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Re: Sleep Paralysis

Posted by Joy on April 12, 2007 at 08:22:54:

In Reply to: Re: Sleep Paralysis posted by Willow on April 11, 2007 at 22:24:09:

He's seven, but I like our current morning routine. It's very difficult to wake him up, and we used to have very stressful mornings because he wouldn't wake up and get ready. I'd end up dressing him, and he'd end up eating some sort of breakfast (whatever I grabbed on the way out the door) in the car, and we were still often late for school. It wasn't all him though, I would never get up as early as I tried to. His having little to no breakfast was an issue too, because then he wouldn't be as hungry for lunch. He's on Concerta for ADD and his appetite has been poor.

Now I set my alarm for 5, take 20 mg of adderall, reset it for 6, get up at 6 feeling like I'd actually slept (as opposed to feeling very drowsy). I make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on that super healthy 4 grams of fiber per slice bread and some ovaltine, and go upstairs and read him a chapter out of one of his hardy boys books. By the time I finish the chapter, he's eaten the sandwich, taken his medication and vitamins, and if ready to get dressed. Mornings are pleasant and we're rarely late. :D

I think I will start getting up at the same time everyday, too. I enjoy getting to stay up late on weekends because I can sleep in the next day, but when I sleep in I have weird dreams in the morning and I know it would be helpful for me to get into some sort of sleep and wake routine.

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