Night Terrors

[WifeMomChiro]

We had a our first (and hopefully last) experience with night terrors last night. My dd is 4. I know all of the medical information says they will go away and are not harmful. I would like to avoid her ever having to go through that again, so I was wondering if anyone had any holistic alternatives for night terrors. FWIW, she already gets chiropractic and craniosacral work regularly. tia

[MountainMamaGC]

Arent they terrible? My DD is prone to them. The trick is to see if anything triggered it and avoid it from happening again. Sometimes they are unavoidable.

For us, its when my DD went to sleep overtired, or she missed her nap that day. A change in routine can trigger it too. Eating to close to bed time can trigger one too.

HTH.

[WifeMomChiro]

She did skip her nap yesterday, but she skips naps somewhat frequently these days. We probably need to try being more regular about it.

It was so bad at one point that my DH and I considered taking her to the hospital.

[Panserbjorne]

as a quick non-individualized fix you could try rescue remedy-though I've never had success with it for night terrors. A better mix is often cherry plum, rock rose, walnut, star of bethlehem and aspen IME. Again, you can tailor it for the child's actual experience. I have also had great success for many kids with the emergency essence from australian bush flower essences-far better than rescue.

Homeopathic aconite can also be wonderful for night terrors if you give it upon waking. I don't think it really prevents them, just helps calm in the midst of them.

Great that you'd doing CST and chiropractic. A nice epsom salt soak might be helpful as well. Best of luck!

[Naturopath Mom]

I will second Panserbjorne's advice. Rock Rose flower essence is specific for terror and frighting fears. It is the remedy for nightmares/terrors. I have seen it work very well. Make sure it is taken atleast 4 times a day though at first, at given more frequently when needed. When they go away then just keep the remedy on hand for emergencies and give it until they go away. HTH


In peace & health,
Kimberly

[Lady Lilya]

I've read that a common trigger is being too warm at night, especially the feet. Some people find that keeping the child barefoot with feet out of the bed makes all the difference. Also, not having a lot of stuffed animals and pillows in the bed.