The boy doesn't sleep!!!

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Registered: 09-09-2005
The boy doesn't sleep!!!
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Mon, 01-09-2006 - 8:14am

As you know Liam is comorbid, AS and bp; he is currently on geodon to help with the aggression and extreme irritability.

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Registered: 02-24-2004
Mon, 01-09-2006 - 4:46pm

Dee,

I'm always sleep deprived. Not sure why. I've been tired since I was a kid. The doctors all tell me that it's just the way I am!! LOL My mom was worried when I got pregnant the first time. She wasn't sure how I was going to handle being woken up in the middle of the night! I need about 9-10hrs of sleep a night...but I get about 7hrs. So I'm tired all the time!!! I've tried everything, and nothing seems to work. Just the way I am.

Anyway, Nathan wakes up around 6am...and he's WIDE AWAKE!! He's usually running around the house. And I mean literally running around the house!! He tries not to bother us, so that's nice. On the rare occasion that he has woken up in the middle of the night, I simply tell him that it's not morning, and send him back to bed. He's pretty good about it, although he will check with me every half hour to an hour....just to see if it's time to get up!!! lol

Is there anyway to get Liam to play in his room when he wakes up? Nathan will also crawl into bed with us and cuddle for a bit...then he's off to running around. Sitting still in the morning is difficult for Nathan. Or maybe even giving him his med later than 3:30? Perhaps that would hold him off from getting up so early? Hope you can come up with some ideas!!!!

michelle