Is 20mths too young for night terrors?

[Jen1978]

Think DS1 (20 mths) had a night terror last night, started screaming / crying unconsolably at about 9.15pm. Could not comfort him, the normal shushing / patting did nothing, he kept on crying, didn't want to be picked up, kept saying "no". But he didn't want to be in his bed either. Wasn't sure if he was really awake or not. He stopped eventually as I cuddled him, then he appeared to be asleep instantly.
Not sure if this was a NT or not, or if not what else it was, he has never been like that before at night.

DD had her first around that time. Sorry!

My DD definitely had them from then, if not before.
It is horrible isn't it- there's no comforting them.
She had a similar thing when she woke from naps- screaming for 1/2 an hour for no reason, but definitely very upset.
Thankfully the night terrors are not too frequent, but goodness knows when they grow out of them.

Its not too young no, i remember ds2 having a couple of nightmares around this age, i think it is because their imagination is developing

I think if he is not letting you comfort him, it maybe be because he is not fully awake, and maybe still be dreaming therefore may even be frightened by you trying to comfort him, i think the best thing to do, is try not to wake him, but just make sure he is safe and let him settle himself back to sleep

try not to worry too much, it is a passing phase with toddlers, like most things, he will grow out of it

DS2 had his first at 9 months! From the reading I've done on it you can't really comfort them as they're asleep and it seems to be undecided as to whether you should try and wake them up or not (and even if you can). You do need to make sure they are safe and can't hurt themselves if they're thrashing around and be there for if they wake up or to tuck them back in if they go straight back to sleep.

There's no way we can leave DS2 in his cot so we tend to pick him up, cuddle him and sooth and chat to him (more for us I think) and bring him into a dimly lit room til he comes out of it. Doesn't usually last long.