14 Month Old Waking up at Night ~ Night Terrors??

Hi!! Night terrors are complete screaming and crying for up to 45 minutes where you cannot console the child and they do not remember them in the morning. They are literally asleep while doing this and you can't wakew them up. If this happens, just hang back and let the episode pass. This doesn't sound like night terrors at all though. My son who turns 2 today wakes up 1-2 times a night calling "momma" or just cries for a minute and then he goes right back to sleep. I don't even have to go in there. He also wakes up from his naps crying sometimes. Maybe a body part fell asleep, maybe he had a bad dream as this is totally possible. Since they don't know the difference between real and fantasy, the Pinocchio doll on the dresser might be fine when its light, but might look like a horrible monster in low or no light. . . . who knows. My doctor says its all normal. Dominic hasn't slept thru the night without making noise at least once since he has been alive. As long as he seems fine when he is awake, I am not gonna worry about it and neither should you. :>) Good luck as I know it can be concerning!!

L.

N., a lot times when they wake up like that, its ears. Or could he possibly be cutting molars? When my son cut his, it was terrible!
Good luck!

My daughter is also going through this at 20 months old. Although they CAN have night terrors at this young age, it more likely an ear infection because of the cold for the last few days. Please call your ped at schedule an appt for today to have his ears checked. If they are ok, then ask them about nightmares/terrors in young ones. They have some great ideas for helping with them.

Good luck!

PS: I am also a R.N. who has had two kids with A LOT of ear infections :-)

Hi, I have a 7 month old son (child #3 for me) and I was having some issues with night/nap time for a week or so. He was having terrible cold symptoms, gunky nose, cough, but no fever. I ended up taking him to the dr. because I just felt like something was not right. But his temperament was good, it was just at sleep times, being an experienced mom, I thought I had eliminated all other possibilities of ear infections, etc. I was wrong, poor lil guy had a double ear infection. Never would have known, my other kids were very prone to ear issues, tubes---all that fun stuff, so I thought I would have picked up on it. Anyway, 2 days into the meds and of course, he is sleeping, no waking screaming/crying. So, maybe if the cold symptoms persist you should take him in. Or you could give him some motrin at night and see if it makes a difference, and then that may give a clue that something could be causing him pain......good luck.

Hi N.! I'm a second time mommy and have experienced this both times, it is totally normal. It could have been a bad dream, or it could have been growing pains, teething, or even gas. My 14 mo old son has been waking up almost every night yelling like that recently, and I looked in his mouth and his eyeteeth are coming in. Poor things, it never ends does it? I just soothe him back to sleep and it only lasts a couple of minutes. Once I knew it was teething, I started giving him a bit of Motrin if it seemed bad. It also might be dry if you don't have a humidifier going, I've been running mine every night in the bedroom or both kids wake up coughing and crying with dry throats.

My nephew started having night terrors at about a year old. My sister talked to her pediatrician about it and she advised that they be sure to have a calming before bed routine. Other than that, there wasn't much she could do. On a funny note, my sister too has a furry Ziggy - a 2 1/2 year old Golden Retriever. Small world!