Waking at Night
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Anyone Dealt with Toddlers Night Terrors?
Asked by B.B. from Dallas
on December 15, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old son had a night terror the other night that really scare my husband and myself. He woke up about three hours after going to bed screaming. His eyes...
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- We, too, dealt with night terrors with my son. I will agree with you...they are scary. I laugh now about it (now that they are over), because at the time, my husband...
- Hi B., You've had a lot of suggestions, but the one that worked for us is very specific and recommended by a sleep doctor. Here's the background: my son started h...
- Yes, I have to many times. I have a daughter that is now 23, but when she was around 3 she would do this and walk around the the house and at times try to get out. I...
Toddler's First Encounter with Night Terrors
Asked by A.H. from Montgomery
on January 15, 2007
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Last night our son woke up in a sweat screaming with his arms and legs frailing. We tried to ask him what the matter was and he would not respond to us, he just kept s...
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- A., I have a grandson who is 13 now but I raised him for 3 years while my stepdaugter lived with me. She fell and broke her ankle and was laid up for 3 months when...
- My older daughter suffered with these for many years. We found that all we could do was talk to her in a soothing voice and wait for her to actually wake up. It usua...
- Both my kids have had this at one time or another. They are 3 and 5 now. It is scary. I just hold them and talk to them and try to reassure them until they calm dow...
Toddler (2.5 Years Old) Having Night Terrors...
Asked by F.M. from San Diego
on August 12, 2008
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I'm writing on behalf of my sister, who lives in Alaska and is still on dial-up internet (no broadband access way out there) and asked me to post for her. She is havi...
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- My husband had night terrors as a child and still to this day sits up in bed and yells at someone or something and then goes back to sleep, unlike me who's awake for a...
- My daughter has had night terrors before...but, as I understand from our doctor and from reading about them, night terrors are something that a child doesn't remember....
- hi F. sorry, my attempt to answer took off. It sounds like she is having nightmares, not night terrors, with night terrors, they usually wake up rested and don't remem...
Night Terrors in 3 Yr Old....
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on February 24, 2008
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Hi,
My son is 3 years old and experienced his first night terror on Friday. We have spend the entire weekend fighting sleep because he is terrified that he will ha...
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- Hi J., My son has night terrors (age 4), but they started around the time he was 3 or so. I would have to agree with Kate in that if he remembers them, they are simp...
- Homeopathic remedies are great for night terrors, or babies that are restless/fidgety when they should be calming down for sleep. Try Hyland's brand "Calms Forte." ...
- Night terrors and nightmares are alittle different, I'm assuming from his reaction, that he remembers it? Can he talk with you about his bad dream? I know my son had...
Any Moms Every Experienced Night Terrors?
Asked by A.S. from San Francisco
on February 2, 2008
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My 3 and a half year old son, who has Autism, had what I believe to be a night terror. He rarely cries without reason, and when he does awake a night crying I can soot...
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- I had night terrors growing up, but I don't remember any of them. My parents would sometimes ask me if I remembered then ight before, but I never did. I also walked ...
- Hi A.. I too have kids on the spectrum and kids that had night terrors. The others that said not to try to wake them are right. It makes things worse, especially wi...
- Homeopathy helps with night terrors and autism. Look at Amy Lansky's site www.impossiblecure.com. Dr. Lansky is the author of The Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeo...
Toddler Night Terrors/ Nightmares
Asked by K.D. from Chicago
on July 21, 2009
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My 2 year old son just recently started waking up every single night crying with fright. I go in and he is still 1/2 asleep but he quiets instantly and goes back to s...
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- My daughter gets these if she doesn't nap or get to bed in time. Her night terrors last about 30 min and she is impossible to wake up. I recently started giving he...
- Hi K., My son in 5 years old and he is having night terrors also. Except that just going in isn't enough. I have to rub his back for about 20-30 minutes for him to st...
- I know this is going to sound silly, but it may be that your son is not getting enough sleep. My daughter did the same thing and I felt horrible just seeing how frigh...
Need Help with Night Terrors
Asked by N.M. from Los Angeles
on February 14, 2011
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My son has these horrible bouts where he is crying but won't tell us what is going on. He is awake but obviously having some sort of night terror. I am not sure what w...
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- Here's a post I had put up previously on this question: Run his feet under cool water. It totally worked for my son, helped him fully wake up (from my research night ...
- Look online and Google Search "Night Terrors." It is different from "Night Mares." It is developmental based. How old is your son? He is probably not tel...
- Our daughter has had them on and off for about a month now. Her pediatrician said that the best thing we can do is go in and comfort her till the screaming stops, and ...
Help with Tantrums & Night Terrors
Asked by D.J. from Boston
on January 11, 2010
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I'm not sure what is going on with my 2.5 year old. Lately, she has been throwing tantrums by screaming very loud and long until we respond. Also, she has been waking ...
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- Read a very calming story to her "every" night efore she goes to bed. When she wakes up with the terrors, her breathing is also out of control. Try to get her to bre...
- does she use a night light ? she may be scared of the dark, but you should also try the bath and bed time shampoo by jonhson it works great they get sleep and sleep mo...
- Sounds like you have 2 things going on - tantrums (which are addressed by ignoring them or separating her from what she wants) and possible night terrors (which are no...
7.5 Month Old - Sleep Problems, Maybe Night Terrors?? Help!!!!
Asked by K.D. from Lancaster
on May 13, 2010
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It has been 7.5 LONG but amazing months with our first baby!! She is super happy, but has not slept through a night in her life!! She goes to sleep fine. I can lay her...
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- I've heard one of those little wedge pillows can be good for the congestion (and acid reflux too)... It keeps them at an incline. We've had great luck with the Halo...
- My daughter did the same thing. The problem is that she got used to being picked up and rocked back to sleep because of it. My doctor told me that bad habits can for...
- It's not night terrors, it's a normal 7.5 month old baby! Don't worry, it is nothing that you or she is doing wrong. People will lead you to believe that all babies ...
1 Yr Old DD Started on Cows Milk, Now Shes Been Having These "Night Terrors"
Asked by J.E. from Los Angeles
on March 1, 2011
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My little one, who will be 1 in a few days, has been biting the breast so much that she really isnt getting adequate milk. I spoke to a dietician, and they said cows m...
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- We used rice milk from the time DD was 12 mos old -- she is milk allergic (in addition to egg, peanut and fish). It has been great for us -- she never had night terro...
- We switched our daughter to full fat milk at 1, and she did ok..not great...with it for a few weeks. Then all of a sudden she started throwing it up every time we gave...
- The commonest cause of night terrors, if that's the problem here, is insufficient sleep. It's possible she's sleeping poorly because the cow's milk is causing some sys...
