Hey ladies. I could really use some advice or suggestions on this issue.
My son has had occasional night terrors. They come in waves and usually aren't that big of a deal. He is very upset when he woken up and is very hard to calm down but usually he just cries or pushes us away and we just put on a video or something and he slowly snaps out of it.
He has had diarrhea for 3 weeks and this gave him a bad rash. He has been pooping at night too so we always check to make sure he didn't poop before we sleep (so it won't sit on his skin all night and make the rash worse!). We have no idea what is causing the diarrhea. The doctor ran a culture on his stool and it came back negative.
The other night, my husband went in to check on our son and he had barely touched his back when our son bolted awake, obviously disoriented and upset. We figured it was another night terror and that we caught him at a bad time so we tried soothing, etc. But it became violent which has never happened before. He started attacking his own hands - it looked like he was trying to bite off his fingers. It was very violent and scary. He would just moan for a minute and then start this horrible scream and bite his hands. When my husband tried to stop him, he would bite my husband. It was very upsetting to watch and we ended up calling 911 b/c he was so out of control and it wouldn't stop. We were scared he would really hurt himself.
Anyways, we hoped it was a one time thing. Well, today, he got mad at DH because DH took something away from him (he found a small lid to his medicine bottle and was putting it in his mouth). He got really mad and started attacking his hands. He started biting them like he did that night. When my husband moved his hands away, he tried to bite DH. DH picked him up and started talking to him to distract him and he did it once more but then calmed down. He was awake during all this so this was definitely not a night terror.
He bites really hard and is going to hurt himself if we don't stop him. Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks in advance
C.
I also recommend the Pedi doc. The doctor will be able to evaluate and send him to a specialist if needed. He may need to take meds, which at his young age can make a huge difference in his life later. The sooner he is evaluated the better for him and his quality of life. Take care.
I do not mean to frighten you either, but I also thought of Ausburgers (mild form of Autism) It could be anything, but it sounds very concerning, so I would DEFINITELY take him to his pediatrician right away.
C.,
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I don't want to alarm you, esp. with your new baby due any time, but you should go online and check out Aspergers Syndrome. What you have said made me think of that right away. Good luck.
M.
I don't in any way want to worry or scare you, but when reading your post I was reminded of a recent "House" episode called "The Jerk", where they suspected some disease that the teen had and tried to stress him out to see if he'd start biting his fingers. He didn't have it, but when you mentioned it, I remembered it. I looked it up and the syndrome is called "Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome" or "Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome". There's a lot more info on the net for "Lesch-Nyhan". They mentioned this on a page I found describing it... "self-mutilating behaviors – characterized by lip and finger biting – that begin in the second year of life". Here's the link to the page...http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lesch_nyhan/lesch_nyha.... I am not saying your son has this, just saying I was reminded of it because of the show "House". Please don't let this upset you- just trying to help. Please let me know what happens, okay?
You need to get him to his pediatrician right away. This is an issue that should be addressed by a professional, and now, esp. w/ your new little one on the way. Don't wait another day.
