My Ode to Melatonin

This is still a pretty touchy subject amongst the "typical" world.  A lot of people don't understand why I have chosen to give my son Melatonin at night but I have done my research! I get a lot of people wanting to share the cons with me about using this method and believe me, I have looked very hard into this. I would not just give my son something without first reading the pros and cons of the situation. At this point, the pros beat out the cons. Melatonin is a natural supplement that most people produce naturally and regularly in their own body. It is what causes you to start getting sleepy at night. It regulates your awake time and your sleep time. People who suffer from jet lag take it, because it doesn't give you that groggy feeling and it just speeds up your night time routine of getting tired and then wanting to fall asleep. It doesn't just pass you out. SO ANYWAYS! B does NOT sleep very well. He will go all day without a nap and then maybe sleep like 2-3 hours at night. It was a huge problem right around when P was born. Between him and her, I was getting zero sleep. He was cranky all day from the lack of sleep yet could not settle down to fall asleep on his own. My husband and I started looking into options and this seemed like the safest option. Although I still get flack for giving it to him, mama needs sleep! B needs sleep. He is such a better kid when he sleeps for most the night. Now this works about 50% of the time. So if he isn't feeling very tired , he isn't going to just go to sleep. Now with preschool he is much more tired at night and with the melatonin he is falling asleep around 10 which is huge improvements from midnight and later! If one day melatonin stops being effective then that is a problem I will deal with then, hopefully by then he will be old enough to have some coping skills with the lack of sleep but at 3 1/2 and with an 8 month old sister, sleep is our biggest priority at the time:)