To take toddler to doctors for night terrors

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I’m on my last nerve before I have a breakdown over this I think. My little girl is 3 in November, for months and months she’s been hard work at bed time and once she’s asleep she will always wake up around 3am crying and wanting to come into my bed. Since Monday I’ve had a really good routine for her sleeping 7.30-.7.30 (aside from the waking up at 3/4am, once she’s in my bed she’ll go straight back to sleep and stay asleep). The last few days however she’s been absolutely terrified of her own bedroom and will not go to bed in there under any circumstances. This has resulted in her staying awake until 9pm even though she’s been up since 7am with no naps. Eventually she crashes on the sofa and I’ll put her to bed asleep but she wakes up within a few hours screaming saying she’s scared. She’s just got up again crying and refusing to go into her room. I don’t even know what to do anymore, my husband and I are barely sleeping because of this

@Snackasaurus according to DD’s psychiatrist night terrors won’t be remembered in the morning. You won’t remember the visions or be afraid of them, they are not traumatic, despite appearing so to the observer. You are completely asleep. Your experience doesn’t sound the same. I also wake screaming now and then but it’s more a nightmare which I remember but no visions.

That is my understanding also.

I'm just saying what my doctor told me...

My 3 year suddenly started waking in the night scared when I gave birth to my youngest. I think she just became really unsettled with the big change as everything changed. My husband even tried sleeping in her room with her, but she would still wake scared and come running into my bed looking for me. This could be a couple of times a night.

We have ended up putting her bed into our room for now. The baby sleeps in our room anyway, and I think my eldest couldn't understand why the baby was allowed to sleep in our room but she wasn't. Now she generally sleeps through. Sometimes she will stir, but is fine as soon as I gently touch her arm.

It's not ideal but quite frankly I needed some sleep. She never woke at the same time as my youngest so it was additional wake ups. As soon as my youngest isn't feeding in the night I'm booting them both out and they can share!

Is she on any medication at all Op?