sleep diorder

[rathijagadish]

my son is 22 months old ,to b frank i never had a good sleep since from his birth.bcos he never use to have a good sleep at nights.he is crying in d midnight ruining our sleep we never had a good sleep at all he cries for 2-4 times but for no reason. really doesnot know what to do he cries to the top of the house which disturbs our neighbours sleep and so its highly disguesting.my mind and soul are always awake daily at nights iam disturbed a lot ,iam unable to concentrate in my daily work due to this..so pl tell me a remedy .iam fed up consulting doctors as theres no proper response. pl get me a good solutionfor my sons continuous and good sleep pl never advice me to 'seek medical advice' as here they dont consider it as a matter. PL CONSIDER MY QUERY AND HELP ME this issue is ruining me daily

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

It seems your child has not been seen by a child psychiatrist or a psychologist yet. I am not suggesting one more consultation, such cases are difficult manage. Mere medical help won't do.

You might consider studying the sleep wake cycle of your child. Keep a daily calender for a week or so and see what are the time periods in the day and the night when he does sleep well. Form the description you have written, it appears he does not have a good day sleep, too. But if he does have a good 3-4 hour sleep in the day time, that's good news. We can work on the sleep schedule.

At the same time, try to note the crying episodes as and when they happen. Try to find any pattern in the whole calender that you have observed for the next week or so. It might give you some insights.

Has he been prescribed any medicine? At such a young age, medicines are not generally used.

Regards

(Note - I am not sure if I will be able to surf the internet again this week. But do write what you feel about what I have written. I hope I am able to surf again soon).

[rathijagadish]

thanks for your concern but iam fed up consulting doctors

[Jikan]

Namaste,

It's been a long time since I dealt with a child, but all I can recommend from what you have told us is to see a pediatrician for his/her evaluation.

After 22 months, your child should be sleeping through the night. If he is not, it may be indicative of a medical problem and needs to be evaluate.

So get him checked and that may help all of you get some sleep.

Michael(Jikan)