"Drugging" Baby - Page 6

[Demeter9]

People used to do this with alcohol. A little sip of the Baileys. A touch of rum or brandy.

My DH grandmother knew a couple of kids when she was young, whose mother would give them alcohol for running errands. Starting when they were babies.

All these children grew up to be horrible drunks, and died of it.

Of course, this round of mothers will cry and beat their chest when their kids are teenagers and have drug and alcohol problems to "deal with their anxiety" to "cool off" etc. And they'll all cry that they don't know why it is happening.

[melissel]

OMG, people actually do this??? I find that terrifying. I've heard people talk about Benadryl for a long flight (though I don't know anyone who's ever gone through with it), but NEVER for just your average day! WTH is wrong with people?

I am free with the Motrin for teething (DD2's got 4 molars coming right now, poor baby), but man. And I feel guilty using the TV to get a little "mom" time!

[guest9921]

Originally Posted by Imvishta

If anyone else has these problems with Restless Legs and drugs affecting dopamine please let me know. I'm just miserable sitting here waiting to get back to a doctor to treat my hernia/GERD with a drug that won't cause such an odd, and very rare, reaction in me. It was really frightening!

I had awful insonmia at different points - and tried the tylenol PM remedy - I had the worst night of my life.
Restless leg syndrom for hours and hours, sobbing even from the way my body felt - crawling and aching, it was Awful.

[jenniferhill]

Believe it or not my dd pediatrician recommended trying the benedryl. She doesn't have any allergies (that we know of). My dh who is a paramedic says that sometimes benedryl actually has the opposite effect on children...you might keep that in mind. I've actually tried the Calmes Forte for Kids which helps for restlessness and such...sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

[jazzpurr88]

Don't know if this has been posted yet...Don't have time to read all posts. But Montel Williams did a show a week ago or a couple of weeks ago about how infants and toddlers have died from being given Benadryl or drugs to help them sleep.

I would sacrafice any amount of sleepless nights to have my son alive. This is coming from a mom of a 3 year old who has never slept more than 5 hours at one time.

[Imvishta]

Originally Posted by katherinezuels

I had awful insonmia at different points - and tried the tylenol PM remedy - I had the worst night of my life.
Restless leg syndrom for hours and hours, sobbing even from the way my body felt - crawling and aching, it was Awful.

I soooo feel for you! It's terrible! Although, I will take it sometimes if I go right to bed and think I'll fall asleep, but if I don't then ugh.... Also, the phernagen (sp?) for the nausea... When I was pregnant I was given that (had it before a few times and had the restless legs), and I had to pace the floor for hours!

Actually, don't know if I addressed this in this thread, but I've been having horrible coughing and vomiting (from the cough, not nausea). We've narrowed it down to probably GERD (reflux), but the drug I was initially given affects dopamine (involved with Restless Legs), and my jaw was almost entirely locked-up and I looked like I had some serious defect. It was so scary! I'll be addressing this issue with a neurologist, as well. And, looking into it further in regards to use of antihistimines for DS if he need them, a not uncommon need in our area. I also brought up the issue of dopamine issues causing the coughing, but we're going to look into that after we've exhausted other possibilities.

I'll still take it myself, as I'm kind of in a bad cyle anyway (like taking antibiotics), but DS... I don't think so!

Oh, katherinezuels, if you look through my old posts you can find one on sleep aids (possibly listed specifically as Ambien). Both my sister and I have had really weird reactions to that medication. You might want to see that thread if you're still investigating sleep aids. And, I know some people advocate melatonin, but aside from any issues with depression, I've read that it really only works well for people with big time changes such as a shift change or jet lag, but adds only about 30 minutes to sleep for people without any big time change. This reminds me to try my new delta sleep CD I received for Christmas....

Here's the link to the thread on sleeping, in which my Ambien posts appear, along with some other advice. That's where I heard about the delta sleep CD I've since received. http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=568605

[AngelBee]

WTF??? :

[amor vincit omnia]

I admit to it. I use breastmilk to drug them constantly. Actually I'm doing it right now with the youngest.

[Max'sMama]

Originally Posted by TheHeartOfRiordon

I admit to it. I use breastmilk to drug them constantly. Actually I'm doing it right now with the youngest.

Fabulous! I did the same thing about an hour ago.

[CTMOMOF2]

Originally Posted by chiro_kristin

yes, I have come across people who have proudly told me that when they need some "me" time at night, they give the child Benadryl to knock him out early.

I have friends that DO this on a Regular basis!!!! I ask, "oh, are they sick?" No, just need a little me time! is the response!! I always tell her that if her kids get sick, and the need benedryl, it will not work, then what will she do? She also doubles up on tylenol & motrin as a first resort, not a last resort!

[witchbaby]

Originally Posted by jenniferhill

Believe it or not my dd pediatrician recommended trying the benedryl. She doesn't have any allergies (that we know of). My dh who is a paramedic says that sometimes benedryl actually has the opposite effect on children...you might keep that in mind. I've actually tried the Calmes Forte for Kids which helps for restlessness and such...sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

i abused bendryl in high school (originally took it for an allergic reaction to a medication and found it made me sleepy) to get to sleep when i had horrible insomnia. because of that, bendryl now makes me hyper. not fun.

[amor vincit omnia]

Originally Posted by Max'sMama

Fabulous! I did the same thing about an hour ago.

Frankly, I don't think I could keep my sanity without drugging them. I'm mean really, I'm not a saint.

[SweetMamaMe]

Kind of scary. No, a lot scary. My sil has an autistic son who does not sleep so I can see doing it in that case (if it worked), but not just because Mama is tired or wants some time to herself. Egads!