Melatonin: Day 2 in 2015

Omg. You guys.

Its a fucking miracle. I swear. 1mg of this stuff, and shes out within 10 mins of putting her to bed. Of course I have also changed around her bedtime routine a little bit. But its all working together and creating this blissful bedtime.

6:30 they both have their snack, after that Miley has her pill. 1mg under the tongue for 30 seconds then swallow. I put Evelyn to bed at 7pm. Miley and I play with her work books… science and english etc in fun little books I bought from Chapters/Indigo. Around 7:45 I put that or whatever books we are reading, away. We snuggle and chat on the couch for 10 mins then I tell her to go to the washroom and have her final drink of water. (Drs orders) I put her in bed by like 8… and she doesn’t make a damn peep. Shes usually breathing heavily around 8:15 so I know shes asleep.

We made this Bedtime Routine and Rules chart. On the other side there are consequences to the rules, if broken. Such as: if she gets up, she must cover herself back up. If she has to use the washroom, thats fine but again, she must cover herself back up. If she keeps getting up, no screens the following day, and if she still persists, then her door gets shut.

This is all coming from the Drs and Nurse Practitioners. They basically told me to be kind and nice to her, but also stern. No yelling and unhappiness from parents, but at the same time, I MUST follow through. If she gets up a bunch of times, I must walk her back to her room, tell her I love her, and shut her door for the night. If she screams it out until morning, so be it.

I haven’t had to do this yet knocks on wood as shes just been going to bed like a friggen angel. I never thought that we would ever again have happy bedtimes. There is nothing worse than everyone being stressed out and fighting in the evening, to the point where no one is getting sleep and its effecting her school work now. This had to happen. I have been struggling long enough. You guys know this.

Kristen <3