Comments on: Night Terrors

By: Dani Arnold

Dani Arnold — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:52:15 +0000

Oh gods, Night Terrors!! My eldest daughter had a few between 2 and 3 years of age. But my youngest daughter started them at 8 months of age and still has them regularly at 4.5 years old. They’ve gotten better, and shorter in duration, and she handles them much better now that she’s older, but still has them at least once or twice a month. My youngest son has just turned 2 and I think he’s starting with them too now. Lovely.

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:15:55 +0000

My now 4-year-old had a couple of night terrors. We actually realized what it was when she refused to nurse or even be held by me, instead clinging to my husband for dear life. Completely unheard of for her. Eventually she just stopped crying and slept. It was scary for us, but she was really just fine. Luckily we only had a couple, so we didn’t really do much other than sit with her and reassure each other.

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:01:29 +0000

My son regularly has night terrors. It’s so sad and he’s such a happy baby during the day that it’s confusing to me why he has these. At least, we co-sleep and I can usually nurse him back to sleep fairly easily. Thank god for that!