Julia occasionally gets nightmares (night terrors is technically what they are called in kids this young). She will go weeks and weeks without having any, then she will have them for several nights in a row. Apparently that is normal for night terrors.
She has been having them again this week. She cries for me, but you can tell she is not fully awake either. I will rock her for awhile and she will usually be fine for the rest of the night (although some nights she is up 2 or 3 times with them). It is like she just needs me there to assure her everything is alright.
From what I have read and people I have talked to, night terrors are very common at this age. I guess their brains are working so hard processing new things and learning new things, that sometimes it has a hard time "shutting off" at night. And that is what causes the night terrors (or so they think).
I can totally relate with the brain not shutting off at night. I have that problem a lot. I also have a problem with nightmares (although it is much better than it used to be).
So while it is normal, it still upsets me that she is having them. Julia does not seemed phased by them at all, however. Hopefully this passed soon.
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