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3 year old falls asleep every time he eats :(

Ashley - posted on 11/07/2010 ( 6 moms have responded )

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im having an issue and ive googled and have no info on this. my 3 year old has been falling asleep everytime he eats breakfast, lunch, dinner. we literally make him stand in a chair and just talk his head off and make him talk back and be very loud just to make it thru the meal. we have tried different schedules to break it up and to see if that worked and NOTHING. he has always fallen asleep at dinner like after he eats he'll lay his head down or after he's played hard all day but this was only like once every 3 weeks. Now its every meal, every day for the past week. HMMMM :/ any suggestions or info or ideas. i hate taking the kids to the doc for everything ... thanks

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Katherine - posted on 11/08/2010

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I was just going to say sounds like Narcolepsy.

Renae - posted on 11/08/2010

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Krista is right, this comes under the banner of Narcolepsy... but I still cant for the life of me remember what they call it when a sepcific trigger sets off the neurotransmitters that make us go to sleep. As I said yesterday, get in touch with a sleep clinic, they will know exactly what you are talking about, its nothing rare or strange (to them anyway!).

Krista - posted on 11/08/2010

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Bring him to a doctor and get him to a sleep clinic. I'm not going to diagnose your kid over the internet, but take a look at what I found about Narcolepsy:

# Periods of extreme drowsiness every 3 to 4 hours during the day. You may feel a strong urge to sleep, often followed by a short nap (sleep attack).

* These periods last for about 15 minutes each, although they can be longer.
* They often happen after eating, but may occur while driving, talking to someone, or during other situations.

Bonnie - posted on 11/08/2010

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I would take him to the doctor to figure out what is going on. Never heard of this before. Is he getting enough sleep at night?

Renae - posted on 11/08/2010

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This does require a doctor's visit and probably a stay in a sleep lab. If the eating is acting as a sleep trigger this is something that needs to be looked at neurologically. There is a name for this that refuses to come to me right now - I dont deal with this sort of sleep disorder so it has been a while since I last read about this. It is something that can be treated however, but you need a sleep specialist in the area which you will find at a hospital based sleep clinic. Your family doctor should be able to refer you.

Danielle - posted on 11/07/2010

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Wow, that is really strange. I think you'll probably have to take him to the doctor to get to the bottom of it. I've never heard of anything like it before. He could have a sleep disorder or something that could be easily treated but either way, I don't think you'll find your answers online.

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