School starter and bad/vivid dreams - help and advice needed!

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We had a week of dry nights the first week at school - the hormone had kicked in, it was a very different dryness to the ones where she just does it by fluke (she was waking earlier than normal to go and wee etc).

Anyway - that was all last week.

Sunday night onwards she has had VERY disturbed sleep. Sunday night was aching legs related, and she wet with pain (I was expecting it when mine started hurting but didn't get there with calpol in time).

Monday night, last night and tonight though she has been crying out in her sleep, some talking, some random shouts, some sobbing - wetting most times, not tonight (I think I got there early enough).

I have properly woken her this time because I remember hating slipping back into the dream. I don't know if I did the right thing though

She seems distressed in the dreams but not scared when she wakes like with a nightmare, and it isn't a night terror.

I am thinking it is where her brain is being so much more stimulated at school than at playschool (I thought it would be a more gradual transition, but she is developing in speech and knowledge so much this fortnight that I guess it is much more learny than I realised!) - is there anything I can do to try and stop it happening? A bath doesn't do a lot (had one tonight), she is always raring to go in the afternoon and is very hard to get to stay quietly and calm down (my little whirlwind child).

Help - it is horrible seeing her get all distressed, and she is getting all with the bedwetting (refusing to put pull ups back on because they make her sore)

(I'm off to collapse in bed now, will read replies in the morning - assuming there are some )

I know I said I was going to bed, but fell off active convos and am a bit worried about her tbh It isn't my normal little girl

Sounds much like the virus my DD3 has had last week. Achey legs at night (sometimes in the day too) fever (hence the restless gibbering in her sleep) and bed wetting (DD does this when unwell/feverish).

It may be something to do with school but just be aware that there is a nasty virus doing the rounds too.

BTW if my DD is having night terrors which she does from time to time it is very often related to a full bladder. If I sit her on the loo she will wee for England. I also find giving her a sip of water will help to break the cycle of bad dreams.

ooooooh - could coincide with her brother's nasty coldy virusy thing he has going on.

The legs aching is a normal thing with certain weather (mine have done it since I was tiny too, hence me knowing when hers will ache because mine do)

You're making me feel much more positive that it might not be all school related! Lovin the name btw

How odd that you share the achey leg thingy!

Try not to worry. Whatever it is I'm sure she'll settle soon, either get over a virus or adjust to her new routine.

Sorry to not be particularly hepful. I just didn't want you to go unanswered.

helpful.

Thanks, glad you like it. Sounds rather grand don't you think? Better than Arse Doctor anyhoo.

Much better than AD!

My mum gets the achey legs too - docs always put it down to growing pains until it continues into adulthood We think it is some form of rheumatism

I asked her what the dreams were about this morning:

"Everytime I start to do something it goes all bad"

But she says it is ok because it goes good when she is awake

What about a dream catcher ? DD had very bad nightmares when she was 4 and I found a kit in Hobbycraft. We made it together and it worked a treat.

DS is complaining of "wobbly legs" at the moment and has a cold. I reckon it is a virus.

Ooh we have a dreamcatcher in the kitchen, she knows what it does - will try moving it to the bedroom.

She cried at school today apparently Def not right atm.

(Will email you when I am awake enough to focus!)

Oh poor little thing There is loads going round atm. I am suffering with something atm and am also not very awake, so know how you feel !.