I think it is just about safe to say Pink is experiencing night terrors. Every night she gets in bed, like normal, watches a little bit of her chosen movie and falls asleep. Any where between 11:00pm and 1:30am she wakes up crying/screaming hysterically. We are definitely not and never have been co-sleepers but on Tuesday night we had no other option. There was no getting her to calm down.
We are on to trying different methods. Last night we tried her new night light. We thought that maybe if she woke up from a bad dream and could see, she would not cry. Nope, didn't work! We have taken the child lock off of her door so she can come in and out at her own will. This was something new and very entertaining for her the first 30 minutes then she was over it and got in bed for good. It was nice that she came out of her room on her own in the morning and made her way in to the potty. My little, needy baby girl no longer exists...until she gets hurt :(
Tonight I put her down, put on her movie and she has not made a peep yet. I am praying with everything I have that these nightmares stop. I wonder what she has nightmares about. I mean, how horrible could the thoughts of a 2 year old really be? Is Elmo beating up Strawberry Shortcake and taking all of Pink's hot dogs with him?
Wish us luck, and any advice is definitely welcome!
Toodles!
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Poor girl! I could not imagine! Is she lucid when you go in to her room? My bf's daughter started going through this around the same age as Pink and the ped told her to make sure she was alert when you go in there...if she is kind of in a haze to not touch her because you don't want to be associated with whatever is in her head at the time.
ReplyDeleteShe gave her daughter a brand new stuffed animal and told her that whatever was wrong, this stuffed animal helped it go away and it took about a week and worked. I hope Pink had a better night last night and this goes away quickly!
Wow, thanks Katie! This is some much appreciated information. I would have never thought about that. When I go in, she is usually awake and bright-eyed but that does not mean she is not lucid. Hmmm, I think I will let her say my name when I walk in before approaching her.
ReplyDeleteI think things are getting better but now she realizes that when she wakes up and cries, Mom or Dad comes running in and I think she is getting used to that. So, now we have to learn to decipher between the real cries and the instigated cries for attention. Aw, the joys of parenting. Ha!