BabbyO
05-27-2011, 12:14 PM
Two nights ago, DS woke up in the middle of the night (he's generally a VERY good sleeper) and started whining, "I scared, I scared." DH went and got him and brought him into our bed. When I asked what he was scared of he said, "The Chicken."
Now this was really funny to me, but the next morning I asked again what he was scared of and he said, "The chicken." I asked where it was, and he walkd behind the diaper pail in his room and pointed and said, "There. He climbed the wall." He's stuck to his story and told DH the exact same thing.
Last night he woke up about 1 am screaming like I've never heard him scream before. I went in his room and he was breathing heavy, heart racing and he immediately jumped up and wrapped his little arms around me tighter than he ever has before. When I asked what he was scared of all he could get out was, "I, I, I."
I brought him into bed with me and he (normally a figety little guy) snuggled into the crook of my arm and was asleep in under 5 min. He woke up when I put him back in his bed about 15 min later, but didn't complain or cry or make a peep.
I don't think this is a ploy to get into mommy & daddy's bed. We do occasionally let him come into bed with us, but he ALWAYS ends up back in his own bed, an he's often awake when we take him back.
I'm just wondering if this is normal. I can't think of any TV that would have been disturbing to him (although with my sprained ankle we've watched a lot more "Dora" & "Blues Clues" than normal). Both our babysitter and I sprained our ankles this week and he was with us when it happened.
He watched me "bounce" off his side of the car when I tripped over a curb and he was holding the sitter's hand when she tripped on a side walk. Could this have something to do with the nightmares?
Sorry this is so long...just a curious mama. I didn't expect to be dealing with nightmares until he was a bit older.
Now this was really funny to me, but the next morning I asked again what he was scared of and he said, "The chicken." I asked where it was, and he walkd behind the diaper pail in his room and pointed and said, "There. He climbed the wall." He's stuck to his story and told DH the exact same thing.
Last night he woke up about 1 am screaming like I've never heard him scream before. I went in his room and he was breathing heavy, heart racing and he immediately jumped up and wrapped his little arms around me tighter than he ever has before. When I asked what he was scared of all he could get out was, "I, I, I."
I brought him into bed with me and he (normally a figety little guy) snuggled into the crook of my arm and was asleep in under 5 min. He woke up when I put him back in his bed about 15 min later, but didn't complain or cry or make a peep.
I don't think this is a ploy to get into mommy & daddy's bed. We do occasionally let him come into bed with us, but he ALWAYS ends up back in his own bed, an he's often awake when we take him back.
I'm just wondering if this is normal. I can't think of any TV that would have been disturbing to him (although with my sprained ankle we've watched a lot more "Dora" & "Blues Clues" than normal). Both our babysitter and I sprained our ankles this week and he was with us when it happened.
He watched me "bounce" off his side of the car when I tripped over a curb and he was holding the sitter's hand when she tripped on a side walk. Could this have something to do with the nightmares?
Sorry this is so long...just a curious mama. I didn't expect to be dealing with nightmares until he was a bit older.