[blparent] Sleepless Nights

Tue Nov 13 10:30:14 UTC 2012

Good day;
Recently, as of about two months ago, I Havrix had experience with melatonin. The chapter president in Anchorage, Bonnie Lucas was actually the one who suggested it to me. I was complaining about not being able to sleep at night, because I had relocated to Anchorage, and my fiancé Valerie, was still in Oregon. I don't know if you have ever been involved in a relationship, and then tried sleeping alone, it's very difficult. Additionally, as a child I suffered from the same things that you described below that Austin suffers from. And I did not go away. Sadly, there were only two things that apparently worked until I found melatonin. First of which, cuddling with someone. Secondly, Ambien. As a completely saying, well as soon as one can be, adult, I understand that it does not likely to have Austin cuddle with someone, and, melatonin apparently is working fine for him. However, I do want to Satele anyone who is hesitant about trying it that melatonin honestly often works better then, cuddling with someone at times, and definitely works better than the prescribed sleeping medication Ambien, at least in my opinion.
I hope this helps a little, and the other thing I like about Melatonin is the fact that you can purchase it over-the-counter.
Hope this helps
Michael

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On Nov 12, 2012, at 8:40 PM, "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us> wrote:

> I don't know how this works for adults, but melatonin has made a huge
> difference in my son's sleep, which has made a huge difference in night
> times in our house in general. Austin is almost six, and since he was
> probably about 2, he has had a very hard time sleeping at night. He has a
> very short window of time between the time he is quietly tired and the time
> he becomes over tired and just cannot settle down. (By the way, Austin is
> fully sighted.) It was strange too because it seemed to go in cycles for
> him. For a couple of months he'd go to sleep fine--then he would having tons
> of trouble out of the blue. It didn't seem to matter what we did... No TV
> before bed--TV before bed to givehim some down time. Going to bed at the
> same time every night... (Very hard to do in my opinion, especially when my
> husband is traveling a lot for work, but that's another story. We certainly
> gave it our best try.) Music at night--no music at night... You get the
> picture. I actually felt really bad for him because, most of the time, he
> was really trying to go to sleep. He would just lay there in his bed, and
> get up every half hour or so to complain that he wasn't sleeping. It just
> seemed as if his mind couldn't shut off, and his body was so keyed up that
> he just couldn't relax and settle down to sleep. A couple of my sister's
> kids have the same problem, and she told me about melatonin and what a
> difference it has made for them... So I asked Austin's doctor and she said
> it would be fine to give it a try. And, wow, it really works! They do
> recommend taking it at the same time every night. We are usually good about
> this during the week, but on the weekends bedtime is a little more relaxed
> around here. It doesn't seem to matter though. We give him the melatonin
> when he's getting ready for bed, and he is asleep very soon after hitting
> the pillow. It is so much more calm in our house at night now, and Austin
> knows the melatonin really helps him, so he actually asks us for it. He
> takes a very small dose. It's just enough to send his body the message that
> it is all right to settle down and go to sleep... And his body listens.
> Again, I don't know if this would work for you--I've never tried it myself.
> But, I know it has worked wonders with Austin, and my nephews, so I think it
> definitely would be worth a try.
> Melissa
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pickrell,
> Rebecca M (TASC)
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> 
> Yes to sleep and melatonin.
> You can get it anywhere. Pop a capsule and you'll be fine.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeri Milton
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 4:47 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] Sleepless Nights
> 
> Hi out there to everyone. It's the middle of the night, or wee hours of the
> morning depending on whatever way you look at it. These last couple of weeks
> I've been having a heck of a time sleeping. I read somewhere a long time ago
> that people who are blind tend to have a harder time sleeping than those who
> are sighted. It has to do with Melatonin. Does anyone know about this study?
> 
> Anyway, when I have these dreaded sleepless nights I tend to lie there and
> think or worry about everything and it really drives me crazy. So tonight I
> was thinking so much about my children. Instead of tossing and turning,
> sleep for half an hour then waking up to twiddle my thumbs and think some
> more, I thought I would post my thoughts on here sense it is about being a
> parent.
> 
> I was thinking about how fast the time really does go by. It seems like just
> yesterday I was pregnant with Dylan and enjoying every single bite of my
> huge Breakfast Jack sandwich from Jack in the Box. *smile*. Then, boom he
> was born and I was having sleepless nights with a new born baby that I had
> no clue what to do with. Funny how we're so scared at first and then the
> baby just becomes part of us, like he's always been there all of your life.
> Next thing I knew I was planning his first birthday party. I remember that I
> hand made them with pieces of construction paper folded in half to make a
> card. I used every primary color in the crayon box for each letter of the
> words. I wrote it as if he was writing it. It was very cute, I have to
> admit! Now, well tomorrow, because he is turning seven and is old enough to
> help fill out his invites, we're going to grandma's house to fill them out
> for his pizza party at the end of the month. So, just yesterday I was losing
> sleep and crying because I didn't know what to do with this new born, and
> now seven years later, I'm crying because he's growing up too dang fast!
> Also, I'm still trying to lose all the calories from that first dang
> Breakfast Jack! Not to mention the weight gain when I was pregnant with
> Kate. I know he hasn't been a baby for a while, but seven just sounds so,
> well, not babyish. He'll always be my baby though. I tell him even when he's
> forty he'll still be my baby. Then, somebody asked me the other day about
> Katlyn starting preschool and I almost immediately burst into tears over the
> thought of it. My gosh what am I going to do when they're both in school?
> Gone all day to the hands of other people. When Dylan started preschool I
> balled like a baby, and he was only going two days a week. Then, when kinder
> garden came I cried all week. I felt that I was sending him into the wolf
> pack. I worry about Kate because she does have eye problems and one of her
> eye's wonders pretty severely. I hope she doesn't get teased. I wish I could
> be with them every second of every day forever to keep them safe. While it's
> fun to watch them grow, there's a part of me that feels sad. Is this normal?
> I'll probably sing happy birthday to him and cry at the same time!
> 
> 
> 
> Jeri
> 
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