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My 14 month old Emerie, has been waking up in huge screams and cries in the middle of the night for the past couple weeks, off and on. She doesn't seem all that awake, but I go in there and pick her up and tell her its okay and that mommy is here and shh her fr awhile and then put her back down. She will fall back asleep in no time and stay that way until she wakes up. Except for last night, when she did it twice.
Has anyone else gone through this? What could be making her soo upset and scared? We pray over her nightly, and have prayed over her room and house, and still this.
Anyone?
Thanks!
Kaulana, a.k.a. worried mommy |
| Posted by Kaulana on 08/12/2008 02:36 PM
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| My 12 month old has been doing this on and off for a week or 2 and all I can think of is maybe his bedroom is too dark. Do you think Emerie's room is too dark and maybe she's just scared? |
| posted by Eva on 08/12/2008 02:42 PM
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| Hi Kaulana! My son did that for a few weeks. Although, when I would go into his room to pick him up I couldn't consoul him. After about 30 minutes of him screaming he would all of a sudden stop and be happy...like nothing ever happened. My doctor said it sounded like night terrors, which they don't remember when that wake up. And while they are screaming there is nothing you can do. I know how upsetting it is to hear Emerie scream like that. If it is the same thing...she will out grow it within a few weeks. I also read that they can be brought on by an over tired child. So I try stay on top of naps and early bed time! Good luck! |
| posted by Karin on 08/12/2008 02:42 PM
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| Could it be teething? Or an ear infection? If she's not doing a lot of chewing or pulling at the ears or any other signs it probably isn't. But, my 15 month old has been known to wake up screaming for both of these. The other option, which I have no experience with, but have heard of it night terrors. You may want to research this some. Good luck and I hope this gets resolved soon. It is horrible to worry so about your child. |
| posted by Kim on 08/12/2008 02:43 PM
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Thank you, mommies. :)
Her room isn't very dark, in fact, I've wondered if its too light, lol. She has this Pooh nightlight thing, that brings out a lot of
light.
As for the tiredness, that could be. Fpr the last two weeks, her schedule that was pretty good is nonexistent. She refuses to take naps as normal, and her day to day seems completely unpredictable. I don't know what to do. She seems far too tired to make it only one nap a day now, and when I have thought that is what she wants now, she won't take one at a time where she won't be left exausted. I feel I get no help from her doctor, even though I like her a lot. That just say its a phase, but geez, how long? How long is she going to be chaotic and make herself and everyone else miserable. We can't plan playdates or anything anymore because almost every day she changes things.
I will research the night terrors though, too. |
| posted by Kaulana on 08/12/2008 02:59 PM
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Kaulana,
My daughter is going to be 9 months old in a few days, and she is doing the same thing. Not nightly, but several times per week. She has been sleeping through the night without incident for a few months now. But, for the past month or so, she will wake up SCREAMING terribly. I go into the room and pick her up as quickly as possible, and will take her into another room in the house. I've been laying down with her on my chests and after about 10 minutes, she calms down. After she is calm, I change her diaper and then put her back to bed. She goes right back to sleep.
I'm not sure what this is or why she does it, but now see that she is not unique in this wakeup 'routine'. She naps twice during the day, and is a very happy baby. So, I'm not sure what it is.
If you speak with your child's doctor, and she is not sick or teething, then I would just continue to console her when possible, until she is calm and able to go back down. This will probably turn out to be just another phase that they go through without any harm.
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| posted by Michelle on 08/12/2008 04:35 PM
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| Hello, My son is 10 mo old, he has been sleeping through the night since he was 2 mo old. But I have found that mostly with teething that he will wake up in the middle of the night crying, not really screaming, but just crying. I have also found that if I go in and just give him is pacifire and pat him and tell him it is okay and go back night night he goes right back to sleep and is fine. If I would go in and pick him up and cuddle him he would be up for like an hour or so. His room is very dark. I think that depends on the kid. He does not mind it dark, as a matter of fact he will not go to sleep if I leave a light on. Anyhow If he is not teething then I have always just thought it was a nightmare or something. When he is teething and acting like his teeth is bothering him I give him Motrin or Tylenol and he sleeps a lot better. So just pay attention to the cues and see, as said before by other moms, if it is teething or something of the like. But I also agree this is something that will pass. Hang in there and good luck. |
| posted by Kim on 08/14/2008 04:28 PM
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