Parents of Whirlwind Children - Come tell me I'm not alone!

[CaptainFlameSparrow]

From day one, DD has been a little whirlwind. She would sleep at night, and slept through fairly early, but daytime, once she was up, she was up and wanting constant interaction.

If I was lucky and held her, I could get 45mins with her asleep during the day.

Fastforward 3 years...

She is still like it. She wakes at 7.30am (ish), and doesn't flag at all until bedtime (if I am really lucky) at 7.30pm... even then she will often bounce round her room for about an hour - it would be longer during this last week, but I am afraid I have been giving her piriton to knock her out .

She can concentrate. She can play quietly. I don't think there is anything wrong with her as such (ADHD etc), she is just at the very high end of the energy scale, and I am constantly exhausted with her.

She goes to bed by 7.30pm regardless of how tired she is - I need her to go then because I can't cope any longer

I just really want to know that there are others out there, and that I'm not alone.

(Oh, its not just that she is my eldest and I think that she is like this and I can't cope - I see her with other children, other parents have noticed it etc).

You are not alone don't worryPeople have commented on our ds too.Even if he had 25 hours aday attention it still wouldn't be enough.Talk,talk,talk and questions all the blimmin time..wherever we are.
I used to give ds piriton at around the same age as your dd..thank God for it or i would have been a resentful wreck.
Don't woory.
Ds is 7 now and still full of it!

Full of energy and zest for life[not Piriton]

I'll bet that flame has had to piriton her tonight tho!!!!

Believe me (flame is my RL best friend by the way), her DD is very very hyped....ALL the time. She is truly exhausting, and Flame is , in her own words, a very 'sleepy' person, so they clash somewhat on energy levels.

I have been the reason that her DD has been bouncing all day yesterday and today. Has been my DS2's b/day and I booked a castle, then by luck got it for a whole day extra.
Flamegirlie was still hyped enough leaing here that flame took her to grumps (grandads) for a swim in his pool.

Now MY kiidies are lively, but still not her lively, and she really doesn't have that much in any additives. All kiddies last two days have survived pretty much on strawberries, melon, cherries and apples, and calypso ice pops too!

Additives or not, my DS would be absolutely hyper on all that fruit. Honestly. Not suggesting that it's the case for Flamesparrow's DD, but DS1 reacts to salicylates in most fruit with non-stop non-stopping. He is much calmer after a plate of sugar-laden pancakes with maple syrup than after a glass of apple juice.

....never thought of that. Flames DD is truly a fruit monster, would honestly choose fruit over chocolate any day!
Even some of mine do, altho they don't get quite so hyped thankfully

will suggest to flame tomorrow, maybe there is something in what you have said...??

My youngest dd is another live-wire, full of nervous energy. She was a terrible sleeper and although she now goes to bed okay, because she's 10yo, she's often awake for hours. Even having her on my lap is a challenge as she wriggles and jiggles about and there's also the non-stop chatter. My mum said one day "That child's like a coiled spring, she's never still!" which just about sums her up.

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"He is an extrovert and I am a bit of an introvert so I get to the end of the day and am physically and mentally frazzled, have to go and hide from him sometimes when DH gets back"

God Pruni I do this EVERY SINGLE DAY, I hadn't realised it was something to be about

Also wondering about fruit - ds is bouncing off walls and has just had orange juice. He loves fruit and eats loads as well.

Oodles of posts, and I am sooo glad to see that I am not alone!

No piriton last night . Stayed at my dad's til 8, and she actually slept nicely when she got home (incidently, so did Emrys Psycho... I got a whole 5 1/2 hrs with him in his crib - doesn't sound much, but it was sooo good!).

Sooo... If we are thinking that fruit could be a trigger too - what do I give the poor child to nibble on? She likes carrots - do they break down any slower maybe?

@ the strawberry jam meltdown!! I don't know what I would have done if DD had been a proper only child these last 3 years - it is taking her to play with Psycho's lot that has kept me sane from the "play me mummy" when we are alone.

I am very lucky - my mum was like this as a child, and my sister was as stubborn if not quite so energetic, so she understands and does babysit and take her away for the day/night on a fairly regular basis. I'm in awe of anyone who does it with less support, although knowing from my own response to "How do you cope?"... you just have to get on with it (and have a stock of wine ).

5 mornings a weeks at school next term... guessing it'll either wear her out a bit, or give her more stamina

Don't want to stop you all feeding your children fruit, which is very healthy! I wish DS1 could eat more of it. It may be nothing to do with food, because lots of children just are lively. We had other behavioural and physical symptoms with DS1 as well. I've got to rush now, but I always recommend Sue Dengate's brilliant food intolerance site to anyone who thinks their child might be affected by food.

It is a bit alarming at first, but just described DS1 to a T (or is that 'tee'?)

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Just found out that they do term tim trampolining for 3 upwards, and she is booked in for a swimming course during the summer...

It might not wear her out, but she'll be very sporty!

Going to the food site now.