My son has had sleep disturbances since he was 4. He wakes numerous times though out the night. He talks in his sleep and most times when he comes up to my room to wake me is not conscious of it the next day. He is now 8 years old. The night terrors have stopped, those happened mostly between age 5-6 when he would yell out "NO" or "MOM" numerous times a night. I moved his room downstairs so I wouldn't be awoken by his sleep chatter but although the yelling stopped and I can't hear him talking he still wakes though out the night and comes up stairs. It starts around 1am... then again around 2 and then 3am! Each time coming up to my room, waking me up. I follow him back to his room where he passes right out.
He is diagnosed ADHD and his Dr. says he just has a very active brain... but I can't get solid sleep! any suggestions to help? I've tried night lights, music, sleepy time tea. I'm sure this is effecting me more than him since he falls right back to sleep. Most nights I cannot. Also by the third time I'm so tired that I'm angry. I'm very patient the first two times but by 3am I'm grumpy and upset. I don't yell at him or anything but I find myself saying "Just go to sleep!" "Mommy needs sleep, stop waking me up!" In a pleading tired and grumpy mom voice. I feel bad but since I'm sleep deprived I can't really control the irritation. I don't think he hears me anyway but this is an awful way to spend my nights as my lovely husband snores through it.
~Mara the sleepy mom
He is diagnosed ADHD and his Dr. says he just has a very active brain... but I can't get solid sleep! any suggestions to help? I've tried night lights, music, sleepy time tea. I'm sure this is effecting me more than him since he falls right back to sleep. Most nights I cannot. Also by the third time I'm so tired that I'm angry. I'm very patient the first two times but by 3am I'm grumpy and upset. I don't yell at him or anything but I find myself saying "Just go to sleep!" "Mommy needs sleep, stop waking me up!" In a pleading tired and grumpy mom voice. I feel bad but since I'm sleep deprived I can't really control the irritation. I don't think he hears me anyway but this is an awful way to spend my nights as my lovely husband snores through it.
~Mara the sleepy mom