Violent/screaming every night -DESPERATE! sorry for long message

[mieowcat]

My 2.5 DD is a complete nightmare EVERY night. She will go down to sleep at 7pm fairly ok, sometimes crys and shouts for 30-45 mins but then sleeps. the biggest problem is she wakes around 12mn-2am completely scraeming and shouting to come and get in our bed or for one of us to go and lie down with her. we NEVER do this and are totally ignoring her. it is getting so bad she is lying on the floor kicking her door over and over again and trashing her room throwing furniture about. we have now removed all items except her bed. Last night she behaved like this for 6 hours, and did not sleep at all. she has totally lost her voice and hsa terrible bruises on her feet. We have tried reward charts, ignoring her, everything. I am desperate as we have not slept for weeks and have a 18moDS and we both work 40+ hours a week.
what is the curernt opinion on night 'sedation'. i am going to see GP next week.

why don't you take her in with you?

ds1 was a vfantastic sleeper except for a few months when he was about 2 where he woke and wouldn't settle alone, despite having slf settled practically since birth.

we took him in. after a few months it stopped without us forcing him or anything.

worth a go?

Perhaps risk incurring wrath here but could
It be she just needs a cuddle and some reassurance? If you are ignoring her she is perhaps terrified you have left her alone? Would it be so bad to sleep with her for a bit? I am a gp and there is no way on earth I would prescribe you night sedation.

TBH I am struggling to believe this post is genuine. How could anybody leave a child screaming for 6 hours? How can that be better than taking them into your bed to settle down? She's only 2; she's still a baby FFS

I think she needs reassurance from you, ds went through a similar phase of waking for hours and we spent weeks sitting with him by his cot till he settled without getting upset, it worked eventually and he sleeps well now.

alternatively if you need the sleep bring her in with you.

I have to say this makes for quite uncomfortable reading, I can't imagine what sort of a state she was in after 6 hours, also the removal of anything but bed makes it sound like she is in a padded cell.

Not sure there is a quick fix you seek

Could it be related to the 2.5-3 year sleep regression / developmental spurt?

More info here here and [[http://www.askmoxie.org/2006/02/qa_what_are_sle.html here].