There's no definitive way to prevent
night terrors because no one knows exactly what causes them.
Most children fall right back to sleep after
a night terror because they actually have not been awake.
Not exact matches
In April, I was fired from my job of 15 years
because the
nights of
terror and fear lead to no sleep and I could not function.
It is, of course, our story: the threat, real or simply paranoid; the flight in
terror through the wilderness of despair; the wonder of sustenance in the desert; the darkness, the stillness, the strangely comforting loneliness of the cave in which we spend a
night or a week or however long it takes for the noise and fury of our hell to subside; the perception of the gift, now, of gentle silence; the miracle, then, of the discovery anew of the «isness» of the Word, but the immediate, bitter protest against it
because it will not let us stay in this place of haven from storm, this realm of the silence of gentleness,
because it sends us back again, and
because it rebukes the pride of our paranoia, our monumental sense of absolutely unique commitment and persecution; and finally our return, to call an Elisha on the way and to resume the work of ministry to Word of God and word of earth, renewed by the whole kaleidoscopic experience of the trip to the Cave.
I honostly think it is either a
night terror,
because it occurs the same time everytime we lay her down, or it could be
because when she wakes up her room is dark, but she does have 2
night lights.
If you've ever fallen in the toilet in the middle of the
night because your partner forgot to put the toilet seat down, you can understand the
terror toilets hold.
I am surprised at how rare it was for my family... our daughter slept through the
night the second week home, I had to wake her up to feed her, I would wake up to tears
because of engorgement and ended up just pumping since trying to wake her up was just a
terror in itself... so when my sisters had moved in with us right before they gave birth it was soo strange that to me that their daughters were up all
night (even though I knew it was normal) I only hope that I will be blessed once again with our little man who is to make his appearance in August.
Unfortunately, sleep experts can't tell us if a child who experiences a
night terror is under distress during the episode
because they can't remember it the next day.
Jamie - I will be referencing this in a post I will be publishing for the What To Expect (WTE) Moms site - we also struggled with
Night Terrors before we knew what they were - now, we know that periods of high stress trigger them - and with the onset of allergy - induced asthma, disrupted sleep
because of breathing issues can also trigger them... we are so lucky to have a child pulminologist who is also a child sleep expert who helped us to understand that!
In the past, some doctors have recommended «waiting it out»
because most children eventually outgrow the
night terrors; this approach can be frustrating and exhausting for parents.
Because night terrors usually do not harm the children experiencing them, doctors will only prescribe medication in extreme cases when the
night terrors happen frequently or endanger the child (for example, if children walk around and risk hurting themselves).
Medication is a last resort
because sedatives and antidepressants will «zonk kids out,» causing them to sink into such a deep sleep that they skip the
night terrors altogether.
This stage of motherhood is making the stages of hitting, whining, and
night terrors less overwhelming (although, as I type, they are lying on the floor next to me wrestling and screeching so loudly I've written this paragraph over and over
because nothing is making sense!!).
Many doctors will tell parents just to wait out the
night terrors,
because they tend to phase out as a child gets older.
If your child has ongoing issues with bad dreams or
night terrors or if you're concerned
because she's not getting enough sleep, talk with your child's pediatrician.
Before you go to bed, take the same precautions you would for a sleepwalker
because children who have
night terrors might also sleepwalk or tumble out of bed in the grip of a
night terror.
But more than this, Isabella, now 3, can sometimes wake to go to the toilet, or
because she's having a
night terror or even cry out in her sleep.
Night terrors differ from nightmares
because they occur during non-REM sleep.
An individual experiencing a
night terror is often overcome by panic but can not easily be aroused
because of the deep level of sleep in which this phenomena occurs.
Because the
night is dark and full of
terrors.
You get to enter hotels, abandoned buildings and cafes looking for a good place to spend the
night in
because it is getting dark and the
night is full of
terrors.
However, we always visit
Night of
Terror because it is Reply