worse sleep - supplements? Please help us get some rest!

[Guest guest]

My 2.5 year old daughter has never been a great sleeper, but until a

month ago she usually woke only once or twice a night. This wasn't

great, but now she is waking 5-6 times at least per night. We are all

very tired. The change occurred around the time we started using

Brainchild supplements (which have helped her a lot - we have been

very pleased) and around the time I started taking nature thyroid

medication (she still nurses 2-4 mornings/week before I take my daily

medication). We have started giving her melatonin, and she goes to

sleep much more easily, but still wakes frequently. We will try

raising her dose a bit - she took 1 mg last night - but I'm wondering

if something in the brainchild might be interfering with sleep or if

it's my meds, perhaps? I have only noticed positive changes during the

day time recently, except that some days she is rather tired until nap

time! (My husband and I are bitterly jealous of her nap time these

days!). My only other thought is that we increased her lipoceutical

glutathione dose to 1/2 tsp 2x/day about 2 weeks ago, but the sleep

was already going downhill before that.

Does anyone give their child the entire daily dose of brainchild in

the morning? I've been giving it after breakfast and dinner... I

already cannot divide it into the 3 recommended doses due to my

daughter's school and ABA schedule.

Thanks very much from an exhausted mom,

[Guest guest]

Hey , my son always had sleep problems too until we found out it

was related to yeast in his gut. Every time we used an antifungal

(like Nystatin, Difflucan or Sporenox), our son started sleeping

through the night. Once we stopped using the antifungal, the sleep

problems return (as did the yeast). Before antifungal therapy, our

son never slept through the night, so I know your pain!

Another thing you may want to look into is using 5-HTP instead of

Melatonin. 5-HTP is a precursor to Melatonin and kicks in several

hours after taken at bedtime to create Melatonin. If your child

doesn't have trouble falling to sleep but wakes up in the middle of

the night, 5-HTP may work to keep your child asleep.

Hope you get some rest!