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Hysterical crying fits at bedtime or naptime

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MyUsernameIsBetterThanYours · 01/05/2023 19:37

What the title says! DC is 14 months, it’s not every night but it’s multiple times a week.

It’ll come from nowhere and he’ll work himself up into an inconsolable state. Sometimes he can be distracted and calmed by looking out the window at the garden for example. Others he will exhaust himself crying and thrashing about while I hold him. Tonight I let him go to see if he called himself and he just crawled about the room screaming and crying hysterically.

It’s coincided with some emotional meltdown during the day but these are nothing on the scale of the nighttime ones.

Anyone dealt with this? Any advice?

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theotherfossilsister · 01/05/2023 21:55

Is it when you go to put him to bed, or before? Just wondering if he's overtired, or if he hates being put down. Sorry I'm not lots of help

BHRK · 01/05/2023 21:58

I was still rocking, cuddling and freezing mine to sleep at this age (til16-17 months). Have you tried all these things. But yes, he’s possibly overtired

BHRK · 01/05/2023 21:58

Feeding not freezing!

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Keha · 01/05/2023 23:06

My DD did this when overtired. Interestingly though what helped was fewer naps and a much earlier bedtime. You'd think a longer nap would be better but it was like a longer nap meant she couldn't get to sleep later even when really tired.

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