Tip 155: Nightmare cries

On a whole, Haruka has been a pleasant child to care for. She seldom cries. She is attached to mummy and would cry when mummy goes out, but after a while she would be distracted by my playful attention. She is also seldom sick and have never caused a mess by vomiting, probably due to a stronger immune system through breastfeeding. Her cries are often shortlived by the distraction of daddy and Haruka probably knows its a waste of energy crying over spilt milk.












Though, she has been crying 5-10 minutes in the middle of the night lately. While blogging, I hear her crying, then mummy comforts her. She still sleeps next to us and that would change as we move to a bigger place soon. So her crying has nothing to do with being separated from us. It is probably due to nightmares. I can't recall watching a horror movie today, though I watched Sweeney Todd movie DVD yesterday by myself but when mummy and Haruka came back, they caught the final 10 minutes.












Whenever Haruka sees a scary part in a movie or a mannequin, she would say "kowai" (scary in Japanese), but would not be disturbed by it. She carries on smiling and playing with her toys or walks away. Yet, these scary pictures probably stays in her memory much longer.












I read up on remedies, among others include a warm bath before bed and a nice bedtime story. Have not been reading bedtime stories as we usually switch off the lights while Haruka continue to play, talk and sing herself to sleep. Probably nightmares are unavoidable.












Anyone have any remedies? Of course, mummy have been advising me not to select those serial killing DVDs, but I can't help it when it was a musical involving Johnny Depp.












(Photos show more of Blenheim Palace).