Emma's had a rough night. Shes done this a couple of times now, where she sleeps peacefully then wakes with screaming for no reason. I think that she may be having bad dreams, because it happens several times in the same night, but weeks apart.
That said, I am tired today. Andie is on her way this afternoon to stay the weekend, it will be nice to have her here but I hope I can get a nap before she arrives.
My point: please pray for Emma, and whatever is bothering her. I don't like her to seem so scared.
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Okay according to my Googling that seems a common issue. I think the method is right - cuddling Emma until she is calm. Someone on the forums mentioned that babies can't have nightmares until they are 18 months old but other mums seemed to disagree - lots of stories about "my baby has woken up scared in the night since he was 9 weeks old" etc etc. It could be she just feels separation from you, so maybe wrapping her up in a tshirt or a stuffed toy you've slept with and smells like you might soothe her.
ReplyDeleteOkay Aunty Google is done. :) Give her extra kisses from me?
it sounds like she's having "night terrors", where the brain misfires during deep sleep (not REM sleep)and it's kinda like the worst nightmare ever. i remember learning about it in psychology, but I don't know if it happens to babies. poor little thing. I have these occasionally, and they are terrible. (((hugs)))
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