Thanks - Help! Night time crying

December 21, 2004

Thanks so much for your suggestions. Where does a

person get melatonin? Pharmacies, health food stores?

We saw the pediatrician yesterday and he couldn't

find anything medically wrong with . He

suggested one to two teaspoons of Benadryl before bed.

We gave her one and she made it till 4:20 am before

waking up crying. I gave her another teaspoon but it

took till 6:30 before she fell back asleep.

Someone suggested nightmares. Can a child have a

nightmare for five days straight? I almost think it

must be something like that, or remembering something

sad or scary. Her routine hasn't really changed this

past week. It will change greatly starting tomorrow

though when we drive up to Canada to spend Christmas

with my family. It's a 22 hour drive so we do it in

three days--meaning, two hotel stays. I'm thinking

I'm going to have to try uping the Benadryl or finding

some Melatonin, since not only will have trouble

sleeping in the hotel, so will her younger brothers

and us, as well as the people in neighboring rooms!

Thanks again for your help,

Sheryle

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