Comments on: 3 yr olds and Nightmares, Night Terrors and plain old bad dreams… http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Cindy http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/#comment-129709 Cindy Mon, 19 May 2008 17:05:25 +0000 http://www.dad2twins.com/?p=634#comment-129709 Wow - Kevin may have hit it on the head with the milk thing... especially since YOU are their father. I'd opt for Tylenol PM - just one helps me sleep GREAT. Plus, their nightmares aren't so intrusive when you take Tylenol PM! LOL! Good luck with them. I'd try the no milk after 5pm thing. ;o) Wow - Kevin may have hit it on the head with the milk thing… especially since YOU are their father. I’d opt for Tylenol PM - just one helps me sleep GREAT. Plus, their nightmares aren’t so intrusive when you take Tylenol PM! LOL! Good luck with them. I’d try the no milk after 5pm thing. ;o)

]]> By: Kevin S. http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/#comment-129696 Kevin S. Thu, 15 May 2008 01:51:07 +0000 http://www.dad2twins.com/?p=634#comment-129696 As I recall, all 4 of our kids went through the nightmare phase at just about the same time your twins are- 2 1/2 to 3 years of age. I believe our daughter had it the worst, though. At our wit's end, we tried removing certain foods from her diet one at a time. I argued to cut out all food and then reintroduce things one at a time, but my wife won out, so we just withdrew one food group at a time. Took a while, but we finally made the connection to milk products. We were able to fine-tune her diet so that she could have milk only until about 5:00pm. Nothing at all any later. I guess by bedtime all the nightmare nasties were digested. I don't know if our experience is typical but it is sure worth a look. Great blog, BTW. Double Blessings! As I recall, all 4 of our kids went through the nightmare phase at just about the same time your twins are- 2 1/2 to 3 years of age. I believe our daughter had it the worst, though. At our wit’s end, we tried removing certain foods from her diet one at a time. I argued to cut out all food and then reintroduce things one at a time, but my wife won out, so we just withdrew one food group at a time. Took a while, but we finally made the connection to milk products.
We were able to fine-tune her diet so that she could have milk only until about 5:00pm. Nothing at all any later. I guess by bedtime all the nightmare nasties were digested.
I don’t know if our experience is typical but it is sure worth a look.
Great blog, BTW.

Double Blessings!

]]> By: jason http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/#comment-129693 jason Wed, 14 May 2008 00:10:42 +0000 http://www.dad2twins.com/?p=634#comment-129693 So, as twins, do they share dreams too? I find it fascinating that they both are experiencing nightmares at the same time. I'm a twin, but I don't remember sharing dreams with my brother. But that may be because we were fraternal. So, as twins, do they share dreams too? I find it fascinating that they both are experiencing nightmares at the same time. I’m a twin, but I don’t remember sharing dreams with my brother. But that may be because we were fraternal.

]]> By: Xbox4NappyRash http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/#comment-129692 Xbox4NappyRash Tue, 13 May 2008 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.dad2twins.com/?p=634#comment-129692 I just have to laugh at the thought of you being medically 'put to sleep'. maybe I'm too morbid for my own good. I just have to laugh at the thought of you being medically ‘put to sleep’.

maybe I’m too morbid for my own good.

]]> By: Lis Garrett http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/#comment-129691 Lis Garrett Tue, 13 May 2008 11:33:34 +0000 http://www.dad2twins.com/?p=634#comment-129691 Hannah and Jacob went through this around the girls' age and even now have the occasional nightmare where they wake up screaming and crying. Bridget is just now starting to scream out in the middle of the night, which is horribly frightening considering she shares my bed! I believe it is completely normal and can be attributed to the stress of change. I think you hit the nail on the head with your assessment in that your family has been a little topsy turvy lately. I don't know what your bedtime routine is with the girls, but I would suggest making their environment as calm as possible right before bedtime. Back rubs, soft music, night light, story, talk about the "good" dreams they will have. This all works for us. Eventually, it will pass . . . Hannah and Jacob went through this around the girls’ age and even now have the occasional nightmare where they wake up screaming and crying. Bridget is just now starting to scream out in the middle of the night, which is horribly frightening considering she shares my bed! I believe it is completely normal and can be attributed to the stress of change. I think you hit the nail on the head with your assessment in that your family has been a little topsy turvy lately. I don’t know what your bedtime routine is with the girls, but I would suggest making their environment as calm as possible right before bedtime. Back rubs, soft music, night light, story, talk about the “good” dreams they will have. This all works for us. Eventually, it will pass . . .

]]> By: Hockeyman http://www.dad2twins.com/2008/05/12/3-yr-olds-and-nightmares-night-terrors-and-plain-old-bad-dreams/#comment-129690 Hockeyman Tue, 13 May 2008 05:48:44 +0000 http://www.dad2twins.com/?p=634#comment-129690 If it's sleep mom and dad need, I suggest Ambien. For the girls, I dunno. We have not encountered bad dreams yet as far as I know, but I will be interested to see what people say helps as I expect it to happen eventually. If it’s sleep mom and dad need, I suggest Ambien. For the girls, I dunno. We have not encountered bad dreams yet as far as I know, but I will be interested to see what people say helps as I expect it to happen eventually.

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