Help, going mental. Are these night terrors or what?

[Themymblesdaughter]

I have a dd who is nearly 3 and for the past year almost she has been waking up every night screaming. It seems to have got worse recently and she is virtually inconsolable. Bit of background info, she slept beautifully from age 1 to almost 2 then i took her to my mums house for the night. We hadnt been there for sometime so spose it was abit strange for her. I put her to bed as normal and she cried. I left her for 10 mins and she got worse. Did this a couple of times til she gave in. From that night on she has NEVER slept through. I bring her in our bed but she doesnt seem to want that either. She just shrieks, throws herself around, practically hyperventillates and hits me ALOT. Things are coming to a head as i now have 8week old ds and am seriously knackered. Can anyone give me any advice or sympathy? This is my first ever post sorry its so longwinded!!

No advice but sympathy. My DD had a period of going through night tantrums. She'd be really really angry and wouldnt let me comfort her at all. Just had to sit it out. She was asleep so didnt know she was doing it. I wouldnt have said it was connected to her being at your mums. Lots of kids seem to have a phase of doing this. Hope she sleeps through soon.

My 23mo dd often wakes screaming during the night and doesn't want to be comforted, I used to find it quiet scary and sometimes still do. I have realised that she's not actually awake properly and as soon as I do wake her properly she stops and cuddles in back to sleep.

My dd is doing this we are in week 3 im exhausted so I feel your pain.

Thanks for the advice and sympathy. I guess i'll just have to sit it out and hope its a phase. Maybe its genetic, some weird sleep issues in my family. Glad to know i'm not the only one though i'm sorry for others in similar situation. She seems more angry than scared and i think shes awake, her eyes are open but she does come out with random things like screaming, "i dont want dinner" at the top of her voice!! Hard to know whether to be firm or sympathetic, neither works. I posted as feeling desperate what with bfing newborn ds and feeling generally shite after csection. But hey it all comes with the baby territory. I made my bed and 4of us are lying in it!!
Ladythatlunches, i hope your dd doesnt do this for as long as mine! Let me know if u find any miracle cure!!!

Hi, my goddaughter had what the GP first said was night terrors. But after a year and it getting much worse with up to 9 terrors a night. Her daytime behaviour got rapidly worse she was referred and it was epilepsy. I'm not trying to scare you, but if its been going on for a long time perhaps a GP check up? Just to rule anything else out. Hope it resolves itself soon for you all!

Im trying the controlled crying tonight. Sge cried for 2 hours going to bed but gave in. So we shall see how tonight goes!
Although it does sound like she is asleep saying those things.

Poor you c section recovery and a new born is hard enough