My twin aren't natural sleeper and their "sleep personality" is totally opposite of each other! Monster D is a fast sleeper but a light sleeper. Monster E is a slow sleeper but a deep sleeper. So there is time when E finally sleeps, D will cry out for my hugs and i have to assure him to sleep before able to sneak out of the room. I'm not really into sleep training my twins because i don't think crying to sleep will really helps for E. I tried once and makes her more awake and agitated, which in turns makes her wake up in the middle of the night more often. So i looked for a more calming way to "charm" them to sleep.
After reading alot of articles, white noise machine, essential oil and herbs seems to work for many. So i decide to combine all three and prays that it will helps.
Since I'm a iherb customer, i browse thru the website looking for some herbs which is safe for toddlers. And i picked Bioray Inc., NDF Sleep, Relax The Mind & Sleep Well, Kids, Maple Flavor, 2 fl oz. It consists mainly chinese herbs with maple favour. My twins tried it and they are able to accept the taste. So I'm able to feed them with ease.
Herb checked!
For essential oil, i picked Plant Therapy as they have a range especially cater for kids. They also have synergies for different purposes like calming, sleeping, etc. Plus they have free International shipping for orders exceed USD50! I got the Calming The Child KidSafe Set and Nighty Night KidSafe Essential Oil. For first timer, there will be USD10 discount! Please use my referral so i can get USD10 too.
Essential oil checked!
I bought Marpac Hushh White Noise Sound Machine for awhile now but i didn't really stick to it. I don't really like the sound as it kinda noisy to me (i sleep with my twin). Anyway it's time to try it again.
White noise machine checked!
Result:-
For the first 2 nights, it doesn't make much difference. D still a fast and light sleeper. E still a slow and deep sleeper. Surprisingly 3rd day onwards, there is a slight improvement. E sleeps faster, like within 30 mins to an hour (on bad days she can still be awake after tossing for 2 hours and weeping because she is tired but can't fall asleep). D ables to sleep deeper and sometimes able to go back to sleep if he wakes up in the middle of the night.
So now is about 2 months after trying this combination. As usual D sleeps within 30mins but able to sleep longer. He used to wake up every 3 hr, now he can stay asleep for 6hr! E ables to sleep within an hr (but on bad days she still have problem going to sleep) and able to sleep thru the night. I did had my lucky break when both slept thru the night for few times.
If your toddlers have problem sleeping and/or sleeping thru the night, you can try this combinations and prays that it will works
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