Is it a night terror if I can stop it with breastfeeding?

[tryingtoleave]

DS (19 months) occasionally has episodes that look like night terrors to me. It actually usually happens during his nap but he had one this evening. He crawls around randomly, screams and looks terrified. If we try to hold him or comfort him he gets more upset and pushes us away. But if I offer him my breast he calms down and usually becomes cheerful and awake. I don't think he's tantrumming for the breast because he doesn't act like he wants it until I stick it in his mouth. But from what I understand of night terrors I wouldn't think it could be stopped by bfing. Does it sound like a night terror? And if it's not, what's going on?

[needmorecoffee]

we used to stop dd's night terrors by reading to her. The normal activity sort of wakes the brain up slowly. That and a warm wet flannel. She had terrors from about 18 months to 4. Very scary. Trying to stop it never worked, only calm things.

[tryingtoleave]

That's interesting, needmorecoffee. From what I'd read in books I thought that there was nothing you could do to stop a night terror - you just had to wait it out. That's why I thought if the bfing worked it wasn't a night terror. But if it can be stopped that's good to know. I don't know how I could watch it going on longer - it is terrifying!

18 months to 4 isn't so reassuring though... Oh well. It seems to happen when he is overtired so I will just have to be more careful about that.