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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 547761" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I second the sleep-study suggestion. </p><p>While you still might come up empty, the kinds of things that a sleep study would reveal are huge, and need to be treated before other considerations come into play.</p><p></p><p>Beyond that...</p><p>1) room temp & body temp. You have to find the right combo for each person. In our house, we sleep best with cool air and extra blankets... my parents can't sleep under heavy blankets, so sleep better in a warm house. When the kids were little, we had them sleep in "baby sleeping bags" - kind of a bunting bag that left their heads and arms free, but that wasn't easy to wiggle out of... so that as they tossed around in their sleep, the blankets stayed on. Sometimes (like me) feet tend to get cold more than the rest of the body, in which case bed socks help.</p><p></p><p>2) falling out of bed. This was huge for both of my kids for a while. One had to switch to a double bed... the other to a single. The one that had been in the single needed room for rolling around without falling out, while the one that had the double "couldn't tell where the edges were" and slept better if she had one foot touching one side, and a hand touching the other.</p><p></p><p>3) activities before bed. Technology is a big no-no. Ramps up the brain in ways that last for hours. Can make it hard to get to sleep, OR to stay asleep. Start shut-down at least an hour before bed. Watch out for too-interesting books too (like mystery stories). Find a relaxing shut-down sequence, it does take some experimenting.</p><p></p><p>4) food. Eating the wrong stuff before bed hurts sleep. But sometimes, so does an empty stomach. If supper is at least 3 hours before bed, plan a healthy soporific snack - like a glass of milk, perhaps warmed slightly with a dab of honey and a smidgen of ginger if you like it that way. If she can have nuts, leave a small bowl of peanuts and a waterbottle at the bedside. If it's 3 a.m., it won't kill her teeth to eat peanuts and drink water and then go back to sleep even without brushing teeth. It's not that long until breakfast!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 547761, member: 11791"] I second the sleep-study suggestion. While you still might come up empty, the kinds of things that a sleep study would reveal are huge, and need to be treated before other considerations come into play. Beyond that... 1) room temp & body temp. You have to find the right combo for each person. In our house, we sleep best with cool air and extra blankets... my parents can't sleep under heavy blankets, so sleep better in a warm house. When the kids were little, we had them sleep in "baby sleeping bags" - kind of a bunting bag that left their heads and arms free, but that wasn't easy to wiggle out of... so that as they tossed around in their sleep, the blankets stayed on. Sometimes (like me) feet tend to get cold more than the rest of the body, in which case bed socks help. 2) falling out of bed. This was huge for both of my kids for a while. One had to switch to a double bed... the other to a single. The one that had been in the single needed room for rolling around without falling out, while the one that had the double "couldn't tell where the edges were" and slept better if she had one foot touching one side, and a hand touching the other. 3) activities before bed. Technology is a big no-no. Ramps up the brain in ways that last for hours. Can make it hard to get to sleep, OR to stay asleep. Start shut-down at least an hour before bed. Watch out for too-interesting books too (like mystery stories). Find a relaxing shut-down sequence, it does take some experimenting. 4) food. Eating the wrong stuff before bed hurts sleep. But sometimes, so does an empty stomach. If supper is at least 3 hours before bed, plan a healthy soporific snack - like a glass of milk, perhaps warmed slightly with a dab of honey and a smidgen of ginger if you like it that way. If she can have nuts, leave a small bowl of peanuts and a waterbottle at the bedside. If it's 3 a.m., it won't kill her teeth to eat peanuts and drink water and then go back to sleep even without brushing teeth. It's not that long until breakfast! [/QUOTE]
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