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| If it were me I think I would talk to his doctor about it and see what he/she says. |
| posted by Kara on 09/26/2008 04:35 PM
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| I took my son to the Dr. He basically said that we should use positive reinforcement and try to put my son down to bed earlier and do an earlier nap time. We have been trying those ideas and are so far having no luck. |
| posted by Karla on 09/26/2008 05:30 PM
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| Since you have 3 bedrooms, could they each have their own rooms? |
| posted by Lisa on 09/27/2008 01:59 PM
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| We have three bedrooms but we also have three kids. I also have an eleven year old. Unfortunately two kids have to share and it makes more sense for the two younger to share. |
| posted by Karla on 09/27/2008 02:58 PM
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| I had a friend with the same problem and they actually moved their bed into the living room until the kids were a bit older (until the could all sleep through the night together). This might not work for you but I think it's worth a shot if you're desperate for sanity. |
| posted by Heather on 09/27/2008 06:57 PM
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| Thanks for that piece of advice. We may have to try it. Not sure my husband will be to excited about it but one of us is pretty much sleeping on the couch with one of the two babies a couple times of week right now anyways because of the situation. |
| posted by Karla on 09/27/2008 08:16 PM
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| I'm sorry, I thought you had 2 kids! sorry, Lisa |
| posted by Lisa on 09/28/2008 10:19 AM
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| Making the living room into a makeship bedroom might be key until the night terrors relent or the bedtime routine beomes more effective again. While Anna sleeps for 12 hrs at night, she's definitely not perfect. So on more difficult nights, I kick my husband out of the bed and onto the couch so he can get real sleep. I'd go, but I BF throughout the night and Anna and I wouldn't fit on the couch! |
| posted by AnnaMama08 on 09/28/2008 09:09 PM
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Hello, I TOTALLY understand and sympathize with the night terrors! I have a two year old who suddenly started having night terrors...they sure are scarey for a parent to go through!!! He hasn't had a severe one in a couple of weeks. I changed his bedtime routine to a much calmer one and really watched what he encountered during the day. I understand it may be harder for you, but if you could spend more "close time" with him before he nods off it may help( color a picture, sing songs, put puzzles together, read). I also reccomend really looking at what he sees and experiences during his day...what we think is scary and a little one are really, really different. Could you temp. move the other youngster to the older child's room? It would be short term, for night terrors have been known only for ages 2-3...just a thought...Also try a glow worm or other light/music for comforting. My son uses a glow worm and a ladybug constellation night light, when he gets scared he turns them on all by himself!
I wish you luck in this very hard situation, if you want to chat further, just send a post. Take Care! |
| posted by Tamae on 10/06/2008 09:38 PM
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| I have the same problem with my son ( with night terrors). I ask my doctor and she said to record what time they are happening and find a pattern. My sons were happening at around the same time at night. She said to wake him up right before the time and keep him up for a few minutes and then let him go back to bed. It worked, we haven't had a night terror for a month now. Some how it got him out his routine. |
| posted by Karolyn on 10/07/2008 09:26 AM
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| Its really nice to know that someone else knows what we are going through. We actually have a really quiet bedtime routine right now. We start bed time at seven. It starts with a bath and we go into his bedroom and get his jammies on. Just him and I read books together. After books we turn off the light and turn on his moon night light that hangs on the wall. Then he takes a drink of water and pushes the button on his cd player which plays soft soothing music. After that he gets into bed where we sing a couple songs and finally say a prayer together. This has been our routine for about a year now. It's a wonderful time for him and I to spend time together. His sister actually sleeps in me and my husbands room but Ethan still wakes her up. The good news is that the terrors are getting better. Now I am just struggling with him laying in his bed after most of our routine. He throws his stuffed animal and blankie on the floor and says "No sleep!" It's very frustrating but I know he is tired and I have to tell him it's time to sleep and that I love him and walk out. He then pounds on his bedroom door and cries and says whatever he thinks will get me to go back in to his room including "hug mommy please" So after he works himself up for a while, I go back in and he get's into bed and for the past 2 nights it has worked but who knows what will happen next. LOL Thanks for your advice and keep it coming. I like to get all the advice I can get and there is always room for improvement. |
| posted by Karla on 10/07/2008 09:40 AM
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| We have a similar routine. Two things I have tried with my son (because he gets out of bed too) is the supper nanny trick were you put him back in bed the you sit by his bed and every night you get farther away. But I have tried a new trick my sister told me and it works better for me. My son loves hot wheels. So when he goes to bed we put 4 coins down at his door. We explained to him if he gets up the mommy and daddy take away one coin for each time he gets up. the we explain what he can do with his money. Some nights we use pennys or even quaters. He understands what they mean now and we haven't had any problems. We have started taking them away if he does his stall talking ( thats what we call it). It's work for us , hopefully you'll find something that will work. |
| posted by Karolyn on 10/07/2008 09:59 AM
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Well ladies I am an old fashioned granna lol... so far I haven't seen anyone mention a rocking chair. Is this out of style these days? I don't really consider myself that old yet. I have a grandson that's 2 1/2 yrs old, when he stays with me I rock him at bedtime and nap time. Some people have said that it spoils them but trust me they grow up way to fast to really worry about 3 or 4 yrs of rocking.
It is a routine at granna's house to be rocked and I sing to him, we hardly ever get much resentment.
I know that some kids don't want to rock so this isn't a sure fire cure but it could be just what your little one needs.
Also sometimes a nice little walk outside and getting some fresh air for a few minutes might help... (probly before it gets very dark though).
Good Luck.
Roxanne |
| posted by Roxanne on 10/07/2008 02:00 PM
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| We have a rocking chair and my son loved it for a long time but he didn't want to be rocked anymore a while back. He was uncomfortable with his legs squished on the sides of the chair. Our rocking chair is not a real big one. My daughter who is 1 still loves it. I rock her before bed but just until her eyes are heavy so I can put her down awake. I guess putting them to bed awake is suppose to help them not be dependent on you when they wake up in the middle of the night so they can fall asleep on their own and not need to be comforted by a parent or in this case rocking to sleep. I am honestly not sure if it makes a difference. I love the bonding with rocking. I think all kids are different. |
| posted by Karla on 10/07/2008 02:32 PM
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