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My DS is 7 and has Down Syndrome. He was treated last year for sleep apnoea and signed off by the respiratory team as being well again.
However he still wakes in the night and is causing mayhem. He is wide awake the second he gets up. He will turn on all the lights, go downstairs, move food/drinks all around the house, break things, cause general mess. He got his sister's hamster out the other week and forgot he had. We didn't know for nearly 24 hours, poor thing was nearly eaten by the cat. He's never touched it before. It's so frustrating. I have no idea what's waking him up. The only thing that helps is sleeping next to him so I wake when he moves, but I've got a 13 day old little boy and it's not practical to have them both in the same room. I'm phoning the hospital to chase a appointment he was meant to be having in relation to this but it's been months and they haven't replied to my previous calls so I'll be going through PALS today. They only suggested doing another sleep study even though they agree he's sleep apnoea is fixed. He used to wake me up but now he doesn't usually and I don't always hear him. I've been wondering if there's anything like a baby breathing monitor mat for older children but I can't seem to find one, does anyone have any experience? I just need something to let me know when he gets up so I can keep him safe and stop him doing damage around the house.