How to manage night terror
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Night terrors can be really scary, and detrimental to the parents and child’s sleeping patterns. Learning how to manage and prevent night terrors can help everyone in your family get a good night’s sleep.
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Try to have a relaxing time before sleeping time. Try reading books instead of playing about.
Lavender essential oil might help to relax mind or warm glass of milk before sleep?
Do not wake kids up even if they scream in the middle of their sleep.
Can refer more here:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/terrors.html# -
Love_Sunshine:
Hi, it doesn't sound like night terrors. For night terrors, the child will not wake up and will have no recollection of it the next day. If your child can kick you when you try to leave the room, he is awake which means he is not having night terrors but nightmares or as another parent said, could be bad stomachaches, or something else.Most of d nights, he wud cry in his sleep or make some grouchy noises & when i tried to smoothe him, he wud juz flare up & sometimes d crying wud get out of ctrl. There r times when i tried leaving him alone, he wud start kicking me to get my attention (we share d same bed).[/color]
I understd dat bb over 1yr of age shd b able to sleep thru' d night but mine doesn't seem to be!
Not all children sleep through at 1. I think that is an unrealistic expectation. The major concern will be nightmares and potential discomfort. Look into that.
If it's nightmares, the most common cause is too much excitement too near bedtime, usually from playing too much. Catching, hide-and-seek, anything that makes them scream with excitement - cut down on that especially from 6 plus onwards in the evening.
If you really think it is night terror, try this - prevent overheating, especially the feet. This seems to help prevent night terrors. If you think his feet are very hot, you can gently lay a cool towel on his feet without waking him up. Remove after a few minutes. -
My DS has night terrors from 1 year+ to 3 year+, 3-4 times weekly for 2 years, so can imagine how tired both DH and I were since we have no helper.
His night terrors were so bad, that we had complaints from neighbours and even my mum’s neighbours when we were staying overnight at her place. I nearly had a breakdown at my mum’s house by locking me and my son in the room and refused to let anyone to come in.
Nothing helps. From no activities at night, coaxing, patting, having a hugging soft toy, scolding. We were so desperate that we even caned him once while he is having the terror (we were sorry after that, but we were tired from facing it almost every night).
Milk helps, but it became a bad habit. Everytime he whined, we gave him milk. But better than screaming the house down for 1 hour. So every night he drinks about 4 bottles of milk. And night toilet training only started at 4 years old.
Aircon also helps, but it was not a long term solution, because my DS has sensitive airways.
A sleep specialist we consulted, recommended to track his sleeping pattern every night and then to wake him just before he experienced his first nightmare. This is to break his sleeping cycle. We tried that, but ended up he didn’t want to go back to sleep.
Thankfully he outgrew it when he is around 3.5 years old. He is now 7 yo.
Seems like most of the cases here are boys ? Just curious… -
Are you guys referring to 'hum bin'?
My mum prepared a 'bolster' filled with dried 'tau gay' black stuff for my DS since birth..We put it lower across the tummy area when he sleeps..
It works for him..
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auntieM:
think that's for bery young child or infant, right? Normally placed around the chest to give the child a sense of security, like being cuddled.Are you guys referring to 'hum bin'?
My mum prepared a 'bolster' filled with dried 'tau gay' black stuff for my DS since birth..We put it lower across the tummy area when he sleeps..
It works for him..
Come to think of it, my kids also whined during mid sleep when younger. Most of the time either too hot and they started to perspire profusely, or too cold, or wanna pee....some discomfort. -
Nebbermind:
Yup, but for DS we still use it when he does not sleep well..Maybe he is just 'used' to it..
think that's for bery young child or infant, right? Normally placed around the chest to give the child a sense of security, like being cuddled.auntieM:
Are you guys referring to 'hum bin'?
My mum prepared a 'bolster' filled with dried 'tau gay' black stuff for my DS since birth..We put it lower across the tummy area when he sleeps..
It works for him..
Come to think of it, my kids also whined during mid sleep when younger. Most of the time either too hot and they started to perspire profusely, or too cold, or wanna pee....some discomfort.
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