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Could potty training cause night terrors?

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Confuzzeled · 01/12/2009 08:07

Dd been potty training for 6 days. After 2 days she got a chest infection. I wanted to stop the potty training until she was better but she wanted to keep using pants so I let her.

On Sunday I thought she would do her first poo in the potty but she was crying and saying ow. I thought she was holding it in or maybe she was constipated. Anyway she didn't poo and went to bed as normal. At 1am she woke up crying and wriggling around like she was in pain. I went into her room and rubbed her back and she seemed to settle down, but about 2 minutes later she started again. I ended up sitting with her for an hour, she was clinging onto me and screaming. I ended up giving her some calpol.

So yesterday at about 6pm she had a poo in her potty, then another 2 so she was obviously blocked up.

She went to bed and woke up at midnight. This time she cried for over an hour and a half. She was squirming about so much and saying strange things about the cat being stuck in strawberries and she wanted her poo's back from the potty.

In the end I gave her calpol again but I don't know if she was in pain, if she's having night terrors or if it's something else.

Anyone else been through this?

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Confuzzeled · 01/12/2009 08:51

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Confuzzeled · 01/12/2009 14:37

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TheLemur · 01/12/2009 15:53

Sorry I've not been through this but I just wanted to say that I would guess she's waking due to the chest infection and the cat/strawberries/wanting poo back sounds just like a random dream so I wouldn't assume the problem is related to potty training at all.

My DS (2.3) woke 11.30-1 last night with the first night of a chest infection - barking cough etc. Try raising her bed/cot and putting olbas oil and/or hot steamy water in the room (if it's safe) and give her a few nights to get over it then reassess.

If she's constipated, give her loads of fruit eg: grapes/blueberries

I guess what I'm saying is tackle each thing separately and then see where you are

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