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Does anyone else wake up frightened about baby?

jjgaljjgal
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I have these recurrent dreams/half asleep things going on at night.  I dream that I am holding LO then I wake up and she's gone and I search the blankets looking for her.  We don't co-sleep, so she's always in her cradle next to our bed.  Usually it only lasts a couple seconds then I wake up and snap out of it, but it is really terrifying when it happens.  It happens pretty much every night, sometimes up to 3 times a night.  Does anyone else experience this?  
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Re: Does anyone else wake up frightened about baby?

  • QmommyQmommy member

    I wake up thinking I'm holding her but when I reach to my chest (she's usually breastfeeding in my "dream") she's not there.  I then remember that she's in her crib.  

    It doesn't freak me out though.

    One night my DH had a similar dream and thought I was holding the baby.  He came over to my side of the bed and asked me if I wanted him to put her in her crib.  I said yes (still half asleep) and when he reached for the baby on my chest, she wasn't there.  He asked me if I was playing a trick on him because she was already in her crib.  I of course wasn't and just joined in on his dream! haha

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  • h2babeh2babe member
    No. But DH did this almost every night when we just got back from the hospital... he thought that one of us fell asleep holding her, so he'd look for her among our pillows, blankets, etc..
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  • Lolabug86Lolabug86 member
    I did something kinda similar.  This was before I got a mirror to put in the backseat so I could see LO at all times.  I would put LO in the car and then get in and start driving and then *BAM* I would freak out and have to turn around and look and make sure that I actually PUT HER IN THE CAR!  LOL  I felt like an idiot every time I did it, but in my sleep-deprived state I could just see myself setting her down outside the car to open the door and then leaving her there!  LOL  I'm glad I've gotten over that particular anxiety...
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  • KateMarlinKateMarlin member
    Yes, and it still happens at 10 weeks. But it is getting less frequent. 
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  • lkharkinslkharkins member
    This happens to me all the time!
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  • driveshorsesdriveshorses member
    Totally just did that the other night! I woke DH up when i was going through the blankets, he just said "What are you doing?" "I'm looking for the baby!" "Did you check her crib?" ". . . . ." There she was, but the dream was so vivid.
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  • yourmomwreckedmybikeyourmomwreckedmybike
    we co-sleep (LO is in our room), but we also bedshare sometimes.. but that happened to me A LOT at first, even when LO wasn't in the bed.
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  • jjgaljjgal
    Thank you, I feel less crazy now.  
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  • loopylisloopylis
    Had the EXACT same thing happen to me a couple nights ago. She was still asleep in the co-sleeper next to me. I woke up at 2am (when she normally wakes to nurse) and freaked out! My husband just pointed over to the co-sleeper. She slept until 4:30am! 7 hours in a row! Wasn't expecting that I guess!
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