Re: 's latest night time antics

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I just laugh sometimes and cry others. Our son will go through the house and

turn every water faucet on and put a cup over it so the counters flood. We were

locking the bathroom door because he kept taking the faucet off the bathtub. He

started using hangers to break into the bathroom. Its always something he gets

obsessed with. He loves water.

He used to line up his shoes and pull the laces straight out to the side on

every one. When he gets tired at night he spins on the floor as fast as he can.

Spinning and running in place is one of his favorite wind down habits. You lose

or break one habit just to be replaced by an old or new one. I get tired just

thinking about it.

Sundi

's latest night time antics

Hi everyone

I know I should be clearing lots of mails and responding to some but

has been continuing in her night time antics!

Now she is off school her sleep pattern is screwed (not helped by her CI

operation) - Flo is very unamused due to lack of sleep. Tonight (it is

actually morning here now) she is still awake. Her bedroom now resembles a

punishment cell the amount of stuff we remove when she goes to bed. But she

still finds mischief, having disconnected her side light she has realised

that she can put the fish tank light on (yes this is still taped up pending

removal) and after hearing much laughter I entered her room to find rows of

hangers carefully hung on the venetian blind in her room. The clothes had

been removed from the hangers earlier this week on another evening's

entertainment. What else is going to have be removed?

Simon

[Guest guest]

I just laugh sometimes and cry others. Our son will go through the house and

turn every water faucet on and put a cup over it so the counters flood. We were

locking the bathroom door because he kept taking the faucet off the bathtub. He

started using hangers to break into the bathroom. Its always something he gets

obsessed with. He loves water.

He used to line up his shoes and pull the laces straight out to the side on

every one. When he gets tired at night he spins on the floor as fast as he can.

Spinning and running in place is one of his favorite wind down habits. You lose

or break one habit just to be replaced by an old or new one. I get tired just

thinking about it.

Sundi

's latest night time antics

Hi everyone

I know I should be clearing lots of mails and responding to some but

has been continuing in her night time antics!

Now she is off school her sleep pattern is screwed (not helped by her CI

operation) - Flo is very unamused due to lack of sleep. Tonight (it is

actually morning here now) she is still awake. Her bedroom now resembles a

punishment cell the amount of stuff we remove when she goes to bed. But she

still finds mischief, having disconnected her side light she has realised

that she can put the fish tank light on (yes this is still taped up pending

removal) and after hearing much laughter I entered her room to find rows of

hangers carefully hung on the venetian blind in her room. The clothes had

been removed from the hangers earlier this week on another evening's

entertainment. What else is going to have be removed?

Simon

[Guest guest]

I just laugh sometimes and cry others. Our son will go through the house and

turn every water faucet on and put a cup over it so the counters flood. We were

locking the bathroom door because he kept taking the faucet off the bathtub. He

started using hangers to break into the bathroom. Its always something he gets

obsessed with. He loves water.

He used to line up his shoes and pull the laces straight out to the side on

every one. When he gets tired at night he spins on the floor as fast as he can.

Spinning and running in place is one of his favorite wind down habits. You lose

or break one habit just to be replaced by an old or new one. I get tired just

thinking about it.

Sundi

's latest night time antics

Hi everyone

I know I should be clearing lots of mails and responding to some but

has been continuing in her night time antics!

Now she is off school her sleep pattern is screwed (not helped by her CI

operation) - Flo is very unamused due to lack of sleep. Tonight (it is

actually morning here now) she is still awake. Her bedroom now resembles a

punishment cell the amount of stuff we remove when she goes to bed. But she

still finds mischief, having disconnected her side light she has realised

that she can put the fish tank light on (yes this is still taped up pending

removal) and after hearing much laughter I entered her room to find rows of

hangers carefully hung on the venetian blind in her room. The clothes had

been removed from the hangers earlier this week on another evening's

entertainment. What else is going to have be removed?

Simon

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We call that decorating style " prison chic " - termed by my close friend with

triplets (who are now three). The room is filled with a mattress on the floor

and books - 's lost her book privilege because she was making spit balls

out of the covers and putting them up her nose!!!!!

Good luck - Sleep deprivation is horrible!!!

Lori Myers

Spouse - Trent, Children - (8), (5, CHARGE Syndrome, Congenital

Heart Defects/TOF Pulmonary Atresia/repaired, ECMO 12 days, Bi-lateral Choanal

Atresia, Decanullated Trach, G-button, partial hearing loss, walking as of

12/22/04!, and Emma (3)

Dallas, Texas

's latest night time antics

Hi everyone

I know I should be clearing lots of mails and responding to some but

has been continuing in her night time antics!

Now she is off school her sleep pattern is screwed (not helped by her CI

operation) - Flo is very unamused due to lack of sleep. Tonight (it is

actually morning here now) she is still awake. Her bedroom now resembles a

punishment cell the amount of stuff we remove when she goes to bed. But she

still finds mischief, having disconnected her side light she has realised

that she can put the fish tank light on (yes this is still taped up pending

removal) and after hearing much laughter I entered her room to find rows of

hangers carefully hung on the venetian blind in her room. The clothes had

been removed from the hangers earlier this week on another evening's

entertainment. What else is going to have be removed?

Simon

[Guest guest]

We call that decorating style " prison chic " - termed by my close friend with

triplets (who are now three). The room is filled with a mattress on the floor

and books - 's lost her book privilege because she was making spit balls

out of the covers and putting them up her nose!!!!!

Good luck - Sleep deprivation is horrible!!!

Lori Myers

Spouse - Trent, Children - (8), (5, CHARGE Syndrome, Congenital

Heart Defects/TOF Pulmonary Atresia/repaired, ECMO 12 days, Bi-lateral Choanal

Atresia, Decanullated Trach, G-button, partial hearing loss, walking as of

12/22/04!, and Emma (3)

Dallas, Texas

's latest night time antics

Hi everyone

I know I should be clearing lots of mails and responding to some but

has been continuing in her night time antics!

Now she is off school her sleep pattern is screwed (not helped by her CI

operation) - Flo is very unamused due to lack of sleep. Tonight (it is

actually morning here now) she is still awake. Her bedroom now resembles a

punishment cell the amount of stuff we remove when she goes to bed. But she

still finds mischief, having disconnected her side light she has realised

that she can put the fish tank light on (yes this is still taped up pending

removal) and after hearing much laughter I entered her room to find rows of

hangers carefully hung on the venetian blind in her room. The clothes had

been removed from the hangers earlier this week on another evening's

entertainment. What else is going to have be removed?

Simon

[Guest guest]

We call that decorating style " prison chic " - termed by my close friend with

triplets (who are now three). The room is filled with a mattress on the floor

and books - 's lost her book privilege because she was making spit balls

out of the covers and putting them up her nose!!!!!

Good luck - Sleep deprivation is horrible!!!

Lori Myers

Spouse - Trent, Children - (8), (5, CHARGE Syndrome, Congenital

Heart Defects/TOF Pulmonary Atresia/repaired, ECMO 12 days, Bi-lateral Choanal

Atresia, Decanullated Trach, G-button, partial hearing loss, walking as of

12/22/04!, and Emma (3)

Dallas, Texas

's latest night time antics

Hi everyone

I know I should be clearing lots of mails and responding to some but

has been continuing in her night time antics!

Now she is off school her sleep pattern is screwed (not helped by her CI

operation) - Flo is very unamused due to lack of sleep. Tonight (it is

actually morning here now) she is still awake. Her bedroom now resembles a

punishment cell the amount of stuff we remove when she goes to bed. But she

still finds mischief, having disconnected her side light she has realised

that she can put the fish tank light on (yes this is still taped up pending

removal) and after hearing much laughter I entered her room to find rows of

hangers carefully hung on the venetian blind in her room. The clothes had

been removed from the hangers earlier this week on another evening's

entertainment. What else is going to have be removed?

Simon

[Guest guest]

tears photos at times - especially the ones she loves. I haven't

figured this out...

Sleep deprivation is the absolute pits, I've decided. Did I tell the group that

one day this week the blessed Miss K. was up by 2:35? No joy in that at

all. I truly don't know how we're functioning --- or perhaps we're not.

Martha

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tears photos at times - especially the ones she loves. I haven't

figured this out...

Sleep deprivation is the absolute pits, I've decided. Did I tell the group that

one day this week the blessed Miss K. was up by 2:35? No joy in that at

all. I truly don't know how we're functioning --- or perhaps we're not.

Martha

[Guest guest]

tears photos at times - especially the ones she loves. I haven't

figured this out...

Sleep deprivation is the absolute pits, I've decided. Did I tell the group that

one day this week the blessed Miss K. was up by 2:35? No joy in that at

all. I truly don't know how we're functioning --- or perhaps we're not.

Martha

[Guest guest]

Simon,

Since 's sleep problems have resurfaced I hesitate to say

something happened in the past --- my OCD surfaces as I knock on

wood.

That aside, I remember several times when we had to remove all toys,

etc. from 's room. We never did it prior to bed but only after " they "

caused problems. I think that caught on quickly (though remember

that this happened several times and doubtless will again). We didn't

have hanging hangers (what a phrase), rather disassembled them.

At 21, I just wish we knew how to make her sleep through the night. Andy

and I are zonked.

Good luck.

Martha

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Simon,

Since 's sleep problems have resurfaced I hesitate to say

something happened in the past --- my OCD surfaces as I knock on

wood.

That aside, I remember several times when we had to remove all toys,

etc. from 's room. We never did it prior to bed but only after " they "

caused problems. I think that caught on quickly (though remember

that this happened several times and doubtless will again). We didn't

have hanging hangers (what a phrase), rather disassembled them.

At 21, I just wish we knew how to make her sleep through the night. Andy

and I are zonked.

Good luck.

Martha

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Simon,

I am sorry but I am sitting here with the biggest smile. I can just picture

the hangers. That must have taken tons of thinking and then tons of hard

work. What a little smarty pants.

Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

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Simon,

I am sorry but I am sitting here with the biggest smile. I can just picture

the hangers. That must have taken tons of thinking and then tons of hard

work. What a little smarty pants.

Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

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Martha, I hear ya! Our Miss , who's only 4, has been up since 2:00

a.m.--and that's with only a 10-minute nap yesterday and a dose of trazedone

before bedtime! So, it's 5:30 a.m. now, I've already been up for 3 1/2 hours,

and I have a full day of work ahead--not to mention the most sleep in one night

that I've had for the past several weeks is 6 hours, and it's my busy time at

work so I'm working 50 to 60 hours a week. I'm beginning to wonder how I'm

still functioning...

Friends in sleeplessness,

, mom to (4)

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Martha, I hear ya! Our Miss , who's only 4, has been up since 2:00

a.m.--and that's with only a 10-minute nap yesterday and a dose of trazedone

before bedtime! So, it's 5:30 a.m. now, I've already been up for 3 1/2 hours,

and I have a full day of work ahead--not to mention the most sleep in one night

that I've had for the past several weeks is 6 hours, and it's my busy time at

work so I'm working 50 to 60 hours a week. I'm beginning to wonder how I'm

still functioning...

Friends in sleeplessness,

, mom to (4)

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Martha, I hear ya! Our Miss , who's only 4, has been up since 2:00

a.m.--and that's with only a 10-minute nap yesterday and a dose of trazedone

before bedtime! So, it's 5:30 a.m. now, I've already been up for 3 1/2 hours,

and I have a full day of work ahead--not to mention the most sleep in one night

that I've had for the past several weeks is 6 hours, and it's my busy time at

work so I'm working 50 to 60 hours a week. I'm beginning to wonder how I'm

still functioning...

Friends in sleeplessness,

, mom to (4)

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leslie auto pilot LOL

>

> Martha, I hear ya! Our Miss , who's only 4, has been up since 2:00

> a.m.--and that's with only a 10-minute nap yesterday and a dose of

> trazedone before bedtime! So, it's 5:30 a.m. now, I've already been up

> for 3 1/2 hours, and I have a full day of work ahead--not to mention the

> most sleep in one night that I've had for the past several weeks is 6 hours,

> and it's my busy time at work so I'm working 50 to 60 hours a week. I'm

> beginning to wonder how I'm still functioning...

>

> Friends in sleeplessness,

>

> , mom to (4)

>

>

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leslie auto pilot LOL

>

> Martha, I hear ya! Our Miss , who's only 4, has been up since 2:00

> a.m.--and that's with only a 10-minute nap yesterday and a dose of

> trazedone before bedtime! So, it's 5:30 a.m. now, I've already been up

> for 3 1/2 hours, and I have a full day of work ahead--not to mention the

> most sleep in one night that I've had for the past several weeks is 6 hours,

> and it's my busy time at work so I'm working 50 to 60 hours a week. I'm

> beginning to wonder how I'm still functioning...

>

> Friends in sleeplessness,

>

> , mom to (4)

>

>

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>

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Hi, have you tried Melatonin (the vitamin) my daugter bianca ( 9 year old

charger) has been taking 6 mg about 2 hours before bed for quite some time now

and it seems to help some, every once in a while she wakes up in the middle of

the night. when i first started her on Melatonin (which was suggested by the

nerologist) i started her on 3 mg at bedtime (she is also on 54mg conserta per

day (which is a stimulent), so now i have had to bump her up to 6 mg Melatonin

per night, her nerologist says up to 9 mg Melatonin is ok for her age. i does

seem to make her sleepy ,she even asks me for it, so i guess she feels it helps

her too ! NOTE: my daugters nerologist says Melatonin is naturaly made in the

body, but some people dont make enough and this is why they have trouble

sleeping. good luck sandy( mom of 9 year old charger bianca)

lewcap@... wrote: Simon,

Since 's sleep problems have resurfaced I hesitate to say

something happened in the past --- my OCD surfaces as I knock on

wood.

That aside, I remember several times when we had to remove all toys,

etc. from 's room. We never did it prior to bed but only after " they "

caused problems. I think that caught on quickly (though remember

that this happened several times and doubtless will again). We didn't

have hanging hangers (what a phrase), rather disassembled them.

At 21, I just wish we knew how to make her sleep through the night. Andy

and I are zonked.

Good luck.

Martha

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As I read these posts, I am laughing, but only because I can so see my little

doing these exact things one of these days. She is a handful and you have

all just given me a glimpse into our future. At the moment, we have been able to

keep her in her crib, but that was only after moving everything out of reach so

that she couldn't use something to help her get out. The only thing close to her

bed is her feeding pump and she will get up and turn it off, then turn it back

on and wait. She has learned that when she does this, the lights will flash and

eventually the alarm goes off and someone comes in to fix it. We have had many

nights of turning it off, moving it away from her bed and waiting for her to

fall asleep to turn it back on. Only to be up in the middle of the night when

she wakes for her " party " in her bed and does it all again. Thanks for

letting me know it will get worse. lol

Mom to 3 yrs. CHARGE

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