How to deal with a child @ night - while sleeping Posted: 08-01-03 07:18am
My daughter is 12, and has just suffered
her first seizure two weeks ago. Since
then she has had 5 more. How or what do
people do to "watch" / monitor people at
night that suffer from this type of
condition
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Patrick B. Asay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Posts: 138 Location: Pocatello, ID
night seizures Posted: 08-01-03 12:19pm
It might be smart to sleep in the same
room as her at night just in case.
Although I've heard that night seizures
aren't as common as daytime seizures. Of
course, it varies depending on the type of
seizure, and also the person.
Nevertheless, if you're a heavy sleeper,
make sure you're close to her at night.
That's what I'd do.
Patrick
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dmom1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 3
Night Seizures Posted: 08-10-03 18:12pm
Hi I would suggest that you look into a
monitor system
too. Its what lots of us use on the efa
site.
Donna
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Randi03
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 7 Location: clovis
Posted: 08-12-03 00:55am
Wow she has alot of them just in 2 weeks
does she take medication if so you need
that doctor to fix it until they control
her seizures that is what my doctor did he
was able to control mine really quick
i would sleep with her because you dont
know what is going on and maybe you can
help her out if she does have one at night
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Amy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 22 Location: Ontario
Epilepsy At Night Posted: 09-08-03 16:04pm
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with
epilepsy when I was 11, and have only had
my seizures at night. What my parents
did was they gave me a bell for my
bedside. Because I had a aura I could
ring the bell, which whould wake them up
and then they could come and check on me.
They did this because at 12 years old who
wants their parents sleeping in their room
at night. Now i'm 25 and understand that
that's what you might want, but it might
be a good idea to discuss sleeping in the
same room with your child. :d
