Hylands Calms Forte 4 Kids

I do not have expereince with the product you mentioned. My four year old did the same thing. I started using the Arbonne aromatherapy mist in the unwind scent on her bedding and included her in the routine. (Just a very light spray) We enjoy getting ready for bed and we say that the mist is her special spray to make her relaxed. I am not sure if she knows exactly what 'relaxed' means...but saying it helps me stay relaxed during the process also. :) The product itself is not putting her to sleep, it just smells nice as we use the fact that is a relaxing scent to encourage sleep.

I have used this product. It's not, by any means "a quick fix" but it sure did help to calm my son down...and with lasting results. I'd give him the full 8 doses at first, which he'd be actually laying down (which we had the hardest time getting him to do). He is sooo active he couldn't wind down without help at night.

The first week I downed a dose every night. For example: 1st night, 8 doses: 2nd night, 7 doses..etc. By the time we got to one dose he was going to sleep by himself at night, so we only use it occasionally when he's restless.

One negative that I noticed is that he would wake up screaming ever other night or so, which he never really did before. He calms down very quickly though and drifts right back to sleep after some persuation. And the larger the dose the more thirsty he would get, so I always give him water with it. The stuff's a lifesaver as far as I'm concerned, other than those two things.

hey K.,

I think it is just the age. My daughter will be 3 in July and we just started the same thing. I would just enforce routine, which is what we are doing. Good luck!!!

D. Mattern-Muck
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K.:

I have tried the Hylands Calms Forte, just this week in fact!!My 3 year old has given up his afternoon naps and boy does he still need them, he is a grouchy bear by 4:30pm and having a meltdown because he is tired. Did not help at all!! I was very disappointed, because I have had great success with the Hylands teething tablets. I figured I would just try it and see if it helped. Good luck with the bedtime issues...just to let you know, my son does the same thing at bedtime. Tummy hurts, he needs to potty (again), water, he is scared, there was a scary noise, etc etc etc. I am just very firm and he is asleep with in 20 to 30 minutes. {{{{hugs}}}}

K.
I have not used that particular Hylands product. They are homeopathic - so they won't work the same for absolutely everyone. The teething tabs were God-sent with dd, but don't seem to help ds at all.

You said that the bedtime routine has stayed the same. That's good. Has anything changed during the day? Have you started outwardly preparing for your coming baby? Have you traveled? Intro'd a new food? Did she get any vaccinations? Not that she'd be feeling it now, but that may have gotten her off course to begin with...

My dd had/has some of the same 'complaints' as yours - hungry, thirsty, head/belly/leg aches, and up to potty yet one more time. We 'close the kitchen' at 7:30p, she goes to bed at 8-8:15p with a water bottle on her night table. I don't limit my dd's water intake, even at night. My dh and I both wake up thirsty most nights, so it may just be in the genes...At any rate, she's been complaining of aches/pains for a while now. It turns out the head/belly ones were food allergy related. We've taken all corn, dyes and cow dairy out of her diet. As a result, she eliminates more often, helping prevent any tummy pain that results from not 'going' often enough.
The leg aches seem to be 'growing pains'. It seems to help her if I rub on her legs/feet - so I do that while we say her nighttime prayers. My pedi said that 3.5yrs is when most kids start feeling 'growing pains' in their legs, feet, arms and back.

HTH
K. H, mama to
Catherine, 4yrs
Samuel, 14mos

I have a three year old daughter that will be four in Sept. and she does the samething just to stay up with daddy . I have never heard of the Hylands Calms Forte . We use the sleepy time tea that you can get at the grocery stores and it seems to help her go to sleep . Good Luck !!