Nature Made Kids First Sleep, Kids Melatonin Gummies, 100% Drug Free Sleep Aid for Restful Sleep, 45 Count

I can not believe I waited so long to try this!

My 4.5 year old stopped napping at 15 mo. and her hourly sleep has been about 7-8 hours, which might sound good but kids really need 10 hours for development. I have followed the same strict sleep schedule as my previous child: soothing bath at 7, snack by 7:30, brush hair and teeth and read bedtime books and tucked in by 8. But my child will happily, and quietly, play in her bed until 11 if I didn't get gruff with her to " Go to BED!" Which I hate being mean right before falling asleep. It got so upsetting that I thought she needed therapy... which was lovely, but it didn't do anything to help her sleep. I am a recovering addict of 18 years, so the thought of drugging my toddler was a *pardon the pun* hard pill to swallow. But as she's gotten older the lack of quality sleep had really begun to weigh heavily on her. She became more moody, easily upset, aggressive, and defiant. Which lead to an unpleasant time for all of us. So I did my research, spoke with her doctor, and came to the conclusion that melatonin is a safe option for her. This particular gummy tastes really good (she actually hates the texture of gummies... so it's a big deal that she happily eats it) and it works REALLY FAST! I give it to her at 7:50 and by 8:05 she is dead asleep. I saw some people comment that they're kids don't stay asleep...but that's a different issue and melatonin isn't for staying asleep... it's for falling asleep. I also saw a comment that the bottle was mostly empty??? Mine came about 2/3 full (which is appropriate to other similar products). It's only been a week...but it's been truly life changing and I feel like a bit of a failure not doing this sooner

9 persons found it helpful

Helps child fall asleep, but not STAY asleep

My child is the worst sleeper and has been her entire life. Once school started, I needed to find something to help her sleep so she could be better rested. This isn't it. Once she takes it, she falls asleep within 30 minutes (awesome!), but she still wakes up in the middle of the night...every single night. This is the second brand of gummies I've tried with the same results. Will be looking elsewhere

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Good for helping your young children fall asleep

I have been using Melatonin for years since it's one of the safest sleep aids you can buy. The key is to figure out what dosage works best for you and to also not abuse it. If you take it every night like a vitamin, your body will eventually build up a resistance to it and it won't be as effective in helping you to sleep. So I only use it when I am having trouble falling asleep, which is usually once or twice a week. For me the perfect dose is 5mg. For some people it might be even less, or as much as 10mg. I have wanted to try Melatonin to help my son sleep better, but I always felt that 5mg was too large of a dose for him. So I feel fortunate that I discovered these Kids First Sleep Melatonin Gummies by Nature Made. Each gummy contains only 1mg of Melatonin, so it's a very low dose and safe for young children. The first time I gave my son one of these, he fell asleep within 30 minutes and slept the whole night without waking up. So I think that was the perfect dose for him. If you try this with your children and it doesn't seem to work, try giving them 2 gummies to double the dose and see if that helps

6 persons found it helpful

No sleep and tummy aches.

Okay first off, this bottle feels like a rip off. The thumbnail picture shows a bottle filled to the rim with gummies. But my bottle was half filled. Why only 45? Why not fill the bottle or get a smaller bottle. I feel like I am missing half the gummies. My kids were both excited to try these. They are 6 and 8. I gave it to them an hour before bed. It is like a little gum drop, and they didn't mind the taste. Said it was fruity and like strawberry. But a couple hours into sleep, my daughter came into my bedroom. A couple hours later she wakes me up again to tell me the gummy isn't working and that she has a tummy ache. Then a couple hours later my son wakes up to go to the bathroom and tell me his tummy hurts too. Now this is verrrry rare for him to have a stomach ache he never gets them. They are both blaming the gummies and whether or not it was the gummies they are not willing to ever take another sleep gummy again. So, I guess it didn't matter in the the long run that the bottle was only half way full because we are not going to get through it

5 persons found it helpful

Sleeping better

I'm very sensitive to drugs, while this isn't a drug in the traditional sense , I needed the lowest mg I could find. I'm 62 and don't sleep well at all. I still wake up at around four hours of sleep but I take and one and soon back to sleep instead of laying awake the rest of the night. Ordering some more

3 persons found it helpful