Sleep deprived...what's going on? Need help

I thought after the last tooth pushed through that sleep would go back to normal for a month so (until another tooth pops through).

Well, for the past 2 weeks we have been having some tough times with sleep. Sabrina goes to bed fine but somewhere between 2-5AM, she cries out and it gets louder. We go to get her, she isn't awake or even flailing in bed, just crying. I pat her a little to soothe her, she wakes up and cries louder. I pick her up and attempt to console her and she screams louder. I bring her in bed with us thinking that is what she wants and it gets worse. She arches her back and screams like she is in pain. I walk with her and that calms her down but when I try to lay down she arches her back and carries on again. I turn on the light and she settles a bit and I end up nursing her back to sleep.

Last night she woke up at 2AM same way, but I turned on the light and decided to let her walk around. BAD idea. She laughed and giggled and thought it was playtime and then screamed when I turned off the light and said it was time to go to bed.

It hasn't been every night, thankfully but it has been at least 5 times in the past two weeks.

Any ideas of what it could be? The back arching made me think gas but I am not sure.

Any suggestions of what to do?

Re: Sleep deprived...what's going on? Need help

If she's not sick def Sounds like nightmares or night terrors. They aren't really awake when it happens and they are crying/screaming and you can't comfort them. Going in, my ped told me makes it worse-cause it actually wakes them up.

My oldest stands or sits up screaming crying bloody murder, but there's no tears, her eyes are closed-sometimes it's a couple mins, sometimes it's 5 min, then she just plops down and goes back to sleep.

We only go in when i can see her eyes open on the monitor and can hear the cry change and i know there's tears.

So sorry A couple mins feels like an eternity, Dh and i almost cried together in bed ourselves so many times i can't tell you We just sit and pray she doesn't wake up the other one.

Def mention it to the PED though next time

Message edited 2/13/2008 2:17:35 PM.

Re: Sleep deprived...what's going on? Need help

Posted by sweetness

If she's not sick def Sounds like nightmares or night terrors. They aren't really awake when it happens and they are crying/screaming and you can't comfort them. Going in, my ped told me makes it worse-cause it actually wakes them up.

My oldest stands or sits up screaming crying bloody murder, but there's no tears, her eyes are closed-sometimes it's a couple mins, sometimes it's 5 min, then she just plops down and goes back to sleep.

We only go in when i can see her eyes open on the monitor and can hear the cry change and i know there's tears.

So sorry A couple mins feels like an eternity, Dh and i almost cried together in bed ourselves so many times i can't tell you We just sit and pray she doesn't wake up the other one.

Def mention it to the PED though next time