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FranticFrummie
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 1:32 pm
Was the 2yo being fussy, and that is why your teen gave them?
Sedating a baby is not a responsible way to watch a sibling. I find it worrying that the teen thought this was a good idea in the first place. If the 2yo is really unhappy and can't be soothed, go get dad, or call mom!
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tweety1
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 2:58 pm
FranticFrummie wrote: | Was the 2yo being fussy, and that is why your teen gave them?
Sedating a baby is not a responsible way to watch a sibling. I find it worrying that the teen thought this was a good idea in the first place. If the 2yo is really unhappy and can't be soothed, go get dad, or call mom! |
2 of my kids are on medication. My DD gave it to them and he was tantruming so crazy that she figured one drop of mellow drop won't hurt. I yelled not cuz I was fuming but cuz I was panicking. She didn't mean bad. She had really good intentions but I heard such mixed reviews on mellow drops that my instinct reaction was panic. If she had done to an older kid I wouldn't worry but for a 2 yr old I did. BH all is good and now she knows to never ever give anything without checking with myself or dh even a vit c candy.
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amother
Blonde
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 3:02 pm
tweety1 wrote: | BH all is good and now she knows to never ever give anything without checking with myself or dh even a vit c candy. |
Off topic, but vitamin C candies are not recommended because of the damage they do to teeth.
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seeker
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 3:04 pm
Yeah to me the concern is not the melatonin per se, but the 12-year-old thinking that she can give things like this to kids without checking with an adult. Good thing she learned on something harmless.
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Ruchel
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 3:09 pm
Vitamins need to taste neutral
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amother
Lilac
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 3:12 pm
amother [ Blonde ] wrote: | Off topic, but vitamin C candies are not recommended because of the damage they do to teeth. |
What damage?
My pediatrician says to give 3 a day.
My kids are taking it for years and there's no damage to the teeth.
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watergirl
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 3:23 pm
OP, your subject line says urgent and frantic. Why did you post here instead of making a phone call? Yes, its ok. But what if it wasn't? Imamother is not in place of a medical professional. This is the reason your dr. has an on call physician and this is why poison control is a 24/7 hotline.
For future reference, if you live in the States, the number to Poison Control is (800) 222-1222. Save it in your phone, tape it to the refrigerator, etc. This is not a joke.
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amother
Teal
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 5:18 pm
I'm wondering why no one is saying that this is no good. Do you realize that melatonin is messing with your child's hormones. It is not healthy on a regular basis. Please research such things before using. Especially for girls.
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amother
Lilac
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 6:20 pm
amother [ Teal ] wrote: | I'm wondering why no one is saying that this is no good. Do you realize that melatonin is messing with your child's hormones. It is not healthy on a regular basis. Please research such things before using. Especially for girls. |
This was a one time thing a tiny dose. It's harmless.
Even taking 1/2 or 1 melowchew a day on a regular basis is ok.
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amother
Blonde
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 7:28 pm
amother [ Lilac ] wrote: | What damage?
My pediatrician says to give 3 a day.
My kids are taking it for years and there's no damage to the teeth. |
Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. It eats away at the teeth.
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tweety1
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 7:42 pm
amother [ Lilac ] wrote: | This was a one time thing a tiny dose. It's harmless.
Even taking 1/2 or 1 melowchew a day on a regular basis is ok. |
I bought it last yr cuz I had my niece cuz sibling was marrying off. Sibling wanted me to give her DD melowdrops so I bought it. I used it once last yr. Gave 2 drops for an 8 and 10 yr old. Haven't given it since.
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amother
Blonde
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 8:16 pm
Melatonin is safer than the condition it is used to treat.
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amother
Orange
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 8:33 pm
amother [ Lilac ] wrote: | This was a one time thing a tiny dose. It's harmless.
Even taking 1/2 or 1 melowchew a day on a regular basis is ok. |
That’s debatable.
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tweety1
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 9:04 pm
amother [ Orange ] wrote: | That’s debatable. |
I know. I know Dr Adler was following a study on it that it works on the reproductive system. I don't know what came out of that study. But because of this I don't give it. I was desperate for my 2 girls to sleep the day of a simcha. I've had many simchas since and never gave it. What happened last night was an accident. I'm not dumping it in case I do decide I wanna give it on any given day. I don't think giving 2 drops for an older kid once or twice a yr is harmful. I do the drops specifically cuz I can give less v. The chewables you can only divide it into 4. 1 mellowchew is equivalent to 10 mellowdrops.
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amother
Indigo
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 9:29 pm
High dosemelatonin is a cutting edge treatment out in the alternative world for brain detox. It's a master antioxidant, more powerful than glutathione.
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Mama Bear
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Thu, Jan 23 2020, 11:38 pm
1 melodrop wouldnt even do anything to a 2 yr old.... it's probably the same as a quarter of a chewable pill. it would make him sleep for about 5 hours.
On a regular basis a 2 yr old shouldnt take melatonin (unless they have a sleeping disorder -- my autistic son did have to take it often as he'd wake up at 3 am regularly and just not fall asleep again, for example) -- but if it's given out of desperation or accident, epecially such a teeny amount, there's no need to worry.
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Ruchel
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Fri, Jan 24 2020, 5:22 am
thanks for the hug for stating safety advice
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amother
Lilac
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Fri, Jan 24 2020, 7:45 am
Mama Bear wrote: | 1 melodrop wouldnt even do anything to a 2 yr old.... it's probably the same as a quarter of a chewable pill. it would make him sleep for about 5 hours.
On a regular basis a 2 yr old shouldnt take melatonin (unless they have a sleeping disorder -- my autistic son did have to take it often as he'd wake up at 3 am regularly and just not fall asleep again, for example) -- but if it's given out of desperation or accident, epecially such a teeny amount, there's no need to worry. |
10 drops is 1 melowchew. So one drop is less then a 1/4 melowchew. It literally has no effect at all.
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tweety1
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Fri, Jan 24 2020, 9:24 am
amother [ Lilac ] wrote: | 10 drops is 1 melowchew. So one drop is less then a 1/4 melowchew. It literally has no effect at all. |
It did have some effect. He slept 45 min longer. To all posters saying not to give on a regular basis, read my subsequent posts. I only gave it once and I didn't even buy it for my kids-I wrote this too in a post.
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