Night terrors in young baby

[Candk100]

My 5 month old seems to be experiencing a night terror at 10pm for the past 5 nights in a row. Does anyone know of this happening in a baby so young. All my research shows it occurring at youngest 18 months but all the symptoms I read seem for he is experiencing. Any thoughts?

I doubt it’ll be a night terror at that age. Sleep has so many weird phases in first couple of years. Partially waking up and screaming out for a good 15 minutes plus early on in the night (usually within 2-3h of going down) happened to my DS and most of his little chums in their first year. Some things online say it’s to do with overtiredness and some things say it’s part of the development of mature sleep cycles. It’s absolutely awful at the time, but he grew out of it.

My son was 14 months old when he had them. Does seem too young at 5 months. With my son he was screaming like he was being attacked. Eyes wide open and sitting up. Throwing himself about. But he didn't seem to recognise us until it stopped.

It's not night terrors at 5 months old, just an unsettled baby

They do go through a sleep regression at 4/5 months so this is more likely that night terrors. My oldest started having night terrors around 18 months/2 years old.

Thanks for your comments. It’s reassuring to hear others have experienced it and it’s not night terrors. Anyone I’ve spoken to has never heard of it.

DS definitely had some kind of nightmare about that age, literally nothing behind the eyes. It’s only happened once but it was really scary, and he was completely different to being upset or unsettled.

Hi. Sorry to resurrect an old thread. I’m experiencing this with my daughter. When did it end?

last 4 nights goes to bed around 6.30 then like clock work, 9.30pm she starts hysterically crying. Ages still in a sleep state but my god, horrific at the time. I put her back down and she’s woke again but sane situation. I am shattered and als dreading bed time.