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Sleep issues after trauma

MrsTiaraMrsTiara
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Ever since the fire, BabyCrown has been waking up in the middle of the night again, usually screaming bloody murder.  Obviously, he's a bit traumatized.  Has anyone had to deal with anything like this?  How can I get him to start sleeping through the night again?  Do I just need to ride it out?  He's fine during the day.  TIA!
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Re: Sleep issues after trauma

  • tracy042206tracy042206
    Maggie had a nightmare one night while I was in the hospital for my c-section.  This totally traumatized her and even naps became screaming affairs where she looked like we were hurting her by putting her in the crib.  It was awful but by letting her CIO she calmed down again after about a week of this.  Really I didn't see another option besides letting her cry or holding her for all naps and nighttime sleep which wasn't an option post baby #2.
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  • SBMBride406SBMBride406

    I don't know you're story, but I'm very sorry you had a fire. How terrifying for everyone!

    My DS used to do this numerous times a night when he was younger. I assummed it had something to do with the large amount of medical treatment he had as an infant. It improved as he got older, but he still wasn't STTN at 12.5 months so we started sleep training last week. More details on my blog, but our therapist thought past of it was related to separation anxiety, so we started sleeping in the room with him, so when he goes to sleep and wakes up, he knows we're there. We usually sneak out for a few hours so we can get things done (if he wakes up while we're not in there, we just pat him, say "night night" and lay down on a bed next to him).

    I'm not sure what happened during the fire, but possibly this would help? the first night he cried for an hour and fifteen minutes, but no more than 15 minutes since then.

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  • MrsTiaraMrsTiara
    The house next door to us burned down last Wednesday night, we were evacuated.  I had to get DS up, handed him off to a cop while I got the cat and we spent about 24 hrs at my parents.  DH was out of town on a business trip, which I don't think helped much, DS clung to him all weekend. DS had been pretty consistently STTN before then.  We've never used CIO, and I'd rather avoid it.  DS does not show any signs of separation anxiety, and he's still taking naps just fine.
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  • SBMBride406SBMBride406

    What about sleeping in the room with him, though, so when he wakes up, he sees you? He may just need a little time to re-adjust.

    My DS's sleep habits got worse and worse as he got older, which is why we are sleep training now. He was literally waking up 4-6 times a night, throwing tantrums if we put him in his crib, etc. I hate hearing him cry, but since I'm in the room with him, he both know he is safe.  

     

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