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Twitching/jerking in sleep

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KL92xxxx · 09/12/2021 21:12

My 20mo is having a rough time sleeping. Never been a good sleeper but we felt like we were getting somewhere but in the last two weeks bedtime is taking 1-3 hours, he’s not upset it’s just like he fights it and talks and sings and feeds until he can fight it no longer.

He also seems to be twitching in his sleep, like his arms or legs, I’ve only noticed it at night and not when he naps in the day. And it tends to be only the first 5-10 minutes of sleep, but for the first 5-10 minutes it’s quite odd as he’s just very twitchy. It reminds me of how my dogs sleep when their paws move.

I’ve googled myself into a bit of a frenzy and I have health anxiety which doesn’t help. He goes to his grandparents once a week and nursery twice a week and they’ve not raised anything. His dad twitches a bit in his sleep each night but I wouldn’t say as much as this. Has anyone else got a toddler that does this?

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Alilooli · 23/06/2022 23:18

Hi, was there any update on your son? My daughter seems to be doing this and it’s got me worried too,

florenceandthemac · 23/06/2022 23:19

My 504 month old (my DH) does this, and it's really annoying.
Still trying to work out what it is with a Google diagnosis, as it keeps me from falling asleep!

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