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Poor Sleeper

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Kebs · 28/09/2001 20:41

Eve,
My son is 6 and still only just manages to sleep throught the night 4 out of 7 times. Otherwise his regular wakeup time is somewhere between 4 and 5.30am daily, which as you can imagine has awful consequences for how he is expected to last through a full day of education in year 2!!
We have had cranial osteopathy which has so far had results, but not directly with his sleeping, but just generally with his behaviour, emotions and ability to get through the day with his younger brother and sister - who by the way, sleep fantastically!
We are about to engage in another bout of treatment ( I say "we", my husband is a non-believer!), and I will let you know if it finally pays dividends and gets us past the dreaded 5am!

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Copper · 02/10/2001 16:06

How to you find a cranial osteopath? My 9 yr old often complains of bad headaches, and loses his temper very quickly - this thread has just made me wonder if there is a connection

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Emmagee · 02/10/2001 22:09

Copper, where are you based, I can recommend one in East London, or there is a clinic in Harley Street (don't panic, not the usual prices, I think that you give what you can afford) I don't have the details but can look it up

Emmam · 03/10/2001 07:51

I found my osteopath in the local yellow pages and rang them to have a chat about cranial osteopathy in children. I was very impressed with the answers I received and booked a session. We had a thorough discussion prior to the treatment to find out what sort of pregnancy I had, what the birth was like, what my son's behaviour was like before she even laid a finger on him! I liked the fact the waiting room had plenty of toys and books in it - a sure sign they treat lots of children. The osteopath's consulting room had lots of mobiles hanging from the ceiling and even her uniform had got novelty buttons on it all for the purpose of keeping the kiddies happy. A half hour session cost me £20. We had three sessions in total and a follow up session about 12 months later. My son was a different boy after the first session and it just got better and better. I can truly say it was life changing for all of us.

Pupuce · 03/10/2001 10:29

I found my osteopath via my midwife. And he turned out to be a life-saviour for me. He has seen dd when she was born but I haven't brought her back since, as there is nothing wrong with her. He is specialised in babies and pregnancies (hence the midwife recommendation).

Debby · 03/10/2001 12:58

I took my son to a cranial osteopath when he was a few weeks old, as he'd had a traumatic birth (inc. head being stuck in birth canal etc) and was very colicky. To be honest he was a miserable baby! He's now nearly one and is very happy. I can't definately say whether the cranial sessions worked, but I just felt that it was worth a try, and given the same situation again I would do the same. He certainly doesn't seem to have any problems now.

The osteopath said that in some regions it is the common practice for all babies to be checked out by a cranial osteopath after birth (on the NHS apparently). Why can't this happen in all regions??

Wornout · 04/10/2001 15:32

I took my son to an osteopath (cranial) when he was 5mths due to being stuck in the birth canal for the final 10 hours of my labour and he was also resussitated. The osteopath knew exactly what sort of labour I had with out me telling her, she told me nearly to the exact detail, and said that my son had typical 1st breath syndrom (when the baby does not draw his 1st breath his self) and this means that the "plates" in his head got stuck and became fixed over his 1st 5mths and also it does not allow cerebal fluid to flow properly. My son is nearly 3 now and is still going occassionaly and it helps him sleep for a while after each session (it is also very good for when they are teething!) they also detected Rhinitus in him which I did not know about. I was told about the Osteopathic centre for children (in Harley Street) by a local osteopath and they are fantastic there it is £25.00 by donation as they are a charity or what ever you can afford. I am off there again next friday so look forward to some sleep that night.

Bugsy · 04/10/2001 15:41

I know that osteopathy can be fantastic but we took our baby son to a very well recommended cranial osteopath for his dreadful colic and I can honestly say that after 3 sessions it had made no difference. This osteopath wasn't dodgy and other people raved about her but it really made no difference to our son.
I'm sorry to be negative but I just didn't want Vonda to think that it was a sure thing.

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