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lilybird · 27/02/2006 07:57

for the last few nights dd who is not a great sleeper at the best of times,has been shouting in her sleep and crying, when i've gone into her she's seems still asleep,but i can't calm her down. it always seems to start at the same time every night then carries on every 2 hours.
does anyone have experience of this? or any ideas? we are all so tired and grumpy i have began to dread nighttime again. (by the way she is 3 yo)x

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Mumatuks · 27/02/2006 08:23

It sounds similar to my DS1's night terrors he had a little while ago. He would scream and be so upset, but very much asleep.

I used to go in to his room and just cuddle him in his bed (not giving any signals that he could come in to ours!) and just say things like "It's alright, Mummys here, its just a bad dream" etc etc. He never remembered them the next day and they have stopped now.

I can only link it with starting nursery, he loves it there, but I think his little mind was so overloaded with info from the day maybe he couldn't process it all? He also had a bit of a growth spurt around that time. He was about 2.2yrs at the time and has grown out of it now.

HTH

Frizbetheexpansionset · 27/02/2006 08:24

sounds like night terrors......I think your supposed to let them sleep through it, but when dd gets them, we usually try to wake her up, or she wakes the whole house.......then of course we have to settle her again......should be just a phase, but argh, sorry no real advice, but lots of sympathy

hermykne · 27/02/2006 08:27

lilybird my dd jsut had a wee phase of this too. from what i gather its to do with the sleep phase and rem. and they are exhaausted from their days activities. she had them over a few days and i jut spent longer reading stories to settle her and i think she might have been allowed to go to sleep in my bed once for reassurance.
it doesnt lasat long,

Trophywife · 27/02/2006 08:31

my ds (also 3) gets night terrors, the only way we can settle him is to either sing his baby song "you are my sunshine" or to wake him up and let him settle himself back to sleep. usual we have to put him up to the window to show him the street lights just to stop the tears.
HTH TW

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lilybird · 27/02/2006 08:31

she did seem to have a spell of these a while back to.
we've just moved her into the big girls bedroom, which is all girly & pink, but am worried she's going to wake the neighbours as they are in the room ajoining hers.
if a wake her she crys even more, doesn't matter what i say or do. takes an age to calm her down.

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Mumatuks · 27/02/2006 08:34

How many hours after she goes to sleep does your DD wake up with the night terrors?

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lilybird · 27/02/2006 08:39

it's always about half 10/11. no matter what time she goes to bed.
she was abit later last night & still woke at the same time.
she normally goes to sleep around half 7.

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Mumatuks · 27/02/2006 08:48

I'm just thinking that its around the 4 hour mark. Hermykne said it about the sleep phase and REM thing. I can only think its as she goes in to a deep sleep. Could you ask your HV or the doctor? does this help?

If you're worried about your neighbours, then could you pop round and let them know what's happening? I'm sure if they've had / got children they'll understand.

I can sympathise though, at the time it's happening, you are knackered, just want to sleep and these things seem to go for ever! Hope your DD is sleeping well again soon!

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