Meletonin for babies??

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So I’m only posting this anonymously because some of you ladies on here are very cruel and judgmental and I’m just looking for some opinions or advice. 
So, my 9 month old daughter is still up about every hour and half- 2hours every night. She slept more as a new born! And sometimes she wants to play or she’s hungry ect.. So I was talking to the in house psychiatrist at the facility I work at, and she told me to give her liquid melatonin. (She studied children medicine first) 
And I just don’t know how I feel about it. Like I feel like I’d be drugging her. But her sleep schedule is out of whack. So what do you guys think? Or do you know any tips on helping her sleep. Cause I’m one tired mama. With a cranky baby.

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I use the children's melatonin on my 6 year old and 4 year old and it's perfectly safe. My doctor is the one that recommended it.

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Not at that young age. I’m a nurse and our doctors here agreed that 2 years old is the earliest that melatonin can be used. 
Try sleep training instead. There’s lots of different methods you can look up online. When people hear sleep training they think that means crying it out but that’s not the only way to sleep train. You can find a method that you’re comfortable with

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Nothing like that is supposed to be used until age 2- and even then only under doctor recommendation.

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I asked my doctor and they said to wait until the baby is at least two, I almost still gave it to my son but didn’t
He just now started sleeping through the night he’s almost 11 months we had to just let him cry it out we’re exhausted and due with our second in 2 weeks

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I don’t know how safe it is for kids BUT I know it’s not really a drug. It helps promote the person getting tired but it doesn’t keep them asleep like a sleeping pill.