Ahhhh!!!!! It is ten after one in the morning, and my daughter will not stay in bed!!!! We're leaving for a mini-vacation tomorrow, so she's probably too excited to sleep. I would just go ahead and go to bed myself, but being the nice mom that I am, I'm trying to secretly put together surprise car-bags for the kiddos - book, new coloring book, treats, etc. *shakes fist* I hope Operaetta appreciates her bag in the morning when I've got circles under my eyes!
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Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
How old is your daughter?
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
6!!! It's just a wee bit past her normal bedtime
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Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
Bet you are dreading when she becomes a teenager then...
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
If you have melatonin around, try that.
Otherwise, my kids' pediatrician has recommended Benadryl for situations like this.
Or there's always the baseball bat method. Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
I've never heard of using melatonin, rivka. How does it work? She hasn't appeared for 10 minutes, so I'm praying that she's starting to go to sleep. Of course, I've thought that at least 50 times since 9:00, but I'm an optimist, darn it!
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Posted by Wetchik (Member # 3609) on :
Melatonin works for me.
Benadryl is the good stuff though. For some reason, that just zonks me. Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
I have personally found melatonin useful for helping with jet lag. But a RL friend uses it on her hyper-and-up-till-all-hours son (on the recommendation of a doctor, I think), and she says it helps quite a bit.
Melatonin Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Melatonin actually doesn't work as well unless you give it a couple hours BEFORE the intended bedtime.
Benadryl, however, works great.
...and baseball bats.
Though, I much prefer the duct tape and cattleprod method, myself.
Posted by Wetchik (Member # 3609) on :
I'm with what Jamie said on the Benadryl.
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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote: Though, I much prefer the duct tape and cattleprod method, myself.
Silly mack. That's how you wake them up, not put them to sleep!
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
I think, *clasps hands together* we might have achieved sleep. Perhaps she received a telepathic message about the cattle prods. It's okay, though...I shall have my revenge tomorrow morning when I go to wake her up and she says, "One more minute" and I don't grant the request. I really do love being her mom, though. She reminds me *so* much of Ramona Quimby.
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Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Pffft. Clearly, you're using improper methods.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*raises eyebrow*
Really? They seem to work quite well.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
I thought melatonin was skin pigment....... *hunts for dictionary*
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
You're thinking of melanin.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Ah yes... that's the one... Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*takes bottle of self-tanning lotion*
*adds one toe*
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I don't use melatonin because the same as any sleeping aid, the body can develop a tolerance to it fairly quickly. Like 3 days. I think it also supresses ovulation in some animals. Probably why they don't conceive in the winter or something.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Ok, I've only ever used OTC melatonin to deal with jet-lag -- and that took about 4-5 days, maybe less. So I don't have personal experience with using it as an occasional sleep aid. (Using it every night, even if it worked, strikes me as a bad idea.)
But, pooka, this is a hormone that you produce every day anyway. The idea here is to get your daily sleep cycle back in sync. I suppose high levels might reduce ovulation. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Would that stop the PMS . . . ? (hopeful)
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I'm more a naturalist.
I believe that one should gently rock your children to sleep.
It may take a little longer, but that really depends on the size of the rock used.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*whisper to Dan* Baseball bats leave smaller marks.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
cattle prod marks are even smaller.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
True, but it's easier to explain bumps and bruises than burns.
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I really do love being her mom, though. She reminds me *so* much of Ramona Quimby.![[Blushing]](graemlins/blushing.gif)
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