My daughter is a VERY happy baby, she smiles and laughs all day long and settles quite well for her nighttime sleep, however some nights I hear her cry out in her sleep, when I go check on her she is fast asleep. It usually only happens once or twice and thats it... Should I be concerned?!?
2007-03-28 14:59:05 · 14 answers · asked by Lily's mom 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter did that. I thought there was a ghost or something in the house. I was always hearing a baby cry and everytime I would check, she was sound asleep. I had a babysitter come and she was the one who figured it out. She's three now and still talks in her sleep. I guess it's just one of those things. My husband does too. Maybe it's genetic.
2007-03-28 15:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Joanne M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Night terrors can be frightening for parents to witness. A child with typical night terrors awakens from a state of deep sleep, sits up in bed, lets out a piercing scream, and appears pale and terrified. She may stare with eyes wide open at an imaginary object, cry incoherently, breathe heavily, perspire, and (as you have found) be completely unreceptive to attempts to console her. The episodes can last five to ten minutes, and the child usually falls back into a deep, calm sleep afterwards.
Unlike nightmares, when the child fully awakens, remembers the scary dream, and has difficulty re-entering sleep without nighttime parenting, children with night terrors don't remember this bizarre nighttime activity because they aren't fully awake during the episodes. As a result, children with night terrors are unlikely to develop a fearful attitude about sleep or to seem sleep-deprived the next day. While scary for parents, night terrors seldom bother children, and lessen with increasing age.
It sounds like you are giving your child the best therapy there is: your love and availability. Initiate some quieting bedtime rituals – a pleasant game, a relaxing story, a back rub, and soothing music. Children often replay before- bed rituals in their sleep, so pleasant and relaxing bedtime rituals are less likely to trigger nightmares or night terrors.
2007-03-28 15:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a nightmare. All kids get them at some point. Eventually it will develop to the point where she SCREAMS in her sleep and will only stop if you wake her up. Trust me--my son's been there and done that.
Just listen to her. Give her 10-15 minutes before going in to check on her.
2007-03-28 15:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little lady is now 8 months and has been slumbering on her tummy and by the night for a while now. as long as you dont pile the crib packed with blankets or animals she must be nice...Now approximately "Cry It Out" i think of that each and each toddler is diverse and reacts to extremely some issues. With that being reported "Cry It Out" labored with my first and third no longer my 2nd! you recognize as long as she has been fed and he or she has a clean diaper i could say that's nice and enable her lay how she needs to. bypass in each 10-quarter-hour to examine on her and enable her comprehend that's ok yet dont %. her up attempt rubbing her back or in simple terms sitting on the floor....you would be ok and so will she. stable success :)
2016-11-24 20:44:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you leave her with someone why you go to work? I don't want to scare you, but you want to be absolutely sure that no one is hurting your baby why you are not around!
It could also be night terrors which are common in small children, but it is nothing to worry about. Dreams are just your brain firing off random images and your mind trying to make sense of it all.
2007-03-28 16:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mother of 5/Madre de 5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..that happened and happens with my 10 month old daughter. she used to cry out in her sleep too. they have dreams too...probably of the getting their immuniazation shots or anything else they have gone through to make them cry. totally normal. I was concerned too.
2007-03-28 15:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by kristina43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's fine, She might be dreaming! Soon you will hear her laugh in her sleep too!
2007-03-28 15:02:42 · answer #7 · answered by SueWithTwo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear thats normal. But if it worries you call the doctor.
2007-03-28 15:02:44 · answer #8 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so I even do that sometimes like when I'm in bed sometimes my husband wakes me up and is like why are you crying??? So its comman to me alot of people I know do it so don't be scared!
2007-03-28 15:06:26 · answer #9 · answered by shelby a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a normal thing. babies cry at night. there's nothing to be worry about. just chill =p
2007-03-28 15:03:35 · answer #10 · answered by chelsea_13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋