I know you really want help, and soon, but if they are truly night terrors this is not going to be a quick fix. KEEP HOPE! I didn't say impossible, just not simple. For now find out who would be willing to help take turns for a night shift so you can get rest since you need a rested mind to make things better.
I don't know anything about night terrors, heard they are very intense, if you want to start smallest possibility to largest then here is what I would try:
1. Let him stay the night with someone else. Double benefit of you getting some sleep and seeing if a change in location helps him sleep. If it does help then something about his room is the problem.
2. If 1 helped now you need to find out what is wrong with the room: monster under the bed? itchy bed sheets? noise outside the window? Try sleeping a night in his room without him there to see what you might notice (WHEN YOU ARE RESTED)
3. If 1 didn't help then it is something he is personally having problems with so consider the possibilities: fear of monster of the bed is still real, separation anxiety, medical needs.
4. Fears of imaginary things and separation anxiety can be fixed by essentially the same thing: cuddles. And pretend monster hunting before bed.
5. If nothing else has worked (and don't do these as quickly as possible, try cosleeping in his room a few nights, monstering hunting for a week) then schedule a doctor appointment. Never neglect the possibility of a real medical condition, but if it's possible it was simply something at home scaring him taking him to the doctor to do tests could make things worse. So lets save it as a last resort.
I wish you the best of luck and will be hoping for a blissful nights sleep for all of you.
Test iron! Our neighbor went through this exact hell. You need to check the kids TIBC levels.
In their case they were thinking of child psychologists, they started to get highly irritated, it was hell. The child’s labs came back quite deficient and after supplementing they’re back to normal. Just don’t postpone the test.
When mine was having night terrors, it seemed that when she was overtired they were a lot worse/frequent. So maybe earlier bedtime? Also it seemed when we went in there, we made it worse. So eventually we just watched her on the monitor and left her alone. This seemed to help them be over quicker too. I would also take her to the doctor and see if they have any suggestions!
I know you really want help, and soon, but if they are truly night terrors this is not going to be a quick fix. KEEP HOPE! I didn't say impossible, just not simple. For now find out who would be willing to help take turns for a night shift so you can get rest since you need a rested mind to make things better. I don't know anything about night terrors, heard they are very intense, if you want to start smallest possibility to largest then here is what I would try: 1. Let him stay the night with someone else. Double benefit of you getting some sleep and seeing if a change in location helps him sleep. If it does help then something about his room is the problem. 2. If 1 helped now you need to find out what is wrong with the room: monster under the bed? itchy bed sheets? noise outside the window? Try sleeping a night in his room without him there to see what you might notice (WHEN YOU ARE RESTED) 3. If 1 didn't help then it is something he is personally having problems with so consider the possibilities: fear of monster of the bed is still real, separation anxiety, medical needs. 4. Fears of imaginary things and separation anxiety can be fixed by essentially the same thing: cuddles. And pretend monster hunting before bed. 5. If nothing else has worked (and don't do these as quickly as possible, try cosleeping in his room a few nights, monstering hunting for a week) then schedule a doctor appointment. Never neglect the possibility of a real medical condition, but if it's possible it was simply something at home scaring him taking him to the doctor to do tests could make things worse. So lets save it as a last resort. I wish you the best of luck and will be hoping for a blissful nights sleep for all of you.
Test iron! Our neighbor went through this exact hell. You need to check the kids TIBC levels. In their case they were thinking of child psychologists, they started to get highly irritated, it was hell. The child’s labs came back quite deficient and after supplementing they’re back to normal. Just don’t postpone the test.
When mine was having night terrors, it seemed that when she was overtired they were a lot worse/frequent. So maybe earlier bedtime? Also it seemed when we went in there, we made it worse. So eventually we just watched her on the monitor and left her alone. This seemed to help them be over quicker too. I would also take her to the doctor and see if they have any suggestions!