I have no idea why, but Campbell has decided that she has no intention of letting me lay her down to go to sleep anymore. The last two nights, tonight being the third, she has screamed, SCREAMED until we go get her. We are going on 46 minutes now. I have no idea what to do. She has been my best sleeper. She takes great naps, and I have never had to put her to sleep. Now, even when she is asleep when we lay her down, she wakes up screaming. I am losing it. 48 minutes and counting. She is showing no signs of stopping. The last two nights, Luke and Campbell have both ended up in our bed and we are exhausted. Pray for us.
Well, she ended up crying for a solid hour. I mean screaming at the top of her lungs. She is actually a little hoarse this morning. Anyway, she was showing no signs of stopping, so I went and got her. As soon as I sat down, she put her head down and went to sleep. I held her for about 30 minutes and then put her down. She slept till 7:15 this morning. We'll see what tonight brings. And the only reason I don't think she has an ear infection is because she is fine all the other times. No fever, not grouchy, nothing. And it's not just waking up in the middle of the night. It's when I first put her down, too. Anyway, I am going to carry out our normal routine today and stick with naps, etc. So maybe that will help. Thanks for the prayers and suggestions!!
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oh Elizabeth! I'm so sorry!! I will definitely keep y'all in my prayers!
my oldest did that and it was night terrors--- he was probably around 2. it was blood-curdling screaming, seriously, it would about stop my heart, and he wouldn't STOP. Finally, took him to the pediatrician at last resort--- dx'd night terrors.
What we had to to was wake him up really well, (and the ONLY thing that would work was to take him outside & look at the moon), and keep him awake for about 10 minutes to get him out of that stage of sleep, then put him back down. after about 3-4 days, he was through it.
the key way to really, really wake him up.
OH--- and after that first night, once he GETS to sleep, you wake him up yourself (I know, that sounds crazy) about 10-15 minutes after she falls asleep--- that way you are circumventing the night terror & they never get to that stage of sleep.
Good luck!!!
im thinking ear infection. tam says to call brent maybe he could shed some light on the matter. hope you all start doing better soon. we miss you all.
love Jennifer
I love you...I'm sorry this is going on and wish I could wave a magic wand...
I immediately thought night terrors too. We went through something similar with H when he was a little older. I'd actually recommend Rescue Remedy and Natural Calm (for everything) but particularly for her before bedtime if this continues. Hope it doesn't though!
I'm SO sorry...it's horrible when a child doesn't sleep because it puts the entire house in turmoil! I'm praying she gets out of this soon!
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