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hello
first, i need to apologise because i'm going to post this and go to bed, then check tomorrow to see if you've responded!

i've just done a search on nightmares and night terrors because my dd is having regular ones and i wanted to see if anyone had any tips. I found your recent thread about your dd. i have also read all about your dh's (dp's?) health problems and can't imagine what that is like for you. You may have read that I have breast cancer and am going through chemo right now - that is relevant: bear with me.

The purpose of the email is to say it has occurred to me that my dd's nightmares (she's 3 BTW) could be down to her worrying about me, and I wondered whether that had occurred to you about your dd perhaps worrying about your dh/dp. More to the point, I wondered how you were getting on trying to find a way to help your dd and if you had whether you had any specific tips.

And now I must go to bed. chemo is really really tiring and i've been up since 6 with dd.

TIA

Hi

I am about to go off myself. I spoke to the GP about nightmares and stress with my 5yr old dd1, and asked if there is anything which i could do to help. he fobbed me off and said no basically. DD2 is also 3years old, but she isnt very vocal about her feelings, so its hard to pinpoint whats troubling her. As her sleeping has always been a problem, then i am unsure if its worry at all. Peter has been in hospital for so much of her life, that its the 'norm' in this house.

DD2 does have other issues, she is being assessed for AS, which could be contributing to her sleep issues.

I wish i could say that xxx worked with dd2, and we have cracked it, but the only thing that has stopped her screeching is vallergan and its a big decision to activily sedate your child to sleep each night.

Hope you get a good nights sleep tonight, and that things get better for you soon.

hi
thanks for replying. i suppose i just have to keep reassuring - i've only got another two cycles (five weeks until the last one) so not too long. if i find anything that works, i'll let you know!
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