Night Lights

[twotrue]

Does your LO(s) have a night light in his/her/their room?

I ask because recently DD has been waking up once/twice a night and is not able to soothe herself back to sleep until she sees either K or I. The first time she woke last night I turned on her light a bit (it's a dimmer switch) and she relaxed instantly. She asked me to leave the light on, and I did. She's also begun to talk about monsters in her room, our room, etc. She is always playing and usually runs from the room giggling but I'm wondering if at night, she is starting to scare herself with her imagination. No? Am I totally off track?

I don't want to start a habit of sleeping with the light on (although really dim) if this isn't the issue so I was thinking of trying a night light. Thoughts?

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A had a nightlight when she was 1-2ish, it was more for me so I didn't run into anything when I went to check on her during night terrors though. I didn't want her to depend on a night light so when the night terrors ended, so did the night light.

Have you tried making her a bottle of Monster Spray, that might help.

[hensmum]

I think the nightlight is a great idea, and I know another mom who has had great luck with monster spray. She would use a plain spray bottle of water and say "Monsters, monsters, stay away, Mommy has the monster spray"

H doesn't have a nightlight, but his room faces the parking lot of our development, so there is some light from the outside lights. It's dark - but he can see.

[rikkiandjulie]

I think trying the monster spray might be a good idea. Once my mom put in a night light it became habit. I still have one...


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[twotrue]

Monster spray is a good idea. I still recall the scent of the spray my mom used on me. It's a very distinctive lemon. She's not complaining of monsters at night though so I don't want to put that in her head if it's not there. Maybe I'll try to see if she can tell me why she waking up/crying first.

[2brides]

There is a nightlight in the bathroom outside their bedroom and they have a clock that lights up (though I typically leave it on red since it emits the least amount of light - the blue is really bright.) We originally got it so they could tell time and tell when it was time to get up.

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I wouldn't be too worried about building a habit. I had a nightlight from birth till high school and now I can't stand any light when I sleep....

[seattlekari]

E still has a nightlight at 6.5, I do think it's a comfort thing for her. There is also one in the hallway outside her room in case she has to get up in the middle of the night.

[bluedaisyus]

There's one on the baby monitor, and we've keep that on since he moved into his new room. He had a plug-in one in his old room that we used instead, but the only outlet that's accessible in his new one is connected to the overhead light. He also likes to fall asleep with his door open, although we close it once he's out.

[ElsaVonM]

We have one - it is pitch black in our neighborhood at night, so nothing comes in through the window. We need it to find dropped teethers, make sure they aren't stuck in some uncomfortable position, etc. My parents used to leave the stairway light on for us. I just grew out of it eventually.