2006-10-30 10:21:06 · 2 answers · asked by dgoldman39 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
This helped me when I did a little research on this issue, hope it helps you as well!
Best of things to you and yours!
"You can look up night terrors in the internet for more info. What I've gathered is that they happen because the baby gets stuck in the transition between light and heavy sleep. It specially happens when the baby is overtired when he goes to sleep.
The usual recommendations is to have a bedtime ritual and make sure he gets plenty of sleep.
When he's experiencing the night terror you basically have two choices, either to wake him up (but you risk this hapenning again) or to help him transition into deep sleep. I can usually get my baby to do this by giving her a bottle, having her lie in my arms or on my chest and singing to her. If that doesn't work, I usually just wake her up by taking her to an area with more light and talking to her while holding her. Then I put her back to sleep.
In extreme cases (like when were taking an overnight flight and she kept waking up screaming every 5 minutes or so), some baby cold medicine may help."~anon
Extracted from a Forum.
2006-10-30 10:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by I Ain't Your Momma 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't really know, but my 10 year old brother gets them frequently and I really believe it is spiritual issues...you could ask a doctor about it, though.
2006-10-30 18:25:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋