https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:51:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2337360 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:33:42 +0000 HLK208 2337360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My children's ped suggested it...it didn't work on my son though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2337289 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:50:26 +0000 Littlebit7 2337289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought it up with my family doc. I had taken it as a teenager and thought it helped. She said to be careful regarding the source of the melatonin, most is bovine. She said some crazy stuff regarding the non-regulation of the harvesting of the cows pineal glands, disease, etc. I don't remember the details but I ended up buying a form of melatonin from Whole Foods. I don't have the bottle anymore but my family practitioner was more satisfied with the source of the melatonin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2337264 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:31:41 +0000 rachiecakes 2337264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: a friend suggested it for our son and our ped okay'd it. </p> <p>I only use it for when we travel. He just won't go to bed or calm down (he gets that crazy over-tired hyper) and ends up walking around wherever we're staying until 4/5am and is a mess during the daylight hours. I wish I knew of it sooner, we had some trips that were nightmares before it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2337183 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:38:00 +0000 Mae 2337183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it for my husband after people here suggested it. He took it one night and he did sleep better but he said the next morning he felt awful, groggy, and drugged. He does seem somewhat sensitive to this stuff (which is the reason he refuses to take something like unisom), but he won't ever take it again. That being the case, I would prob not give it to a kid who maybe couldn't express well how they were feeling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2337125 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:11:54 +0000 78h2o 2337125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: It helps my daughter with winding down as well. She is a total night owl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2337110 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:04:22 +0000 littlejoy 2337110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can try tart cherry juice. It naturally boosts melatonin levels. </p> <p>I take magnesium for stress and sleep issues. It's great. (but, I'd talk to a doctor first) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336868 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:46:57 +0000 gracecat 2336868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you think it could be related to a sleep regression? </p> <p>We used melatonin when we were dealing with jet lag for a couple weeks (dd was 2 yrs old) for an international trip and it made a big difference getting her to sleep at night. It does make me a little squeamish to keep using it tho as I'm so afraid to rely on it. And possibly interfering with her body's natural production of it. Luckily we didn't need to use it on our last international trip at 2.5 yrs old. It only took a few days to adjust to the time change this time! </p> <p> I also heard magnesium was the latest and greatest sleep aid? I don't know much about it at all tho. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336847 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:38:13 +0000 Applesandbananas 2336847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: he's 2.5 and it's been rough for nearly a month I think (feels like it's been rough forever lol but realistically, about a month) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336842 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:34:26 +0000 regberadaisy 2336842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is he and how long has it been going? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336838 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:32:52 +0000 Mamaof2 2336838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: I used it briefly with my DS - I gave him 1mg soluble tab 30 mins before bedtime and he was sleepy eyed within 20mins -</p> <p>not sure I would use it long term but maybe try it for a week and then slowly back off of it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336832 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:30:33 +0000 Applesandbananas 2336832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: our issue is that he just can't wind down at bedtime. We've ditched the iPad, cut out screen time in the hour or so before bed, use lavender in his bath, and try to do really calm stuff between bath and bed, but once he realizes it is bedtime, he flips out and gets really wild. We've been playing with his naps and his bedtime timing with no luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336820 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:23:53 +0000 78h2o 2336820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It made a huge difference for my daughter when her sleep got really screwed up following 2 weeks on the west coast. We use it now maybe once a week. Her pediatrician okay'd it. I give her one VitaFusion adult gummy melatonin (1.5mg) about 30 min before bedtime.</p> <p>@regberadaisy: It's an over-the-counter supplement. Your body's pineal gland secretes it in the absence of light... so basically it signals that it's dark out and thus bedtime. Because rodents are noctural, when their melatonin is released, they become more active... it doesn't cause drowsiness per se, rather, it helps set the circadian rhythm. (I used to work in a sleep clinic, and this is what I was taught then). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336812 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:20:58 +0000 Applesandbananas 2336812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Your body naturally makes melatonin in the evening, it's what makes you sleepy. An artificial form is available to help with sleep issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336806 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:18:33 +0000 Miss Ariel 2336806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL uses it with her kids. But from what I understand no amount works on my nephew now and he's always awake in the middle of the night playing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336793 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:14:25 +0000 youboots 2336793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had insomnia my whole life I remember roaming around in my house is a child in the middle of the night unable to sleep. I've been on melatonin for about 10 years and it's been life changing . I would absolutely consider it for T. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336783 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:00:40 +0000 regberadaisy 2336783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/melatonin-1#post-2336772 Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:54:11 +0000 Applesandbananas 2336772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend recommended melatonin when I was telling her how horrendous our bedtime routine had gotten. </p> <p>I've looked into it a little but it seems like there are extremely mixed opinions, even from the medical community. I will absolutely consult LO's pedi before we decide (and I feel like we have some more work to do on his bedtime routine before we get to the point of considering it). </p> <p>What has been your experience? </p>