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[rivka]

Alex just had another string of night terrors. I can't blame it on cold medicine this time.

She started out crying, escalated to screaming. Rolled her body from side to side, her arms clutching out at nothing. At one point it literally looked like she was trying to climb the wall. Her eyes stayed closed the whole time. She showed no signs of recognizing that I was in the room. She was quite clearly asleep.

Being touched seemed to alternately calm her and agitate her.

I tried to do what I could to control potential environmental triggers. I untangled her from the blankets. I put on her lullabye CD in case noise from the neighbors' obnoxiously loud patio party was breaking into her sleep somehow. Aside from that, all I could really do was sit on the edge of the bed and be there with her - whether she knew I was, or not. I made soothing noises and held my hand on her when she seemed to be able to tolerate it, but I'm pretty sure that both of those things were only for my own sake. Alex couldn't hear or feel them. She was a prisoner of sleep.

It's funny how knowing what it is doesn't make it even slightly easier.

Comments

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

Munchkin The Elder had them for almost two years. It was so exhausting for me. *hugs*

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Delia has had night terrors quite often, too. Yeah, they are definitely no fun.

It helps, though, that you can pretty much count on her not remembering it in the least the next day.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

poor kiddo. poor you guys.

*hug*

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Poor l'il girl. (And poor momma, having to endure that.)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Megan had them for a year. And she'd have them with eyes open, but unseeing.

Oh, gods, I *know*.

[ailbhe]

Oh, god, how horrible. When Linnea had them she used to get out of bed and run around screaming, with her eyes open, but asleep.

A prisoner of sleep is very accurate.

I feel for you.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Dear gods -- I hope they go away soon, for all your sakes.