do you feed your children any foods to combat diarreah?

 

THen, my last, but possibly most important questio in whether this is helpful when your child is in a PANDAS exacerbation? Right now, we are in a calm and are still having sleep problems. If we regress, can this be something that will possibly help us? I'm so hopeful you will tell me that it will.

 

I am very thankful for this piece of advice! Thank you!!

 

Regarding the diarreah, we have not had any trouble with it. If it develops, I'd cut back on the magnesium until it stops. We do use Melatonin and the salts but I had one dd who would not go to sleep to save my life without the melatonin. We use Source Naturals Sublingual pepermint flavor. It's yummy. Another mom here said they use Orange and that it's good too. It's true about going through the salts quickly. I buy them from our drug store and it comes in a pretty big bag.

 

I'm so glad it seems to be working for you guys! I hope it continues!

 

Susan

[ShaesMom]

THen, my last, but possibly most important questio in whether this is helpful when your child is in a PANDAS exacerbation? Right now, we are in a calm and are still having sleep problems. If we regress, can this be something that will possibly help us? I'm so hopeful you will tell me that it will.

 

I am very thankful for this piece of advice! Thank you!!

 

 

Is she complaining at all of joint pain anywhere? This can cause restless sleep. If so, try some Aspercreme before bed on the sore spots. This really helped my dd sleep better.