Parenting children with sleep disorders
Does anyone else deal with this? I can't find any advice on how to function daily when you're dealing with awake children half the night... Every night. We're having our fourth child and none of the other kids sleep through the night, and never have. We are already doing everything we can just do that they get the amount of sleep that they do. My husband and I haven't had decent sleep in eight years, between the three current kids, one of them is always waking us up for something. How do we get through the day in a functional manner? Please help....
*Dislaimer. Please do not suggest things like 'ask for help', or 'sleep when your kids sleep'. If I needed obvious advice I wouldn't be here.
Hi Emmelia! I can understand how tough it must be for you. I have been suffering from migraines for over five years. I have taken different kinds of medicines and found no use. Recently I consulted a physiotherapist based on my colleague's recommendation. Now I am under physical therapy for migraine . It is not anymore messing up my day-to-day routine. A physiotherapist examines and heal the root cause of our condition. Besides, side effects are a primary concern when it comes to children. Physical therapy has no or least side effects and gives a soothing feeling. So it is like curing it forever. I had severe migraine and opted for physiotherapy treatment after all other medicines failed. I felt so because I feel so relieved now. I could feel the result. I will share more once the treatment is done. Thank you. Have a nice day.
Hello, my question is about how as the parent to function on chronic no sleep? Everything is already known and dealt with in terms of the kids, and it's the best it's going to get at the moment.
- update. Looking into 'how to cope during the day with insomnia'... Even though that's not the reason has been very helpful, thank you for the recommendation! 
I am so glad to hear that,
. Even though insomnia is not your issue, the resulting fatigue and the day time struggles are the same. Wishing you the best. - Lori (Team Member)
Hi
. That is such a difficult situation. How old are your other kids? Do they share bedrooms? Do you think they are feeding off each other in reinforcing poor sleep habits or might there be mental health issues that are making it difficult to sleep? It is hard to give suggestions without understanding the full picture. A permanent solution means looking at everything, including their ages, their sleep environments, their eating habits, their personalities and the possibility that physical or mental health issues are impacting their sleep health. Unfortunately, there are no easy solutions. It will take time, patience and a lot of trial and error to figure out why they are not sleeping well at night and how to make changes that address those issues. I would probably start with their pediatrician and ask for referrals to specialists if the doctor can't help. I wish I had more answers, but it sounds like you need to pull in someone who can evaluate the situation to help. Gentle hugs. - Lori (Team Member)
