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Nightmares??? Random screaming

My son has always been a good sleeper. We did Taking Cara Babies around 6 months, and he’s slept 12 hours since. Loves his crib (like refusal for contact naps loves) Occasionally he’d cry in the night typically if sick or teething & of course I’d go sooth him & give him anything he needed. Then usually he would go right back down. The last few weeks he started to cry / scream around 1 am. One night he screamed bloody murder & I literally sprinted to his room bc I assumed he finally figured out how to climb & fell out of his crib (he’s not really close since it’s so low but he loves climbing). Well I went to pick him up & it took awhile to calm him but he fell asleep while rocking. So I tried putting him down once again screaming & holding on to me for dear life. He’s done this a few times now. He will not sleep without us for the rest of that night. Could he be having night mares already ? Anyone else experiencing this? Sorry it’s so long!!

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Yes, they can start around this age. My oldest didn’t start until around 2.5. Her doctor said to try to wake her up for a couple of minutes before the “episodes” start and it should stop it. If they’re already having an episode then do not try to wake them up, just soothe them by rubbing their back and letting them know you’re there for them. That’s what we did for about a week and she hasn’t had one since😁

My son has night terrors and his doctor says that I shouldn’t wake him up from it that it can make it worse. He said to rub his back and try soothing him without picking him up and waking him

Aw poor baby! Ive heard of that happen sing to lots of baby's. They say to not let them watch anything scary and watch that they're not eating a ton of sugar or things that upset their stomach. And see if they lessen. You're doing good mama!!

@Gia we haven’t woken him up! If I hear a little cry I give it a minute or so. Other than the time I ran in there. The other times he was standing up in his crib

@Jordyn yes we limit sugar and screen time in the house! Although he’s been having extra fruit lately. He loves berries (so kind of sugar). Maybe I’ll limit those a bit during dinner time!

@Indigo good to know!! I’m glad it only lasted a week for you all! That’s a positive thing to hear. I just feel so bad

I'm sure it breaks your heart watching that! I hope you find something helpful soon!