Wow! SO glad it worked for you! and got rid of the pacy, too!
(yes, it works within 30 minute....eyes are rolling and she is asking for bed. I use it, too, and it works delightfully
I don't think it's a coincidence. Chewing and sucking can definately be stimming. If she is relaxed she may not crave the stimming behavior. Wow I'm glad you tried it. can't go to sleep without it at my house. My dd takes it every night. These days it only takes 15-20 minutes. It's lovely!Yep, melatonin works within 30 minutes. I know because I take it myself.
If your dd was using a pacifier to calm herself to get to sleep, she may not
need it anymore!
trashmansgal (love your screenname!) just start with a low dose--.5 to
1mg, to see if it works, you can increase gradually up to 3mg, I think to find
the dose that helps them sleep. It is a natural hormone, not a narcotic--so
ODing is not really a huge concern. ask your doc for a prescription, or go to
a natural food stor that has people who really know their stuff--ask which
brand has the purest "pharmeceutical" grade melatonin in the lowest doses.
You can stir it into samll amonts of juice before bedtimethanks mama! i think we r at 1 now, i was just afraid to go up, you set my mind at ease.
So I finally went out and bought Melatonin in the liquid form. After yesterday's subject of getting stressed out over how hyper Abby is at night and the little smack she got. I decided I needed to take better control of her bedtime routine. So we got into our P.J.s /brushed our teeth , got her little dora bed set up, and then I gave her the Melatonin. Ok , now here is where it is probably just a coincidence , but I am not sure if the melatonin takes effect automatically or if it takes a couple of nights. But it seem to take effect about 20 to 30 minutes after she drank it mixed with some water. It did not put her to sleep but it def. made her calm. I mean she could go all night. The weird thing is , Abby is not off the pacifier, so all of the sudden as she was laying she did not use it, it just layed by her side. She did not use it all night and woke up and did not even look for it. She has not used the pacifier or even asked for it since I gave her the melatonin. I know it is coincidence. But I am wondering if her using the pacifer is a stimulation thing for her especially when she is hyper. If not, all of sudden she must have thought , don't want the paci anymore because it was literally at the drop of a hat.
Wow, Lacey. I hope for you that it is not a coincidence. We are all much better at parenting when we are not overstressed.
Fingers crossed for you and yours.