June 2014 Moms

Not This Baby Related - Night Terrors?

I've done a search on the bump and found this come up on a few other boards with not much help so I'm asking here. If I remember correctly a decent amount of us will be joining the 2u2 club or right around there so the age thing matches up. My DD is almost 17 months and just in the last week has gone from sleeping through the night to...not. The problem is it's not just fake crying, or wanting a pacifier, or some snuggles. She wakes up in hysterics - screaming, out of breath. Sometimes it starts out milder and she works her way up to that but there is no calming her either way. She reaches for us but once we pick her up it gets worse. She won't take any form of comfort and it can take anywhere from 15 - 45 minutes for her to calm down and even once she does she will only go back to sleep laying on one of us. I've researched night terrors, nightmares, night tantrums, etc. and nothing quite matches up. Please tell me someone else has gone through this? I'm kind of at a loss. It has happened every single night since the first time and I am beyond exhausted but more then that I hate seeing her so upset!

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Re: Not This Baby Related - Night Terrors?

  • KrystaJ said:
    How sad. No advice as I am a FTM. But I was like this. You have to find what she's afraid of and help her overcome it. IE monster spray, etc. Poor baby. T and Ps to you, mama!!
    If it truly is night terrors, this won't work. Night terrors are an unexplained phenomenon. DH still suffers from them at 30 years old on occasion. Good luck!
    Yeah that's the hard thing with what I'm reading about night terrors. Besides that fact that DD's "talking" isn't very informative, night terrors happen in non-REM sleep so that the dreamer has no recollection of them once they're awake. Ugh!

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  • My DD has had two of them, both times happened when she was taken out her normal routine and sleep deprived. They are horrible and scary but the very best thing you can do is not to go in the room. If you have a video monitor, check on them to make sure they are o.k., or if you do feel the need to physically check, don't speak to them. Talking to them and trying to comfort them will only confuse them more. Since they are not really "awake", which is confusing enough for a toddler, hugging or soothing them will only upset them more. They just have to ride it out until it's over.  I am definitely not an expert, this is just what I've found through research and from talking with our pediatrician. Hope it helps some!

    Married 6/28/08, TTC 7/10, BFP 11/30/11! Charlotte Rose born on 8/4/12! TFAS 8/13, BFP 10/14/13! Lori Anne Catherine born on 6/13/14!

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  • @emandjp the hardest thing for me is knowing if they're really night terrors or just a sleep regression. With your DD were her eyes sometimes open?

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  • My little brother had night terrors when he was 3-5 on and off. They were awful, he'd stand by my mom's bed and just scream and cry. His eyes would be opened but he was totally unresponsive. The dr told her not to hug him or pick him up but she could rub his back and talk softly to him until he woke up. As he got bigger they happened less and less. By 5 he only had a few a year and then he was done with them. They really are scary to witness but I hope your DD outgrows them!
  • @SCsikos, they are partially opened but her eyes won't really focus on anything. I can also tell they're night terrors because her cry is totally different than her normal cry.

    Married 6/28/08, TTC 7/10, BFP 11/30/11! Charlotte Rose born on 8/4/12! TFAS 8/13, BFP 10/14/13! Lori Anne Catherine born on 6/13/14!

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  • My daughter is 17 months and the same thing has happened a few times. It happened last night. It didn't last long, but she was hysterical. I don't think she was really awake and she just kind of rolled over and cried. I put my hand on her back but other than just left her alone until she settled back down and went back to sleep. It's hard to see them that way.
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