DS1 (6.5) sleepwalks about once a week, and has done, off and on, for as long as I can remember.
At first we thought he was actually waking up, because his eyes are open and he actually talks and makes sense (although a bit random in terms of subject matter!) but over time we realised he IS actually asleep -he never replies to anything said, and doesn't remember in the morning.
It seems incredible because he sleeps in a top bunk, yet manages to climb down, come downstairs, or in our room whatever.
The things he says are sometimes quite bizarre and amusing, e.g. earlier this week he arrived by the side of my bed saying, "I've been thinking about the numbers and it's 49, not 52..."
I swear he was fast asleep.
It freaks out our babysitters a bit, as he does have a bit of a glassy-eyed expression when it happens...
It's usually within the first 5 hours of going to bed, and he isn't usually upset or alarmed about anything, so we're not particularly worried, but I just wondered if anyone knew what makes some children sleepwalk?
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Does your child sleepwalk ?
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Mo2 · 09/06/2006 14:38
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