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Who knew letting your kid come to bed with you after a nightmare was a Parenting Fail?

Sammy-MaeSammy-Mae
in Toddlers: 24 Months+

Last night DD had a nightmare.  Normally if she has a nightmare she has a routine.  I go in and sit on her bed and she hugs me until she calms down.  She usually tells me what the nightmare is about "mum mum RAAWR"  with a lot of pointing.  I then turn the light on and she checks her room for monsters or bears or whatever.  She looks under her bed and behind the curtains.  After she has done that she places her protector stuffed animals on her bed,  I tuck her back in and read her, her favorite story and she goes back to sleep.  

Last night she was too freaked out to do that stuff.  She normally does it on her own, if I try to help her I get pushed away with a "no mum mum".  Last night I had to hold her hand and every time I looked in one of the spaces she always checks,  she would cry and snuggle against me really hard.  So when I went to put her back to bed, she spazzed out.  She wanted to sleep with mommy.  Which basically never happens. I decided to bring her to our room where the bed is bigger. 

This was a bad idea.  Gone was the scared toddler.   Welcome the squirmy, squiggly, wiggly, tickly, little girl who was so happy to be sleeping in our room that if we closed our eyes she would open them for us and laugh and say "THERE YOU ARE!"  DH was sound a sleep when we went in and DD jumped on him and said "HEY DADBO!!!" causing DH to jump out of his skin.  Then she wanted me to turn on the tv( I said "No") .  Then she wanted to watch How to Train Your Dragon ( I declined).  Then she wanted the glass of water I was drinking ( Sure. It's nice to share). Then she wanted a snack (that was a no.)   Then she wanted to play horsie with DH (he wasn't up for it). DD has been awake and full of beans since 4:30 this morning.  She normally sleeps till 7:30-8:00.  Thankfully DH gave up sleeping at 5:30 and brought her downstairs to play so I could get some more sleep.  Who knew letting your child escape from a bad dream was a Parenting Fail?

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Re: Who knew letting your kid come to bed with you after a nightmare was a Parenting Fail?

  • MrsKKMrsKK
    Ugh! We have been dealing with this as well.  I don't know if she is having nightmares or what but she wakes in the middle of the night screaming for me and the majority of the time if I snuggle with her for a few minutes she will go back to sleep.  The past week has been a different story, she wants to get up and play or watch a movie. I tried bringing her in our room a few nights ago and that was a major FAIL, no one got any sleep.  Good Luck, I hope it doesn't become habit for your LO.
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  • WiggleBabyWiggleBaby
    a long time ago we found it was easier for me to just snuggle in DD's bed with her.  if we brought her in our bed, the same stuff you mentioned would happen!  kids are crazy.  we actually skipped the toddler bed and have her in a double bed (box spring and mattress on the floor with a bed rail) -- it makes snuggling with her a lot easier!!!
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  • Sammy-MaeSammy-Mae
    DD's in a twin bed.  I should have just stayed there with her lol I will from now on, trust me.
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