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2yr old having nite mares about daddy not coming back

DeLenna - posted on 04/29/2010 ( 3 moms have responded )

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my little girl has been screaming for daddy in her sleep and i have to wake her up and rock her she keeps saying daddy not coming back im 34wks pregnant and i feel so bad for her she says mommy never leave me and i dont. but her dad is home every weekend and she talks to him every day several times a day i feel bad if i call and wake him up cuz they are on 5 12 and he dont get much rest lucky it happened as soon as he went to be tonite and i called before he went to sleep she still is awake we have watched a movie and she had a snack i feel helpless for her cuz im doing the best i can to reasure her and it dont help much any kind suggestions would be appriciated please no mean stuff

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Eejayfauzana - posted on 11/12/2010

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yeah it is not easier to say then to be in your shoes. my baby is still below 2years old. Cant resist myself to cry when my baby acting to call her dad using her handphone toys by saying hello papa papa on the same day her dad leaving us..owhh i know she started to miss his dad.my heart is crying to see this little girl miss her dad.

Alexis - posted on 11/07/2010

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i honestly gotta say it gets easier as time goes on she will start to understand that daddy will come back and as she gets older she will understand where he goes just keep telling her that daddys at work and she will see him soon if calling and talkin to him helps keep that up as well put up some pictures of him around the house that way she sees his face everyday at least i know how this is both of my girls have done this at one time or another and my hubby is on 4 12s so almost exactly the same schedule just keep reassuring her in anyway you can it gets better i promise

Lesa - posted on 04/30/2010

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The first thing I want to say is that I feel your pain. In the beginning, my now almost 4 year old would want to sleep with me every night that her daddy was away. Now she wets the bed when he is home (but I think that he is giving her drinks before bed but I started putting a pull up on her at night). My almost 7 year old has nightmares about my husband not coming home. It is hard. My advice is to cuddle her and tell her everything will be ok, and that he will be home soon. Also maybe look at what she is getting for a snack. I always find that my kids have nightmares when they have sweets before bed. Just thought I would throw that out there. Take care!

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