Waking up to blood curdling screams!

MrsPinkPeony

DD has been waking in the morning (usually around 5:15) hysterically crying (screaming/shrieking)... she has been doing this for over a month on and off.  She sleeps really well through the night, but she wakes so terrified.  Occasionally she will sleep a little later and wake happy and talk to herself in her crib (really good days .  But those only happen maybe once a week.  

I don't think it is teething... she will sometimes go back to sleep after a few min of crying, or if I bring her into bed with me.  Every morning we are woken up her horrible cries  Has anyone elses LO gone through this?  I'm not sure if this is something I should call the doc about, but it is out of control!

amatistajoy

Sounds like possibly night terrors? I have no experience with them, though. A friends son had night terrors and she talked to the pedi about it. I think a recommendation was to not wake him. 

Tallulahsmom

It does sound like night terrors, but they usually happen within an hour of going to sleep. My daughter has them. She will start screaming and trembling. She is really still asleep and our doctor said we shouldn't try to wake her. She has no idea your

beautiflaw

My DD has been doing the same thing. When I described it to her pediatrician she said she thinks its nightmares. You'd think that babies/toddlers don't have much to have nightmares about, since they are too young to be afraid of monsters in the closet,