Advice please! I’m considering Melatonin for my 3yo who is an absolute nightmare to get to bed. It takes between 1-2.5…

I have to my son when he was 3-4 it was a generic brand tiny melting tablet. It worked when combined with routine. I used it for less then a year and then he went to sleep fine on his own.

I’d talk to her doctor and see what they recommend and what dose.

There is a lot of mixed info about melatonin in children, but to my knowledge the long term use has not been studied in children, and every reputable source I’ve found has said not to use for 3 and under. I would try my best to avoid it but if needed I would definitely work with your pedi to come up with a dose, length of time to use it, and for help making changes to your nightly routine. Your child’s pedi should be able to answer all of those questions you’ve listed, and will be much more reputable than anyone here.

I wouldn’t give it to your kiddo regularly. Maybe see a pediatrician about his sleeping issues to see if maybe lo has a sleeping disorder or if it’s just sleep regression. If I remember correctly, if you give this to your lo regularly they will have trouble sleeping without it and that would be a whole different problem

of it’s own.

Talk to your doctors. The zarbees kind is good. My daughters doctor recommended it to me for my youngest when we went on vacation for the plan and my oldest daughters counselor recommended it to help her sleep. She has some anxiety and wouldn’t sleep or once she went to sleep she’d keep waking up. She doesn’t take it all the time though just on bad nights if she can’t fall asleep but her sleep music has been helping a lot. You could try sleep music it’s a life saver for my kids.

I would talk to his pediatrician first and see what they recommend first that way you know it's right for your LO 😊

But id definitely be careful. My stepmom would give it to my sister at night, now she's 10 and has to take 12mg every night or she doesn't Sleep.

I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE ON HER DOCTORS NURSE LINE!

THANKS!

I had to use melatonin for my three year old he would go to bed at 2 am no matter what I did nothing worked I slowly weaned him off it now he’s been going to bed at 9 pm every night with s nap around 1 sometimes he declines the nap but it helped me

Also everyone has melatonin in their bodies already my sons pediatrician compared melatonin to a vitamin supplement but let me know what the pediatrician says and good luck

@boymom123,

Her doc suggested I try the lowest dose on her so I got the drops and I’ll be trying it tonight.