Last Thursday we went to our sleep study appointment for Corbin. I walked out of there feeling kinda like a failure as a parent! The doctor asked about our night time routine and we told him we do a bath (every other night), books, snuggles and then say goodnight. He said Corbin should be getting 12-14 hours of sleep a day including a nap.At this point he was only getting 9-10 hours of sleep. The doctor said many of the "ADHD" symptoms Corbin is displaying could all just be a total lack of sleep! This is because when kids are super tired they get more and more hyper! We are tweaking bedtime and the specialist said we need to try naps again. Nap time is somewhat of a success, he is sleeping for about a hour in his room, (I had to use a baby lock on his closet so he can go to sleep and not read books.) I get an hour where both the boys are asleep so I can fold laundry or just have a minute to myself.
He told us that we should not read books in his bed with him. He said we should sit in a chair which is hard right now given our living situation. He said we should no longer allow Corbin to come into our room in the middle of the night and sleep in his Lighting McQueen fold out bed.
The doctor asked us if we would be opposed to trying Melatonin. At this point we will try anything! The first night we gave it to him he was asleep in 10 minutes! He told us when he came in the next morning that he had a good nights sleep! We were so excited to hear that!!
The doctor also check for signs of having Apnea. Small airways, tonsils being enlarged. Corbin's airway wasn't too bad! However he checked Jason's because when Dr. Owens described Apnea to us a few weeks ago, Jason was like "I have that!" When the doctor checked in Jason's throat he said his airway was very small. Jason's mom said she thinks she has it too. If they both sleep on their backs they kinda wake up gasping for air. SCARY!
We are going back next week to see if we need to do a sleep study or if this is all just manipulating Mommy and Daddy into not going to bed. I think he is manipulating his Mommy and Daddy if you ask me!
