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First night with melatonin
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<blockquote data-quote="MuM_of_OCD_kiddo" data-source="post: 448819" data-attributes="member: 12241"><p>I find that melatonin works best if you take it as you [or he] go[es] to bed. If there is too much activity and mental stimulation between the time you take it and the time you finally settle into bed and are ready to rest - it seems not to work too well, and sometimes not at all.</p><p></p><p>If he is young enough for bed time stories, or evening chats - I would do the following - do everything to get him ready for bed: bath/shower, potty, brush teeth, whatever the routine is and tuck him in. Then sit down with him and either read to him quietly [no distractions], play white noise music, or simply sit and talk quietly + positively about how the day went. As you can tell he is dozing off, stop talking and wait another 2-3 minutes and he will be out like a light. </p><p></p><p>If you take some for yourself, a bit of meditating or relaxation exercises to quiet the mind does wonders. If I take some and the setting is right - I am out within 2 minutes or less...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MuM_of_OCD_kiddo, post: 448819, member: 12241"] I find that melatonin works best if you take it as you [or he] go[es] to bed. If there is too much activity and mental stimulation between the time you take it and the time you finally settle into bed and are ready to rest - it seems not to work too well, and sometimes not at all. If he is young enough for bed time stories, or evening chats - I would do the following - do everything to get him ready for bed: bath/shower, potty, brush teeth, whatever the routine is and tuck him in. Then sit down with him and either read to him quietly [no distractions], play white noise music, or simply sit and talk quietly + positively about how the day went. As you can tell he is dozing off, stop talking and wait another 2-3 minutes and he will be out like a light. If you take some for yourself, a bit of meditating or relaxation exercises to quiet the mind does wonders. If I take some and the setting is right - I am out within 2 minutes or less... [/QUOTE]
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