Arthur sover ikke - Arthur does not sleep

Arthur har aldrig sovet godt. 
Da han var halvandet, kravlede han ud over tremmesengen og fra da af, har han ikke kunne finde ro om natten.

I lange perioder, blev Arthur ved med at stå op, når vi puttede ham. Vi fulgte ham gang på gang tilbage i seng. Dette kunne fortsætte i timevis. Nogle gange holdt vi ham i sengen, eller lagde os sammen med ham, så han kunne finde fysisk ro. I en periode havde vi sågar en sele i hans seng, som vi så tog af ham, når han var faldet i søvn. Han elskede denne sele og bad selv om at få den på. Vi erstattede selen med en kugledyne (http://www.protac.dk/Default.aspx?ID=5), men den virkede aldrig rigtig. I perioder faldt Arthur først i søvn efter kl. 24.00 - Han var selvfølgelig alt for træt dagen efter og kunne ikke holde til sin dag i vuggestuen (nu Børnhaven).
I sommer spurgte vi så Arthurs læge til råds. Han ordinerede Melatonin til Arthur. I løbet af få dage, var vores aftener ændrede til det bedre. Arthur faldt i søvn en time efter han havde fået sin pille - og sov! 
Dette varede desværre ikke ret længe. Kort efter begyndte Arthur at vågne om natten, hvilket han fortsat gør. Arthur vågner mellem kl. 01.00 og 03.30 og er vågen i 2-5 timer. Han vil virkelig gerne sove, men kan ikke finde ro. Han mosler rundt, men vil hverken lege eller stå op - Han kan ganske simpelt bare ikke falde i søvn.
Om et par måneder skal Arthur derfor søvnudredes - Vi har derfor udfyldt et søvnskema til Riget. I første omgang skal han overnatte på videostue, dernæst skal han måske på søvnlaboratorium i Glostrup - Jeg håber så meget nogen/noget kan hjælpe ham og dermed os. 

26.12.11
Arthur does not sleep

Arthur never slept well. When he turned a year and a half, he figured out how to get out of the crib and from that time, he has not been able to find rest at night.

For long stretches of time, Arthur kept getting out of bed after we had tucked him in. Time after time, we escorted him back to bed. It would go on for hours. Sometimes, we would hold him down in bed or lay down with him and he would be physically calm. For a while, we even had a rein in his bed, which we removed once he has fallen asleep.  He loved the rein, and asked to have it put on him. We tried to replace the rein with a ball duvet, but it never really has any effect. Sometimes, Arthur would not be asleep until midnight, which of course made for bad days in daycare because he was tired.

This summer, we asked our doctor for advice. Ha gave Arthur Melatonin. Within a few days, our nights got better. Arthur would fall asleep an hour after getting the pill and stay asleep until morning. Unfortunately, this did not last. Shortly after, Arthur began to wake in the middle of the night – he still does. He wakes between one and three thirty and is awake for two to five hours. He really wants to sleep but cannot find rest. He is restless and moves about but does not want to get out of bed or play. He just cannot get back to sleep.

As a result, Arthur’s sleep will be tested by a hospital in a few months. We have filled out a sleep schedule and first of he has to spend the night in a room with video surveillance. Afterwards, he might have to sleep over in a sleep laboratory as well. I really hope that some of this will end up helping him – and us.