3yr old just randomly started waking hysterical

[Nj200]

Just wondering if anyone has some advice or info on this?
My 3yr old has been a great sleeper since being a baby but about 2-3 months ago he's started waking about and hour to an hour and a half after he's gone to sleep and he's hysterical, some times he seems half asleep then wakes as I'm trying to comfort him, other times he's completely awake so I'm not sure if it's night terrors? It's not every night but it's always around the same time when it happens. Anyone been through a similar thing ?

Sounds very like night terrors, its horrible. I used to have to get mine to wake properly to get them over it (they would then get cuddled back to sleep). The only way I was able to get them to properly wake was to get them to sip some milk, the flavour in it worked better than just water. So I would get them out of bed on my hip and say softly Mummy’s here, you are in you bedroom, lets get a nice drink of milk and then take them to the bathroom to sit on the chilly counter and have a sip. The combination of sensations seem to pull them out of it

Aw I was afraid it was :( so when I think he's awake and he's really upset could he possibly still be in his night terror?
How long can they go on for? It's been a couple month now

They can stay in the thrall of the terror even when they look awake. If you try and ask them a question, they often answer but its muddled or irrelevant. The trick is waking them enough d gently enough to get them out of the grips of the terror but not so much that they cant get back to sleep afterwards. It can go on for a while, is it happening every night?

It's frustrating because when he does wake up he's then upset because he's tired.
It's not every night used to be every 3 nights , then nothing for 2 weeks now it's every other day or so

I read something that suggested it could coincide with growth spurts and therefore a temporary deficiency in vitamins, but particularly minerals, you could try making sure he has a good multi vit and mineral daily for a bit. I also know that magnesium is essential for sleeping well as it is used in nerve impulses and lack of it makes your legs ache and your body a bit jumpy. I take magnesium every day before bed and I dont sleep as well if I forget. I also give my dc a half dose (but they are 10 and 12) if they go through a growth spurt with achy legs at bedtime and it does help them

Thank you, that's really helpful

My little boy is now waking up every single night . He deffo seems awake and he shouts for me then goes hysterical and scared. Now it's happening twice a night, I'm not sure if it's now a habit him waking and crying for me . Not really sure what to do

This sounds very very much like pun worms!!! Very common in this age group. Check around his bottom at night. The key sign for worms is waking an hour after going to bed.

Pin worms not pun worms.

@nj200 did you check your son for pin worms?

My 3.5 year old amazing sleeper has started doing this some nights, I think for us it's either overtiredness or the heat (he's often sweaty when he wakes up).

I've never heard of pin worms so will look into that thank you

@Confusedandworried321
Yeah my little boy is really sweaty when he wakes too, I've made sure his room is cooler and dressed him in less , also tried giving him a nap but it's just random when it happens. I'm not too sure what it is because he knows I'm there and acknowledges me