16m old waking up screaming - help!

[Early Kids]

Tristan keeps waking during the night screaming and NOTHING I do helps. Some nights I just put him in with us and he's asleep before I lay down next to him, others like tonight... DP and I are tag teaming holding him while he screams, coughs and almost chokes I don't know what's wrong

He's had a drink, has a clean nappy, appears to be otherwise well just screaming him head off

Any suggestions?

[Kazbah]

Gosh

Too hot? Too cold? bad dream? Just wants a cuddle?

Pip went through a stage where we'd give him tummy massages and he'd release gas and then settle. It's so hard

[Early Kids]

Doesn't want to be held and feels about the right temp Could be a dream I suppose... He's been doing it for 2-3 months 1-2 times a week. He screams for hours. He does wake at least once a night, but mostly settles into our bed very easily.

Thanks

[~Kim~]

night horrors? Is it about the same time every night? Can he converse with you?

My two have both had/done it. DD finished after 3 years and DS has started.

[Early Kids]

Not night terrors, Brendan gets those He's definitely awake, he sits up and reaches up for me when I get to his cot.

I thought maybe a bad dream, but then wouldn't he stop screaming once I comforted him?

[angelaartsstudent]

OMG I am so glad I am not the only one who has a 16 month old who does this! We are so sleep deprived and have no idea why she does it...she screams and screams...it's heartbreaking.

Sorry I can't help. I have been stumped by Palmer doing it, just have no idea. :-(

[Early Kids]

We can do this together. I hear you on the sleep deprivation too

Tristan was 'checked' by his GP last week and everything seems fine, but I just know something is up. It can't be 'normal' or right that he creams and screams for no apparent reason

He finally went to sleep, after 2 hours of constant screaming/coughing/choking/crying

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Something upsetting his stomach? like heartburn type thing? Sensitivity to something? reflux??

[Early Kids]

No reflux And all the testing for food intolerance ect have all come back fine, but I guess that's still a possibility. Thanks MM

Am going to take him to my CHN, she's brilliant and will have some idea of where to go from here.

Going to go and make the most of while he sleeps x

[[M]umma[M]ia]

hun, hope he sleeps through tonight with no screaming xox

[kelebek]

I have no idea but it sounds heartbreaking

[[M]umma[M]ia]

How did he go lastnight?

[Early Kids]

He slept from about 10pm through to 7am this morning!! He's in a good mood this morning too, so must've slept well.

Am going to get his snoring checked out though... I could hear him over the top of DP snoring!

[*Infinity*]

DS has just started the same thing too (16 months as well) but we can usually console him and get him back to bed within an hour. I'm speculating that he's having a few developmental leaps right now and might even be growing pains? He's running around a lot more in this gorgeous weather so I wonder if his poor little legs ache a lot.

[Early Kids]

That's a possibility too I have an appointment mid Nov with a Naturopath so will mention that too.

Thanks Infinity. x