Night terrors?

fallplanner

My 15 month old son woke up last night screaming.  I went in to pick him up, his eyes were open and he was thrashing around and arching his back.  Nothing would console him.  My husband took him downstairs and after about 10 minutes he immediately stopped and we put him back to bed.  I think this was a night terror.  He has also been sick over the last week and on antibiotics for his cold.  Any experience with this? 

goodhartedmommy

DS gets them, somewhat frequently. If it happens, just make sure you remain very calm and quiet. If I say anything, I say it in a very gentle whisper. Speaking out loud really makes it worse, and so would trying to wake him up (like turning on a light). Usually just rocking him and quietly telling him it's okay, mommy's here, makes him calm down within a few minutes.

gibs

DD has them. ?She's almost 15 mo old. ?She's has them for a few months. ?They're horrible. ?Sometimes they last 10 minutes, and sometimes 30 or 40 at the most. ?They happen on random nights when she's tired, with no warning. ?Our pedi said they don't do anything about it unless the happen consistently, then the recommend dosing with benadryl at bedtime before considering more 'serious' meds.

marchbaby

My son used to get them, the first time he had one we literally brought him to the ER!  We could not calm him down, he was screaming like he was in pain, appeared to be awake b/c his eyes were open etc.  I laughed my head off when I realized we took him to the ER for a nightmare!  Anyways, this is what they told us...night terrors typically occur between 45 minutes to one hour after going to bed.  This was always the case with my son when he had them.  Also. they are usually caused by lack of sleep.  Again, we realized that when he didn't get his naps or went to bed late he'd have them, if he got enough sleep he did not.  And lastly, they said that we should try to comfort him but don't wake him up.  I personally could not do this, he would scream for an hour!  Instead I carried him outside, it was winter and the cold air would wake him up .  Then I could calm him down and put him back to sleep.Good luck!  They have a few books out there too, I can't remember what they are called but you could google it i'm sure.  We borrowed one from the library that the ER doctor recomended and it was helpful.