my son started these after months of good sleep a week before we came to stay with my mum for the summer in London (live abroad come over to escape the heat). They started probably 4 months ago really but it stopped but has now been every night for about 6 weeks! He can kick of anytime during the night and screams and hits the cot bed so hard with his legs I worry he'll break it! It usually lasts an hour on bad nights as long as 3 but is happy as larry in the day, great eater and good nap of 2 hrs on average in the day. The naps have become less often though and because some days he just chatted in his cot bed for hours I presumed he didn't need them however he still gets downtime because they say overtiredness creates problems at night! I rarely go in because if I do he wants to get out of bed sleep in mine or simply wants me carry him out the bed! If I comfort him he gets even more hysterical if I leave and then we have longer hours of no sleep that does him no good! He seems terrified but he cannot speak well enough for me understand him enough yet to discuss it and understand what's happening! They don't seem like night terrors because he is conscious and just wants me to get him out if bed but nightmares for 6 weeks seems extreme! I want to be consistent in how I handle night wakes but am just not sure how to! Any help really welcome!!!!!
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29 month old and night time tantrums/nightmares been going on for 6 weeks!
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Ellora · 10/08/2011 22:48
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