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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Anyone had any experience of this?? My daughter has done this a few times this year....just found her wandering down stairs into the living room. Her eyes are open but she is in like a trance and doesn't really respond. I'm worried she may fall down the stairs or go and do something dangerous if I am asleep and don't hear her.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone had any experience of this?? My daughter has done this a few times this year....just found her wandering down stairs into the living room. Her eyes are open but she is in like a trance and doesn't really respond. I'm worried she may fall down the stairs or go and do something dangerous if I am asleep and don't hear her. "

Our daughter used to do this a fair bit. She would just walk around upstairs muttering things then go back to bed but we never had any accidents luckily enough

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to do that as a child & a young adult, my daughter did it as well. People don't tend to fall or abutting but I used to lock the front door etc when my Daughter was young X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My three year old does this all the time. She also talks utter nonsense, you would think she's awake. I tend to lead her back to bed.

They say not to wake them in that state. She will probably make her way back to bed or fall asleep on the sofa or something.

Make sure you don't leave keys in any doors that she can unlock. I've had chain locks fitted high up on my doors so that she can't get out of the front door

All you can do is make it difficult for her to get out. Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to sleepwalk too, never hurt myself, used to get out of house and halfway down the street too. Wake up with no idea how I got there lol...did lots of different things that I won't go into on here, but never harmed myself, just make sure doors are locked etc x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One of my children has always walked in their sleep, has got better with age (is teenager now) but worsens with stress like exams at school. I'd advise taking the keys out of windows (a relative ended up sitting on outside windowsill 3 storeys up) as well as securing doors but obv you'll need to weigh this up against fire escape etc. Main thing is not to make a big deal out of it (easier said than done I know!) as that can cause problems with sleeping etc. In my experience, people who sleepwalk are as careful when they're sleepwalking/climbing stairs etc as they are when they're conscious. Good luck x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use to when I was on a certain medication

My ex use to find me looking in the fridge regularly ( I guess I was hungry) stopped when I changed medicine

I talk in my sleep and answer questions lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks guys

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By *elsh.30Man
over a year ago

newport

My son used to sleep walk all the time. I would just direct him back to bed. My girls always talk in there sleep

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daughter did it regularly ms p

It's strange to see

But she always knew where to go I just used to say come on bk to bed and she'd go

But couldn't remember in the morning x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It freaks me out

I'm a bag of nerves anyway and it puts the shits up me lol

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By *anter and baguetteCouple
over a year ago

BRIDGEND

Both mine did it. But best advice is guide them somewhere safe butty xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Unfortunately I am guilty of this at times (apparently doesn't happen all the time as mates staying would say), but have been found rummaging in the fridge, then curling up on the floor and sleeping..

other times I mumble or talk in my sleep.. It's really embarrassing..

I haven't done it now for a few weeks, but every now and then I do (again, only going by what my mate's have said and recorded) x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Unfortunately I am guilty of this at times (apparently doesn't happen all the time as mates staying would say), but have been found rummaging in the fridge, then curling up on the floor and sleeping..

other times I mumble or talk in my sleep.. It's really embarrassing..

I haven't done it now for a few weeks, but every now and then I do (again, only going by what my mate's have said and recorded) x"

This is why my mates always make sure they have the keys also when they stay, as I have been found in the street before with just my boxers on at 2.30 am... My mates though just walk me back to bed (apparently) - may be stress related or in my case, PTSD related.. Either way, I certainly hope no one slaps the stigma card on those who do do it!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did this when young. I'd definately lock the front door. I managed to get out and knocked on a neighbours door who lead me back to my house and woke my mum up.

Stairs won't be a danger as you register that you have to go down them, although i do recall getting the urge to jump to the bottom, i never did.

I mainly used to go in my mum's bedroom and just stared down at her whilst she slept (says my mum) until she woke up, and then get back into bed.

It happened during a particularly stressful time in my childhood. Once things improved i never did it again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to do this a lot as a kid. I once did it in a hotel in Spain, found myself trying to get back in the room but on the wrong floor. Very confusing in my early teens.

I've done it a few times as an adult, normally find it's because I have way too much on my mind and way to much to do in the day, just won't switch off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I used to do this a lot as a kid. I once did it in a hotel in Spain, found myself trying to get back in the room but on the wrong floor. Very confusing in my early teens.

I've done it a few times as an adult, normally find it's because I have way too much on my mind and way to much to do in the day, just won't switch off."
this has just reminded me;

"Blue light" ie light given off from

Mobile phones/tvs/iPads etc keep the brain highly active for an hour after use. So it might be worth trying to encourage her/him not to use those things before bed (easier said than done).

Also depending on age, perhaps encourage reading before sleep to calm the brain?

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