Kassidy has not slept through the night at all for the first 6 years of her life. A few weeks ago she did it once. Now for the past 4 nights, she has slept through the night (10pm to 7am) - why? I think it is because of a new, heavier quilt that I just started using for her after she is asleep. Apparently you can purchase weighted quilts according to the persons weight and it supposed to release seretonin to help them stay asleep. They recommend it for a lot of people with autism and other sleep disorders. So I was overjoyed yesterday that Kassidy has actually had 3 full nights of sleep because I was hoping that a more fitful rest would mean less anxiety for her during the day. Then I went to lay down with her last night for bed (because she says she can't go to sleep unless I lay with her) and she said, ."Oh, mommy, I forgot to tell you that I fell asleep in school today." I said, "You did?" and she said, "Yes, I was doing my spelling words and I fell alseep. I even missed the first part of recess - how did I do that?"
Back to the drawing board!
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