• Published:March 25th, 2008
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Urbanbaby forums on giving babies melatonin:

Has anyone here given db melatonin to help regulate sleep?

Don’t do this to your kid.

what do you know about it? there are several convincing studies out there that suggest tiny doses of it are beneficial especiually for preemies. the health unit in our area advocates it. i’m just wondering if anyone here has actually tried it.

ask your dr. Don’t medicate your kids by yourself

kids don’t have trouble regulating their sleep, the parents do. Don’t drug your kid.

should have known better than to ask for informed opinions here. do a little research before you give your knee-jerk response.

then consult your doctor like any responsible parent would. When he is old enough, you can just do alcohol instead.

op: the studies actually indicate that preemies have a deficiency of melatonin that persists much longer than it would for a full term baby. it’s not to drug the baby just so that the parent can get some sleep. it’s to correct a deficiency under medical supervision so that the db can continue to develop normally. the medical studies also associate a lack of regular sleep in dbs with learning disabilities later on. this is not witch-doctory or me just being lazy. i’ have a genuine concern with the health of my child and have researched it and spoken with medical professionals. i just wanted to know if others had used it and what their experiences were. why is that so bad??

good job using google, I think your lack of sleep is proof that you already have learning disabilities. GO TO SLEEP.

OP is such a concerned parent of a preemie that she is spending all her time online rather than taking care of her child. I bet her baby nurse is doing it and she is “researching”.

You bore me

Your husband tells me the same thing about you. Maybe you wouldn’t have a had a preemie if you stopped taking all of these so-called healthy supplements.

Cram it, you miserable wretch. You’re an embarrassment to yourself

Is that the best you can do? Maybe you need some st. john’s worts to calm yourself down. It is right next to the melatonin on the shelf. One for you, one for baby. Here’s to a good night’s sleep.