medication for babies to sleep

[BAMMER16]

can i give my baby anything that might help him sleep at night

[B00]

Red in your previous post said that there isn't. The sensible thing to do is find out why your baby isn't sleeping, not dose him/her up to the eyeballs.

[mycats]

You want advice on how to drug your baby????? dear god

[boobesque]

sorry but sleepless nights is all part and parcel of having a baby - my 4 month old is still waking 4 or more times a night and i wouldnt dream of giving her anything unless she was ill.

[redcrx]

my 18 month old is still waking anything up to 5 times a night. it is sadly something you have to get used to unless there is a medical cause for the wakings

[tradey]

my 3yr old has only really started to sleep through the night she used to get up about 5 times in the night and then get up at 5 i was very tired,what ive done is stopped her having fizzy drinks only diluted now,no chocolate after 2 and before bedtime she has a cup of horlicks,touch wood its worked and she has slept through the night for the last 3wks.

[Pam29]

Things must be bad if you are thinking about giving your baby medication to help him sleep. Please go see your health visitor to check everything is OK and to get some help with establishing a good bedtime routine. It may take a bit of hard work and time but you will get through this. Let us know how you get on.

[keza]

it depends on how old your baby is but i used to give my baby something you can buy in the chemist its called phenigan.not sure if thats how its spelt but its pronounced fen e gun.worked wonders on my five children

[FlowerPetal]

Bammer,
Why not try a lavender bath before bedtime, a strict (ish) bedtime routine, no drinks that may hyper your baby up, a quiet time before bed with a story being read or a soft song being sung, a whale song cd etc?
You could also buy the lavender room plug-in thingys from boots - this isnt medication, but to be honest, my hubby uses a stand alone difuser beside his bed when he finds it hard to sleep and its wonderful!

PLEASE do try and find out why babys not sleeping thou, could be a real reason and you wouldnt want it to carry on without advice.

Flower xx

[miss behavin]

my 2 year old wakes all the time so i know how you feel try to keep bed time to a routeen being tea or milk bath cuddle and lay together for a while to aid sleep . it worked for me

[chocalate]

yes my friend used to give her children (fenagun) said it worked well it is for travel sickness

[FlowerPetal]

Phenegan is known for its sedative qualities. Sadly, i've only known people use it for the wrong reasons. I knew a lady ho gave it to her 7 yr old son who was suffering from ADHD, as a way of getting him to sleep. Social services found out and she VERY nearly lost him and her 3 other children. They had been given photos by a concerned neighbour who used to watch her call him infrom playing at around 6:30pm and give him two TABLESPOONs full of the stuff! The poor sod slept alright......and was constantly late for school which is a whole other story.
PLEASE dont rely on something like that - seek medical advice and if your GP reccommends it then all well and good - at least you'd be using the correct doseage.

Good luck
Flower xx