sleeping help...any ideas?

katlizabeth

Ds does not sleep through the night, but he goes down pretty well most nights.  The past four nights he has slept for an hour or two or three and then wakes up screaming.  He doesn't even seem awake, we have to turn the light on to get him to snap out of it and open his eyes.  Sometimes that calms him down, other times he keeps screaming.  Dh has been comforting a screaming baby for 20 minutes...he's finally settling down.  Any idea why or what to do?  He used to sleep for at least 4-5 hours before waking, and then he'd just fuss a little.  Now it's an all out scream. 

jewelsonu

is it a night terror or nightmare?

kabarbanel

night terror?

katlizabeth

jewelsonu:

is it a night terror or nightmare?

 

we were wondering that.  How do you tell?  Anything you can do??  Dh had night terrors when he was little (don't know if they run in families or anything, but if they do...)