Waking up screaming!!!

or sometimes not waking up but still screaming.

Is this a "normal" phase? Tom has been really unsettled the last few nights and wakes up screaming. If it is early on in the evening he wakes up but as the night moves into the early hours of the morning he doesnt tend to wake...just scream!

He has had a cold for the last 3 weeks but is pretty much over it...just a bit snotty now and a little snuffly when he first goes to bed.

I cant get him to sleep much during the day now and wonder if he is over tired?

any suggestions would be gratefully accepted!

Do you think they can get addicted to the taste of pamol? I find I have been giving it as a last resort and now think he is expecting it so I hold off then worry that he could be in pain...ARRRRRGGGGHHHHH

I feel your pain, Mercedes has done that twice in the past few days. I'm used to Sienna waking, but not Mercedes, it's unusual for her.
I wouldn't worry too much about the pamol, I usually go in and give the gremlins a drink of water, then if they don't settle I give them Pamol, then if they still don't settle a bottle. I did worry about the Pamol but my GP said it's safe and non addictive etc. and I find it reassuring to know that once I've given it to her, she's not screaming from pain at least.
The night terrors is interesting, coz babies do get them, Maya used to get them but not till she was a bit older. They were really scary coz she'd be crying in her sleep, inconsolable, but still fast asleep. A couple of times I had to slap her to wake her up coz it was the only way to calm her down.
The other thing is, if he's had a cold, it could be his ears? Pressure can build up causing pain when they lie down, and it's common for kids to have fluid on their ears after a cold.

Go to the dr in the first instance and rule out whether his cold has settled into his ears and he has got fluid in them (and/or an infection). If you're going to wait until Monday, give him pamol in the meantime.


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Nikki, i feel your pain. Kylah has done this every night for the last 2 weeks apart from the night before last. Its driving me insane. Her day sleeps are fine but night time has turned to crap! Im taking Kylah to the doc, but have also put phone books under the top of her mattress to have her upright abit.

Funny, Mac has been doing the same thing for the last 2 weeks. Initially it was 4.30 crying but not awake. now its changed to 2.30 and not awake. Really frustrating. he still sleeps well in the day and hasn't had a cold so really don't know. Am going to Dr's on Monday so will ask then.

Good luck at the docs tomorrow Nikki and Tom. If he is happy when he's up it suggests it could be something that is worse when he is lying down like ears.

Anyssa did the inconsolable night screaming thing for a few weeks and then stopped (phew). She was crying in her sleep for a bit, but would then wake up soooooo upset that I had to feed her to calm her down. Poor baby, but at least she is not doing it anymore.