NCDR: night terrors.

koopa+troopa

I posted this on 9-12 but I kind of view this as my 'home' board so I was interested in what you ladies might have to say.

 

 

Does anyone's LO get night terrors?

My babe used to sleep through the night until teething started (he has gotten eight teeth in the last two months.) With teething, he'd get a little upset during the night, I'd have to nurse him a bit more or soothe him and he'd be back out asleep. This would happen a couple times a night during his teething. When he had a good night, he'd wake up once or twice in two hours which was fine by me.

The last three nights, he wakes up *screaming* -- noises I have never heard from him before, and he'll start crawling around, or try sitting up and just fall over... His eyes are usually closed and if they're open he doesn't even look at me. If I lift him up, he arches his back and screams harder... Eventually he calms down and just flops over asleep or I will get the boob in his mouth and he nurses and passes out fine. This screaming period will last anywhere from 20 minutes to 40, and he is unconsolable.

Does anyone else have experience with this? What should I do?

 

xpedite

We are going through the *exact* same thing, teething, rolling and all.

No idea what to do though

nicole0719

Unfortunately for night terrors there isn't anything you can really do - you have to let it run its course. While extremely difficult for parents the child doesn't remember anything unlike nightmares where the child does remember (though it is easier for the parents to calm the kid down). From what I have read it is best not to try to calm down a baby/child who is having night terrors  because it can either make it worse or last longer (I don't exactly remember).

koopa+troopa

Thanks ladies.

It's awful... but I guess we'll just have to let him cry it out, because yes, picking him up makes it worse. Poor little guy. 

He's the happiest guy during the day. 

nicole0719

koopa+troopa:

Thanks ladies.

It's awful... but I guess we'll just have to let him cry it out, because yes, picking him up makes it worse. Poor little guy. 

He's the happiest guy during the day. 

The good thing about these vs. nightmares is that the child doesn't remember them so i've heard....unlike nightmares that can leave lasting fear. So I guess that's the brightside?

N had one while we were camping over memorial day weekend, it was awful. we had to get in the truck and drive around the campground (at 1am) so he wouldn't wake up the other campers.