My 18 mo old DD has been waking up screaming in cot. We thought she must be in awful pain from teeth or her tummy (she is just getting over a nasty stomach bug) but it has become increasingly clear that her screams are screams of rage that abate when she is picked up and cuddled or given something to play with and start again as soon as the toy is taken away or she is put back in cot, or the light is put off in her room.
Her eye teeth have all come through now so it isn't teeth as her molars won't come in for a while. And we thought she had painful wind but it seems the wind just results from crying.
She has been getting lots of cuddles and attention while sick and is also much more clingy and stroppy during day now since she is better.
We are scared to leave her to cry in cotas she tends to work herself up so much that she will throw up within about 1 minute, so am not sure controlled crying would help, but we don't want to keep reinforcing the behaviour by always picking her up or giving her things to stop her crying. This can't go on though, we are all frazzled, and she is not happy!!
TIA - any advice/hope gratefully received!!