What age can babies start having nightmares

What age do babies start having nightmares?

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Most “experts” state that nightmares begin around 3-5 years. I really don’t know how much I believe that though. It’s been proven that newborns dream, from the first day in fact, it would stand to reason that some of those dreams …

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What age do babies start having nightmares?

Q: I thought I had read somewhere that it was around 2 years, but I don’t remember. Does anyone know?

A: Most “experts” state that nightmares begin around 3-5 years. I really don’t know how much I believe that though. It’s been proven that newborns dream, from the first day in fact, it would stand to reason that some of those dreams could be bad. I’ve also seen my daughter cry herself awake from a dead sleep, I’d attribute that to a nightmare.Night terrors may be different though.

My 7.5 month old baby has started to have little baby nightmares?

Q: Last night my baby – who is usually fantastic sleeper – keep whimpering and crying out. When I went into her room, she was still asleep and tossing and turning and whimpering. I put her dummy in her mouth and she seemed OK. About an hour later – she did the same and I have to pick her up and soothe her – although she was still half asleep really. Is this normal around this age – and are there any tips / useful information that I can try? Many Thanks in advance XXThank you all for your answers – it is just very horrible to watch your little one in distress.As far as I am concerned – ‘No one’ – How dare you say that I should show some ****. Who the fuck do you think you are?

A: Try playing lullabies when your baby is asleep. If you want to, you can also record yourself singing and play it.Yes, it is pretty normal. My baby sister always woke up and I would pick her up and cradle her to sleep. It will happen a lot to a few times, but her random evening crying should lessen as she grows older.

My 2 year old son has what I think are nightmares, and he’s been having them since he was a small baby what…

Q: My 2 year old son, who is a twin has been having what I call “nightmares” since he was a small 5-6 month old baby. When he was that age, he would be sleeping, then he would whimper in his sleep and frown, then if I didn’t pat him and reassure him he was okay, he would began to cry. Now that he is 2, he does the same thing, start whimpering in his sleep, then if I don’t pat his back and catch him in time, he starts screaming bloody murder! His eyes will be closed, like he’s sleep, (and I think he does be sleep still) but you can’t wake him up! His body is limp and he will be crying bloody murder. It takes a few minutes to “wake” him, and once he’s awake, he goes right back within a few minutes and sleeps through the rest of the night. This only happens maybe 1-2 times every so often. I have talked to the pediatrician, and she says it sounded like night terrors, but he’s too young for those, so she didn’t have an answer for me? Can anyone suggest what I can do? The other kids are fine?!

A: Try giving your son a massage before bed. You can put one drop of lavender essential oil in 5ml of carrier oil and massage him as part of his night time routine. Massage is extremely good for relaxation and if your son is relaxed before bedtime he is less likely to have disturbed sleep.I’d also like to recommend a dvd which may be useful – it is made by a company called “Meditainment” and they produce guided meditation products. I have a lot of their cd’s and one of their dvd’s and they are absolutely excellent! I have used these products to great effect with family and friends, with the dvd you can choose what you want the meditation to achieve (there is an option for “deep and natural sleep” which might prove useful!) and the dvd is so relaxing that everyone I know that has used it has failed to get to the end of it before falling asleep. (including my friend’s 5 week old baby!)I suffer a lot with a chronic back condition which prevents me from sleeping through the night and my hubby has disturbed sleep due to stress but whenever we play this dvd (which we’ve started to do every night now) the pair of us sleep right through and wake up feeling relaxed, refreshed and completely rested. The dvd has helped us enjoy not only a full night’s uninterrupted sleep but has definitely improved the quality of the sleep we’ve been getting – I honestly can’t rate it highly enough!I’ve enclosed a link to the company’s website for you to consider.http://www.meditainment.com/guided_meditation_mail_order_products/Instant_Relaxation_DVD/index.cfm?id=20