Routine Changes
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What is the current schedule and what time of day would you need a new schedule to start? Why would you give them melatonin?
@Courtney we have our son go to bed at 12:30 and wake up around 11
@Ava I’m just wondering how early we should start getting him to bed early enough for school to start, but I was wondering if melatonin actually relaxes him enough to sleep better or whatnot, We have our son go to bed around 12:30 and wake up at 10-11am
I would not give your toddler melatonin. While maybe okay for occasional use, it is not recommended for long term because it can cause a dysfunction in our natural melatonin production. 12:30am is kinda nuts. My almost 3 year old goes to sleep at 8pm, up at 7am for daycare. So I would start working back bedtime as soon as possible and just get them on a new routine.
@Courtney my family is nuts 😂 we got so used to hubby working nights that it kinda stuck with us, cause my kids got used to that schedule
Yeah I understand but girl. Work back that bedtime now because it's not realistic for normal, school oriented life. Haha. If I had to stay up with my toddler until 12:30am every day I would lose it. 😂
I would not give your child melatonin and if you feel they need help sleeping, speak with ayour pediatrician. Your whole family is going to need to adjust schedules as well. For example, we put our son to bed at 7:30/8pm and get is up around 7am tog get to daycare. We go to bed around 10pm. I would move bedtime 15min earlier each night to adjust over the next month. Good luck!
What is your schedule now?