Night terrors ?

[sweeetp812]

Last night my little guy was screaming / crying uncontrollably and hysterically for an hour. My pedi said a few days ago he was nowhere near having a tooth so I didn't think it was teething. I put orajel on him anyway but it didn't help. He wouldn't nurse either and was only "calm" when I was standing up with him up right. I was just wondering if anyone else ever had something like this and if night terrors is possible at this age. He was around his weird cousin yesterday and came back with a rug burn over his eye and I am convinced it was like infant PTSD after being around said cousin. I was thinking of giving him Tylenol as well bc of teething but like another post said, I'm still on the fence about giving him medicine. Especially since he didn't have a fever. He passed out after an hour and I gave him hylands and slept till 8am. Poor guy. I was scared bx I've never not been able to console him for that long

[Deleted]

I would be so pissed if my DS had any kind of "injury" from anyone, let alone family. He may have a headache or something?! But I wouldn't worry about tylenol at appropriate doses.

[3magicbeans]

I think night terrors do start around this age (DS had night terrors from 18 months, and they tapered off at around 3 yo).

Honestly, if it is a night terror, there isn't anything that you can do, (except ironically ensuring that they get enough sleep during the day and night can help, but it didn't help us). I think you just have to keep them safe. They don't remember it and they can't be consoled, so its not something that you are doing wrong, hun. I know how crazy it is, so hugs.

[sweeetp812]

Thanks mamas. I should clarify when I say "weird" cousin. The boy has a weird superiority complex and gets upset when attention isn't on him. He is the first grandson so my MIL thinks the sun shines out of his ass so when we say something she says we are crazy but my kid always comes back with scratches when he is around him. I actually stopped leaving him there unattended when cousin is around but last night my hubby wanted to do a vday dinner so we thought it would be fine. Funny enough, I was telling my husband how strange it is that my MIL hasn't sent me any pictures of the baby which she does allll the time when she watches him so I joked that he is either crying or he is hurt

[kimberlyb]

Maybe he was overstimulated so he had difficulty calming down? I had the same issue with DS last night. My FIL is in the hospital so he was shuffled around different places where he was out of his routine and around a bunch of kids. I hope that it was a fluke thing and they both do better tonight!

[mandapanda1382]

Could be a night terror, poor guy.
Or teeth, or stomach pains, or other random growing pains. It's hard when we want to comfort but don't know what's going on!

[heybombershay]

Ugh, something very similar happened with DD last night. She woke up crying hysterically and I couldn't calm her down. It went on for a while, and she wouldn't even nurse, which is extremely strange. I was wondering if it was something like a night terror too because of how suddenly it happened.

[sweeetp812]

Feb 16, 2015 13:22:18 GMT -5 heybombershay said:

Ugh, something very similar happened with DD last night. She woke up crying hysterically and I couldn't calm her down. It went on for a while, and she wouldn't even nurse, which is extremely strange. I was wondering if it was something like a night terror too because of how suddenly it happened.

Yep. Not nursing is what made me worried. He loves him some boob and he wasn't having it

[cdseno]

If he seems not awake and isn't consolable it could be night terrors. I don't remember exactly when J started getting them, but it freaked me out. Like PP said, just keep him in a safe place and don't try to wake him up. And make sure he is getting enough sleep during the day. Some kids have a hard time if their schedule changes. But if he seems awake but upset or in pain then try Tylenol.