I think that my little girl has night terrors and that it is the worst thing I've ever heard - I feel so terrible for her. When she wakes up from these, what I think are terror episodes, she lets out the most blood-curdling scream you've ever heard - instantly your heart wrenches and I jump ten feet out of bed and run to her side. These cries aren't the typical upset and I don't want to be in bed, etc. cries. These are definitely a scream like something is very, very wrong.
The only reason it caught suspicion in my eye was when I go into Alexys' room to calm her down she flails herself everywhere and if I pick her up, she instantly wants down and flails her body. If she's in her crib she whacks her head and absolutely freaks out. It's different from when she wakes up around 6 or 7 in the morning and just wants a bottle. That's kind of a whimper or a soft cry and I know she wants just her bottle and to go back to sleep.
Anyways, I have to see the doctor on Wednesday for me, so I think I'm going to sneak Alexys in too and find out what's up and what I can do (if anything).
Let me know if you've experienced anything like this - I'd be interested to hear.
And in the mean time, isn't my daughter darling?
kortney elise xoxo
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Im glad you posted this because Sydney has that too, Ive suspected it for about a month now (remember that rooster episode? so ever since I've known she has nightmares) The only thing that works for her is to fully wake her up. Otherwise she wont calm down even if held. Let me pls know what your dr says cause I am actually going to make an appt too
I don't have any advice or experience, but I'm sure just being there to let her know she's not alone will help.
I hope you find some help soon, as I imagine that would be a very troubling experience (for both of you).
we experienced these with our son when he was just over a year old. we had recently moved into a new house and, since he is a more sensitive child, i believe that this may have triggered the night terrors. i read up a lot on them and most of the advice i found said to just make sure that they are safe and NOT to wake them up fully because then they could become even more disoriented. i found it nearly impossible to wake tristan up fully anyhow!
it was really awful, i remember that helpless feeling well. when he would scream and scream, i would just stand there and sing "Jesus loves me" to him softly. my husband and i even had a pastor from our church come and pray throughout the rooms in our house because i had this nagging feeling that there may have been something spiritual going on. in the end, they just started becoming less frequent. he is now 3 years old and will still wake up with bad dreams about once a week, especially if he's had an "off" day, or is especially exhausted. i hope your dr. may have some more useful tips for you!
hey Kort... I experienced what my parents called night terrors when I was young. I don't know the specific time frame of when they started but I know that I was in later elementary school when they stopped, or at least I have a very vivid memory of the last one I experienced. Its pretty much the same type of dream that happens over and over again, and its terrifying! My parents didn't know what to do and I don't believe my doctor gave much advice, let me talk to them and I'll try to get more specifics, but yah. I had them... they were awful and I feel so sorry for your adorable little girl and that she is going through them. Eventually, she will grow out of it.
My understanding is that this is a sort of sleep disorder where a child is partially sleeping but their body is somewhat awake. Steven had these. I would just be with him and eventually he's calm down. My brother also had them when he was little and my mom found that if she slapped his little thigh the sharp sting would wake him up, he'd let her comfort him and all was well. I know it sounds harsh and is contrary to advice today. She just tried it one night and it seemed to work for them.
If we woke Steven up from a nap - it was really bad news. Waking him up vs. letting him wake up on his own - seemed to bring on a night terror.
In any case these didn't last very long - maybe 6 months if I remember correctly.
Good luck.
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