Waking at Night: Toddler
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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 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 M.W. from Chicago
on January 29, 2009
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Hi Mamas!
Has anyone had experience with toddtler having night terrors? My 20 month old has been waking up at 3 am every night for two weeks. He's screaming, sweatin...
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- My daughter had these also but she was older with them. She would never remember waking up either. There really isn't anything that you can do about it, just stay calm...
- My son has had a couple and unfortunately there is not a whole lot that you can do. It's hard to go through but trust me when I say that it will pass.
- I have 4 children and one of my sons had night terrors. It is so scary to you as a parent but all I can say is just pick him up and hold him and try to wake him...and ...
Night Terrors
Asked by N. from Dallas
on March 22, 2009
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My nearly 3 year old son has had 2 weeks of night terrors. He wakes up as many as 10 times per night, causing him to be cranky during the day..and to be honest, I'm c...
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- My now 4 year old had night terrors. I kept a journal of everything she ate and did for several days. I looked for a pattern and it seemed that if she ate to much prot...
- My son had night terrors - he is now almost 17....frankly I do not remember how long they lasted but remember to be very careful with him when he is having them as he ...
- Is he on any medications? That is the side-effect of a few medications, like Singulair. If you are a believer, you should take authority over it in prayer.
Night Terrors
Asked by D.J. from Sacramento
on January 28, 2008
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Does anyone have experience with night terrors? My 5 y/o has them when he gets really tired or stressed. They are incredibly disturbing, and he has had relatively litt...
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- My child also experienced night terrors. Luckily, I think he has finally outgrown them. What I learned is not to try to wake them up. Just comfort them until they g...
- This is what I have used with my son when he's woken from a bad dream - or maybe not a bad dream but just woken up in terror which has been very effective for handling...
- We went thru this too. Facts: It will pass. It is frightening. Your child is fine and for the most part unaware of it all. Knowledge: Don't try to wake the child. Terr...
Night Terrors?
Asked by A.R. from Cincinnati
on October 16, 2007
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Hello. My 2 year old daughter has started waking up in the middle of the night screaming her head off. She is not crying but screaming and it seems to happen almost ...
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- A., My daughter is 2 years old as well and occasionally wakes up from night terrors as well. When it first started it was almost every night but now it is just every ...
- It's so sad when our little ones have bad dreams, since there's nothing we can do about it! My 2.5 yr old son has been waking up w/ bad dreams (not night terrors, than...
- Two of my three kids had night terrors, and they are frightening. Usually it happened with them when they were overtired. What worked for us (after much trial and er...
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 M.C. from La Crosse
on June 6, 2009
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My son is 14 months old and for the past few weeks has woken up about 1 to 1 1/2 hours after going to bed at night screaming. Sometimes he can calm himself and go bac...
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- It does sound like night terrors, my daughter started around the same age and she is almost 3 years old still gets them once a week or less. I would also watch for sle...
- Hey M., This actually just started happening to my son who is 18months old. I have to wake him up in order for me to stop him from screaming and crying. Its a really ...
- Sounds like night terrors to me. My son started having them around 12 or 13 months. There is nothing you can really do, since he is actually asleep when this is happen...
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 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...
