Hi, I just wanted to know if its possible for my son to have nightmares. He is only 16 months old. The thing is that in the middle of the night he starts breathing and making sounds like he is crying in his dreams. I comfort him and sometimes he stops, but other times he starts breathing heavily and breaks down crying really loud. Is totally different from the way he wakes up because he wants milk. It really looks like he is having nightmares because thats how I remember happened to me when I had an ugly dream. This happens almost every night. What could he be thinking about? He is just a baby and he only have contact with a few people beside my husband and I, so we monitor everything he watches on tv and we dont scare him or anything. Any answers?
From what i have experienced with nightmares is if you can console him when he is crying it is nightmres, if you can't console him it is night terrors. My son had the night terrors. With the night terrors they don't remember anything when they wake up. With the nightmares it is something that they are afraid of, could be a show they saw or a story they heard or anything.
it is definately possible to have nightmares at that age. However it is probably growing pain. The streching of the muscles and other changes that can at times be painful enough to wake the child. some warm milk and a warm mom will generally be enough to see you through the night. if they wake up crying and love doesn't seem to work as well; then try a little ib-profen
Hi, I'm 23 years old and have a 14 month old daughter. During the night, she has been having fits and waking up crying. I think she has been having nightmares. I have been sleeping with her lately to comfort her, but she still wakes. I'm not really sure what the cause is. Any advice is welcome!
Yes, it is entirely possible for him to have nightmares. My daughter (2), has them every now and then. I know this is kinda personal, but do you and your husband fight a lot? If so, this may be the cause of the nightmares. Other than that I would say TV, other (usually older) children being mean, other adults yelling a lot or anything along those lines. Usually when my daughter wakes up screaming all she wants is to be held for a few minutes and then she drifts back off to sleep. I think she just needs to be reassured that everything is okay. You may want to consult his doctor to see if they have any suggestions. Good luck!
