Anonymous wrote:I think it fine for occasional use like overnight flights and adjusting to jet lag (as does our pediatrician). We use a non-gummy brand called Tired Teddies which is a much smaller dose than most gummies (I think 0.3 mg). It ha so made my child much more well-rested and this happy on international trips.

Just an FYI, but 0.3 mg is the recommended dose for a full grown adult, not a 2 year old. Melatonin is regulated as a food supplement and not a drug, so the most pills you see are super high doses, because consumers don't know better and think that "more is better".

I think it fine for occasional use like overnight flights and adjusting to jet lag (as does our pediatrician). We use a non-gummy brand called Tired Teddies which is a much smaller dose than most gummies (I think 0.3 mg). It ha so made my child much more well-rested and this happy on international trips.

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Anonymous wrote:Your 2 year old will sleep like a baby on an overnight flight. Kids can sleep anywhere.

OP here. Ok, you’ve all convinced me against melatonin.

She hasn’t slept well on flights in the past (no more than 45 min at a time and then screaming), but we haven’t tried an overnight flight. We’re bringing her white noise machine and will put her in PJs. Fingers crossed that she sleeps and isn’t woken up by those damn incessant announcements!

Do you think she'll keep the earbuds in to listen to the white noise?

We don’t use earbuds with it but have it at a volume near her that she can hear but for everyone else just contributes to the white noise on the plane in general.

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Anonymous wrote:Your 2 year old will sleep like a baby on an overnight flight. Kids can sleep anywhere.

OP here. Ok, you’ve all convinced me against melatonin.

She hasn’t slept well on flights in the past (no more than 45 min at a time and then screaming), but we haven’t tried an overnight flight. We’re bringing her white noise machine and will put her in PJs. Fingers crossed that she sleeps and isn’t woken up by those damn incessant announcements!

Do you think she'll keep the earbuds in to listen to the white noise?

Anonymous wrote:Your 2 year old will sleep like a baby on an overnight flight. Kids can sleep anywhere.

OP here. Ok, you’ve all convinced me against melatonin.

She hasn’t slept well on flights in the past (no more than 45 min at a time and then screaming), but we haven’t tried an overnight flight. We’re bringing her white noise machine and will put her in PJs. Fingers crossed that she sleeps and isn’t woken up by those damn incessant announcements!

Anonymous wrote:My husband is a doctor and won’t give our kids melatonin. He will give Benadryl.

As a doctor he should already know that some kids (and adults) are not made sleepy by Benadryl but have the opposite effect and get wired if they take it. Our pediatrician is dead set against this myth that Benadryl is a magical sedative. Besides making some kids more wakeful, for those who do get sleepy, it can leave them cranky and dazed once they wake. It's just not intended to be an easy over-the -counter sleep aid.

When I saw the question I knew OP would get the usual "give Benadryl" junk advice.

OP, we've flown overseas with our kid every year since DC was six months old. You just shouldn't give stuff like melatonin or Benadryl. Please don't.

No way! If anything maybe some Benadryl

I have never given my 2 year old anything for sleep

Absolutely not.

Your 2 year old will sleep like a baby on an overnight flight. Kids can sleep anywhere.

No. For some reason people think it’s ok to take this. Maybe cause they sell it at Costco.

My husband is a doctor and won’t give our kids melatonin. He will give Benadryl.

Why do you think the child won't sleep on the overnight flight? I would be more inclined to bring Benadryl.

People drugging their kids so they'll go to sleep is mind boggling. If it isn't medically necessary, it should be a felony.

no. please speak to your pends about this. melatonin is a hormone and is not for children. also you should not give any medication that will induce sleep without consulting with a doctor. it could depress the nervous system and cause breathing problems etc.

We’re going on an overnight flight. Is this safe if I give her 1/2 a zarbee’s melatonin gummy?