Has anyone ever heard of infants with night terrors?

Alyssa - posted on 10/21/2009

Sometimes it could just from not getting naps during the day.. my daughter shes 4 still gets them if she doesnt get a nap. its just there mind still going when there body is tired..thats all..all you have to do is figure out how to get on a schedule..i don't do schedules but my son pretty much put his self on one lol n hes 10 months but all kids r different..you'll figure it out.

Megan - posted on 10/16/2009

Our daughter wakes up atleast once a night screaming. We can't figure out why wither. She's not exposed to anything scary during the day. Maybe it's because I was working a lot over the past few weeks. I have noticed it's not so bad this week now that our schedule is finally becoming normal again.

Natasha - posted on 10/16/2009

My son occasionally screams in his sleep. It is usually about 2 - 3 hours after going down for his night time sleep. My husband and I will have to go in there and settle him down. Sometimes it is like he is still asleep when we are trying to console him. We may have to pass him between each of us as he hasn't registered he has been picked up by one of his parents. It is very worrying for us, as we don't know what has upset him so much.

Laura - posted on 10/16/2009

What is it with baby girls screaming so much!! My son, cried... a lot until we got his reflux sorted out, but I swear he never screamed the way my girl does! Just ear-piercing screams. And like your dear girl, she won't stop for anything once she gets revved up. Has she always been this way or is it recent? Are you nursing? Maybe she's reacting to something she (or you) ate? Is it worse after "busy" days? It sounds like she could be overstimulated easily if she has a problem with her nervous system (obvious, probably, sorry!) I haven't noticed it much since she's gotten a little older, but Gracie had pretty noticeable mood swings once a month close to when I would have been PMSing... could it be hormone fluctuations? I know it sounds dumb, but I ask my OB and her pediatrician and they both said she could be reacting to changes in my milk and/or having her own hormone changes and that some babies even spot blood. I feel so bad for you! Right now Gracie seems to be on a hunger strike which for some reason always stresses me out really bad. I feel like the one thing I should be able to do right is feed her! Anyway... I hope you have help - someone to take a shift! Just remember that it will eventually pass and try to get some rest yourself. I have found it is definitely true that our babies feed on our stress.

Corey - posted on 10/14/2009

The chiropractor said she has an overstimulated nervous system which her dr. has also said both without the other knowing the other said it....he had never heard of an infant having night terrors though but when he adjusts her it really does help.....my daughter is umm interesting lol....she sometimes sleeps 3 hour naps and sometimes she'll get up at 4 in the morning and refuse to sleep until 6 at night crying the whole time and still wakes up all night....sometimes she sleeps really good and then still cries until I put her down for the night....and if she doesn't go to sleep she screams like someone is killing her until I get her up....i'm honestly at my wits end I feel so bad that I can't help her but I feel like i'm hurting her because i'm so exhausted

Laura - posted on 10/14/2009

OMG! My son had these and it was HORRIBLE! I have never felt so helpless. Just out of curiosity, what did the chiropractor have to say? I wouldn't have thought there would be a connection. As far as sleeping, I notice a huge difference in my 10 month old's night sleep depending on how her naps went. If she is overtired she sleeps very poorly. Gracie sometimes doesn't want to take her afternoon nap - when she resists I put her in her crib in a dim room anyway with a quiet toy or two and encourage her to play. Sometimes she falls asleep, sometimes she fusses off and on, but unless she really gets upset I leave her be and try to stretch it for about an hour or so. Surprisingly, it really does seem to refresh her. If she's getting good daytime rest you may just have to let her cry it out a few nights until she gets her old routine back.