Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Does she *jump*? If so, she has sleep myoclonus (a neurological problem that not much is known about). If you do not know if she is *jumping*, then lay down with her at night and wait and see. If it is a myoclonic jerk (what they call it), then you want to give an H1 antihistamine before bedtime. (claritin is a good one) I thought my son (age 2, almost 3) was having nightmares as he was waking up and screaming out. When I put him next to me to sleep, I realized he was *jumping* (sleep myoclonus). By accident, we found out that the medicine he is taking for his mastocytosis had a strange side effect. It stopped the myoclunus. So, I started giving it to my 6 year-old also at night (we have prescriptions for claritin for allergies) and his sleep myoclonus stopped. It is a common thing in my family. Thus far, 2 daughters, 2 sons and myself and some extended family members have it. It is common in families with neurological issues. If it is not a myoclonic jerk waking her up, then maybe you could give more details. Hope this helps some. > > Would be interested in hearing from parents whose children do not sleep well at night. Our granddaughter continues to wake up during the night and has trouble going back to sleep. We have tried melatonin and that has not helped at all. Would be interested in hearing from those who have had sleep studies done. How is a sleep study done on a four year old? She does not snore nor does she have any breathing problems, just wakes up and can't get herself back to sleep. Wants to talk all night. Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Every child is different. Our granddaughter did not have a problem at all with it. I guess she is just used to going to the doctor a lot and having them do things to her. She had open heart surgery when she was younger and after that, I guess she has just gotten used to all the checkups, etc. You know your child. If he has major problems with stickers and things against his skin, well he might then have a problem. To: MosaicDS From: varvaras@... Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 03:24:24 +0000 Subject: Sleep Study My pediatrician just made me cancel s Sleep study. He said I should not waste time Doing a conventional sleep study since Has alot of sensory issues. Sleep study requires Alot of wires and pads stuck on the skin. Did anyone have similar problems? Is there Another wireless type of sleep study? Eleni - steven Mds 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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