My daughter has been doing really good sleeping in her bed for a long time, but the last few nights she has been sleeping with us and waking up about every hour for about 5-10 min crying. She doesn't open her eyes, she doesn't get soothed by us rubbing her or singing, she'll take meds, move around all that, and then she will just be quiet all of the sudden and be back to sleep. We have tried just about everything and i don't want to medicate her if she isn't sick. She is fine during the day and even at nap time, she will sleep a couple hours with no waking up. I'm not sure what it is about night time. I am pregnant with our second baby due Nov 28 so getting sleep is very important and I would love to get some advice from others on what to do. If nothing works I may have to take her in to the Dr. to make sure nothing is wrong. Not sure if she is getting sleep terrors, or if it is a mental thing. I just don't know what to do and without sleep for any of us we are all getting pretty cranky! Please help! Thank you!
I ended up giving her some allergy meds one night and she slept in her room all night. After that she ended up being much better and has slept in her room without waking up. I think she just needed to get used to sleeping in her room again. Thank you for all the comments and suggestions!
It is a phase, my son does this when he is going through growth spurts. It should pass very soon. I would try the Super Nanny Method until then.
My son does this whenever he sleeps with us also, its like he gets frustrated with having limited wiggle room (since he's sandwiched between dad and i in our queen size bed) and/or gets confused because he isn't used to his surroundings so he gets freaked out between sleep cycles and just wails. I would try your hardest to get her back to sleeping on her own, in her own bed. Reassure her that you are close by and maybe even have her dad sleep on the floor in there with her for couple of nights and slowly work his way out of there. Best of luck and congratulations with your pregnancy!
My daugher was this age when I had my second baby (who is now 4 months). She would wake up not as often but wake up crying and scared once or twice at night. I would comfort her in her room and stay with her for 5 mins at most...then leave. When the baby would sleep she would be sure to get up! I would think to myself, geez, if it isn't one it's the other haha! But she stopped eventually. I ask her all the time if she was having bad dreams but I'm unsure still if she understands what dreams are. And I am unsure if they are night terrors. I agree with a previous post, that it will pass. I wouldn't start the habit with her going to your bed or anything and if she does, to just make it a one time thing when she is really upset. I def would not medicate her either. You can always call your doc office and speak to a nurse about your concerns as well. Another thing you could try is getting her a new stuffed animal or toy that she would like and tell her that it is her night buddy or something, so she doesn't feel completely alone??? My daughter always has two stuffed animals with her that are only with her at night. Best of luck with your daughter and with your new one on the way :)
My boy, who is now 5, had these dreams called Night Tremors. The only thing we could do is to make sure he doesn't run around and hurt himself. He would give out a blood curtling scream and do this pointing for about 15 minutes and his little body would just shake! It scared us to death, but we found that if we touched him or tried soothing him it would last longer. Some kids around 2-3 years old start having these, and then they will go away, but it is all part of a growth spurt and there is nothing you can really do about it except to make sure that there is nothing that can be harmful if they get out of bed. Hope that she grows out of them quickly for you! And Congratluations on your new baby :)
It might be night terrors. She also might be getting sick with a cold. I think that night terrors are more common right before an illness. Have you had her ears checked out?
