Any crying toddler in the night?
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jedamum
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is it nightterror?
is it nightmare?
my K1 boy cries in the night...roughly around midnight about 2-3 nights per week. used to be 4-5 nights per week for quite a while.
i tried not to overstimulate my boy 1-2 hrs before bedtime.
end the night with a happy note/story.
establish a fixed bedtime routine.
in anycase, everynight is a 'gamble'. i told my dh, maybe coz ds1 is born around midnight and the birth journey is too traumatised for him (via vacuum suction), so he still remembers it now...heehee
is it nightmare?
my K1 boy cries in the night...roughly around midnight about 2-3 nights per week. used to be 4-5 nights per week for quite a while.
i tried not to overstimulate my boy 1-2 hrs before bedtime.
end the night with a happy note/story.
establish a fixed bedtime routine.
in anycase, everynight is a 'gamble'. i told my dh, maybe coz ds1 is born around midnight and the birth journey is too traumatised for him (via vacuum suction), so he still remembers it now...heehee
naze
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Hi,
My DD also cried in the middle of the night for 2-3 times, sometimes can be 4-5 times. Sometime she cried while sleeping, if not with her eyes opened. This few nights, the weather are cosy, she sleeps better. We did check everything before she sleeps, make sure she's comfortable before she sleeps. But still cried. Me also dont know the reason ?
My DD also cried in the middle of the night for 2-3 times, sometimes can be 4-5 times. Sometime she cried while sleeping, if not with her eyes opened. This few nights, the weather are cosy, she sleeps better. We did check everything before she sleeps, make sure she's comfortable before she sleeps. But still cried. Me also dont know the reason ?
jedamum
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just last night, my boy cry i think around 3 times. most times after he calm down, he doesn't know why he cry. he refuse to tell me cos he said he doesn't know why. some times, even when he is 'awake' as he cries, i can't get eye contact with him. at one time, i read him a book to jolt him out of his sobs, then after i finished, he ask me whether if it is 9.30pm (past his 9pm bedtime), i told him he already slept at 9pm and it is already 12.30am!!
How old is your son?
very commonly due to nightmare or night terror. the latter usu occurs within a few hours of going to bed and often, the child may look awake but is actually not. my dd did that very often at K2 and she might walk to the toilet or around the room and say or do funny things. it happened very frequently during that year, about 2-4x a week? i also attributed it to the fact that she was sleeping alone for the first time since birth and she's also very timid and afraid of many things. so.... very hard to say what is wrong....
keep the evenings quieter and avoid tv/dvd programs that are stimulating or scary. even computer games are highly stimulating to the brain.
keep the evenings quieter and avoid tv/dvd programs that are stimulating or scary. even computer games are highly stimulating to the brain.
Is he still crying now in the night?
For my son, I don't think it's due to over stimulating activities. I also hope it's not becoming a habit for him to wake up at night and cry.
Most times, when I offer him milk, he will take and sleep after drinking (never finished them). Sometimes, I will let him whine till he stops and sleep on his own.
I heard some toddlers are like that as it's part of their growing phrase. But of course there are more kuai toddlers who sleep through the night. Me not so lucky i guess. sigh...
naze
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This morning, my DD cried at 12.40am till almost 1 am. Dont know why ? Asked hubby to check if any insects bite her leh ? She cried non-stop till I also beh qie & scolded her. After making milk for her, she sleep. But she dont look like she's hungry & cried till so pitiful. She cried again at 4 plus and before I leave home for work. I'm still wondering why ???? Dont know is it nightmare or what ?
Did she cry with the eyes open or closed? Did you try to carry her? For mine, he usually cries with eyes closed but if cries too long, he will open his eyes. Sometimes, he will whine a few mins and sleep, sometimes he will cry non-stop till I attend to him..
I also dun know why..
naze
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Hi Veron,
Our kids are experiencing the same thing.
Last night, my DD whined & whined more than 5 times, hubby & I cant sleep well. This morning, my colleagues asked why I looked pale, I said tired !!! I ever asked gynae, she told me not to play with my DD too much so that she wouldnt get so excited.
My son is 2yrs. But see that he has been improving. Now he understands us and know what we are saying at times. I feel that at this age, they tend to try their luck on us. But seriously sometimes a harsh scolding is inevitableVeronica, how old is your son? I think most children cry in sleep without knowing... by scolding them seemed abit harsh to me especially if they are still young. If words of comfort and a warm hug can calm them down, why not? It can be quite tiring for parents if the child does not sleep thru the night.... but this is parenthood...just bear for a few years..and very soon they might not even want us to hug them
Most nights, he will kwai kwai crawl back to sleep after some scoldings. So I guess it's more a habit than a need.