Waking at Night: Infant
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Night Terrors
Asked by A.M. from Baton Rouge
on January 16, 2008
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I think my 21 mon. old might be having night terrors, anyone know about these? What causes them and what I can do before I lose my mind ? A.
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- A. I had the same problem when I was little. I understand what your child is going through. It is a very scary thing. I would wake up in the middle of the night and...
- My 17 month old I believe has done that a few times too. She woke up a few times screaming and that is so unlike her. She usually wakes up and plays and talks to the s...
- My daughter has had night terrors since she was 2 1/2. She is now 5. There is really nothing you can do, just watch them to make sure they don't hurt themselves. Th...
Night Terrors?
Asked by K.L. from San Francisco
on February 4, 2010
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My daughter woke up last night at 2am screaming like someone was hurting her (no one was). She usually sleeps about 11-12 hours uninterrupted through the night. A f...
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- My son recently started having night terror last week. It is scary when he is having these episodes. From what I have read and told by his pediatrician, you have to ...
- If it is night terrors, there is nothing your Pedi can do for you. They are caused by the fast growth phase your daughter's brain is going through right now. Expect ...
- These are scary for the parent.........but not your child. The child never even knows they are going through this...... My son had Night Terrors between 2-4..........
Night Terrors
Asked by C.C. from Washington DC
on July 27, 2008
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My 2+ year old daughter has been having what I think are night terrors for about 2 weeks now. She wakes up (like clockwork) around midnight every night screaming and/...
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- What is happening during the day that could be giving your child nightmares? Children have active imaginations so things that are not scary to adults are very scary t...
- Hi C., I'm sorry to hear about the night terrors. My mother used to have these and I did too for a little while. With me, it felt like someone was either trying to h...
- C., There is nothing you can do! My daughter had them regularly from about 18 months to almost 2 1/2. She will be 3 in November. If you look up night terrors on...
Night Terrors??
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on April 22, 2009
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For the last 4 or 5 months, my 15 month-old son has been waking up at night screaming. It doesn't happen regularly...the most has been 3 times in one week [and some we...
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- Hi K., I feel your pain. My second child had night terrors almost nightly for 5 months at about 2 1/2 y/o. To answer your questions; yes, it sounds like your son is ...
- K., if you are Christian pray for him. My daughter had bad dreams for a week until a friend of mine said to pray for her as I put her down to sleep. I layed her down...
- His night terrors could be from a past life. When he falls asleep go talk to him. Talk to him as you would anyone else; not like a baby! Tell him to release any neg...
Night Terrors
Asked by T.M. from Portland
on March 22, 2010
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Can anyone explain to me, what exactly is a night terror? My girls dont ever watch anything scary or dark or with magic or anything. We are pretty protective about wha...
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- Night terrors have nothing to do with what a person watches or sees. It's a sleep disorder that occurs during the transition of sleep cycles. A child having night te...
- Even when we shield our children from the media and the scary things it shows, life still has its scary elements for children: a dog barking at them, not knowing where...
- You have already been giving some good advice....I just want to back up a few things! They are not caused by tramatic events or watching something scary. If they are...
Night Terrors
Asked by D.F. from Charlotte
on January 21, 2009
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Have a 3 1/2 yrs old grandaughter that has been having night terrors. Seem to be getting slightly better but not much. Next step may be a sleep study. Now her little...
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- That sounds a little familiar. Are they eating right before bed? My kids always have bad dreams on the nights where they eat something before bed. When it does happe...
- I have had the same thing happen to my son. I went back to work after being at home with him for over a year. He seemed not to need me during the day, but at night h...
- I know you have probaly done this already ,but try taking a diffrent approach. Talk wit each child seprate as best as possibe. write each one's account down and review...
Night Terrors
Asked by C.M. from Myrtle Beach
on August 18, 2008
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I posted a request the other day asking about my daughter waking up in the middle of the night. Well this has now been going on 5 nights, waking up screaming, so I br...
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- My daughter (now 2 1/2) has had a similar sleeping problem. They would probably be called night terrors although I never took her to a ped. I read everything I could o...
- Hi C.! My son had night terrors when he was very young, about 7 or 8 months. He had terrible reflux as an infant, and he had just started a new medication. I did so...
- Hi C., My son, who is almost 8 now, had night terrors pretty frequently when he was younger. We noticed that they occurred more often when his schedule was thrown of...
Night Terrors?
Asked by C. from Louisville
on April 10, 2007
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My son is almost 1 yr. and recently he started waking up crying unconsolably. When I go to get him he is crying (screaming) sitting up in his bed. He doesn't stop wh...
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- My son also did this at about a year and it lasted almost 6 months, but it was off and on. We would have one or two good weeks and then several bad nights in a row. ...
- I used to have night terrors in the first grade. Try holding your son in front of the tv. That's what the doctor told my mom to do.
- Our 5 yr old son has night terrors (We figured out its when he's too hot or in pain-like ear infection). When they happen he is not awake. He is absolutely screaming...
Night Terrors
Asked by K.G. from Fort Wayne
on April 2, 2010
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my daughter is almost 9 mo and for about the last 3 weeks she has been having night terrors anywhere from about the first hour to about two hours into her sleep she wi...
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- Hey Gibby- You may also try putting her to bed 30-45 minutes earlier. I read about night terrors a while back, and that was the recomendation. As for what you'r...
- Its normal and developmental based. Try research it online. You are doing fine. If its any consolation, the child is not traumatized by it nor do they remember it.
- Hi Gibby, sounds like you are doing just fine. Maybe if you want to spend less time up with her, you could nurse her sooner in the process. But you are certainly ...
Night Terrors
Asked by R.P. from Chicago
on January 24, 2011
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My daughter has recently had a few night terrors (at bedtime and at nap time) i also believe that my 9 month old son may have has a few before. My daughter will be si...
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- a friend of mine noticed if she fed her daughter after a certain time at night shed have a night terror. may want to play around with dinner/ bedtime?
- my now 9 yr old has had them since she was an infant. The only thing you can do is hold on to them tightly so they don't hurt themselves until it subsides. They ha...
- My daughter started having night terrors at about 2. At first I thought she was just throwing a fit because she had to stay in bed in the middle of the night, but even...
