Nightmares

Escheffler34

i have been having multiple nightmares every night! They are so vivid... It's driving me crazy because I have such a hard time falling back asleep after I wake up in a panic. I don't know if it's from hormones or lack of sleep or what!! Anyone else experiencing this or any advice? 

tinaay

I have been also! My guess is hormones are causing then

natalknitter15

I've been having nightmares as well. My guess is that they're due to the mental/emotional weight that comes with caring for a dependent, helpless human being who I love and worry about. I don't think they're caused by hormones, but who knows.

ETA - I also don't recommend watching The Babadook if you're prone to nightmares. Ugh. Rocking my son in the dark last night had me seriously on edge. Bad decision making on my part...

smnewby

I havent had any nightmares but my daughter has. Sometimes she will let out a scream at night while asleep. We rush in and she is already back to sleep and looks peaceful again.  

I had to laugh at your post @natalknitter15 because i told my husband my guess was that they're due to the mental/emotional weight that comes with being our dependent!  

natalknitter15

@smnewby Haha, I guess the stress can go both ways!!  

chelseaepley

I have horrible nightmares. Well nightmare, its always the same one, just goes a little further each time. Just since lo was born though. I guess its my mommy anxiety

rubirubi89

I had a strange one last night. I dreamt I had just given birth (Ftm) and then the Dr came in and started talking about birth control. Like in real life, I declined because I don't do well with Hormones and the Dr. Started freaking out saying I was gonna get pregnant right away. I told her it wasn't that big of a deal since we only have one and she lost her shit and pinned me down to the bed trying to shove the implant in my arm. Weird.

gipfish

rubirubi89 said:

I had a strange one last night. I dreamt I had just given birth (Ftm) and then the Dr came in and started talking about birth control. Like in real life, I declined because I don't do well with Hormones and the Dr. Started freaking out saying I was gonna get pregnant right away. I told her it wasn't that big of a deal since we only have one and she lost her shit and pinned me down to the bed trying to shove the implant in my arm. Weird.

Oh my goodness, the way the nurses and midwife looked at me when I said I didn't want hormones. You'd think I asked to be chopped up and cooked in a stew to be eaten by a swarm of sewer rats. Seriously, people.

MoRay05

I have dreamed twice now that the baby is having a seizure. It's not my LO in the dreams; another baby. But I wake up in a panic! 

smnewby

I startle awake nightly thinking i have smothered my baby even though she hasnt slept in our bed since week 1!

We do have a small dog I sometimes cuddle so I think my wires are crossed and I mistake him for my daughter despite the bad dog breath and copious fur!

Ceridwen77

smnewby said:

I startle awake nightly thinking i have smothered my baby even though she hasnt slept in our bed since week 1!

We do have a small dog I sometimes cuddle so I think my wires are crossed and I mistake him for my daughter despite the bad dog breath and copious fur!

I have been doing this for the past week+ and I've never coslept! I dream I pick DD up when she's crying and hold her in bed and then fall asleep. It's awful!

sarahsnowball

I haven't had nightmares but I wake up in a panic 2-3 times a week, frantically looking for my baby on my bed because I don't remember putting him back down to sleep after his last feed. He is always right there in his Moses basket, fast asleep. 
I had the same thing with DS1. I also get images (like flashbacks) of falling down the staircase with my baby in my arms. 

Kristi4938

I haven't really had nightmares but my dreams have been so weird and vivid lately! Last night I dreamt that I was shopping in Target when I suddenly realized I was completely topless. I was so embarrassed and panicked to get out of there as fast as possible. It was horrible. Let's just hope this dream doesn't come true, lol. 

dramaphile

smnewby said:

I startle awake nightly thinking i have smothered my baby even though she hasnt slept in our bed since week 1!

We do have a small dog I sometimes cuddle so I think my wires are crossed and I mistake him for my daughter despite the bad dog breath and copious fur!

Me, too!  I only ever bring her in bed on the weekends when it's daylight, and I wake up at least a few times a week thinking I brought her in bed and she was under the covers.  Then I realize it's just my beagle, snuggled under the blanket.  I have sleep hallucinations, so seeing things that aren't there is nothing new.  Usually it's animals, but now it's the baby most frequently. Once, I thought there was a snake in my bed and I jumped out, yelling.  My husband still teases me about that one.

MercyC1130

I haven't been able to cosleep for a few days because of nightmares I've been having and I wake up paniced and clutching the bed.


The first time it happened I'd drempt of falling with my lo, and woke up hugging him kind of.
He was absolutely fine, but we can all see how it could of not been.

Last night I slept better, not really nightmare ish but not happy dreams either. 

laswett

Kristi4938 said:

I haven't really had nightmares but my dreams have been so weird and vivid lately! Last night I dreamt that I was shopping in Target when I suddenly realized I was completely topless. I was so embarrassed and panicked to get out of there as fast as possible. It was horrible. Let's just hope this dream doesn't come true, lol. 

Omg I dreamt I was soaking wet in my robe at target trying to shop as quickly as possible and I was mortified lol. 

Kristi4938

laswett said:

Kristi4938 said:

I haven't really had nightmares but my dreams have been so weird and vivid lately! Last night I dreamt that I was shopping in Target when I suddenly realized I was completely topless. I was so embarrassed and panicked to get out of there as fast as possible. It was horrible. Let's just hope this dream doesn't come true, lol. 

Omg I dreamt I was soaking wet in my robe at target trying to shop as quickly as possible and I was mortified lol. 

They must pump something into the air at Target! Lol