How do you cope with nightmares?
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Topic: How do you cope with nightmares?
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Subject: How do you cope with nightmares?
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 1:50pm
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Ok, I was getting to the stage of "she should sleep through now" but something has gone horribly wrong - night terrors.
I'm not talking about her waking and crying, this is waking up SCREAMING "Go AWAY!!! Don't! Don't don't don't GO AWAY!" And she won't resettle in her cot after these nightmares, not even with me in the cot too (don't judge, it was one of those willing to try anything to get some sleep moments). So now I just pick her up and bring her into my bed, she calms down eventually and goes to sleep with me - I've tried waiting until she is settled but awake and returning her to the cot but she's not having a bar of that. I geuss I'm interested to know if there are other children having this sort of horrifying lucid nightmares, and how you cope with them? ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Muz
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:23pm
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ummm - i might not be much help, my DD is now nearly 8 and still gets them, she did from a young age and always just came into our bed and slept with us (not all that comfy!!) and to be honest that is the only way we have dealt with it. I dont know the cause of the nightmares, which sometimes upsets me too as they sound so real to her, thankfully they are less frequent now.
My DD that is 6 has never had this problem, fingers crossed miss 10 months wont either, or we will need an even bigger bed! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:45pm
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Oh they're horrible. We pick hum up and take him outside to watch the stars. We may be there for 20 minutes or so, then bring him in for a drink, cuddle and back to bed.
We find that taking him outside completely takes him away from where he had the terror and distracts him, and the cool air helps too. Isn't it heartbreaking seeing them so petrified. I'd never understood it till it happened. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 2:56pm
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Cadens had a few of these and its so awful seeing them like that, Cadens ahvent been too bad, but he screams and thrashes about and wont settle at all for quite a while, and he wont sleep in my bed.
I just have to stand there and shh him and keep a hand on him and talk to him until he calms down enough to sleep, sometimes if I give him a bottle this calms him down heaps, I put it in his mouth for him and then instead of crying and screaming he drinks. And  for getting in the cot lol, Ive been tempted ebfore but I think I would break it  lol------------- |