My 5-month old has just freaked me out! She went to sleep at 8pm on her daddy's shoulder as he was about to carry her upstairs to bed. Normally he would carry her up to her room and then I would feed her to sleep for at least an hour. But she was totally out, floppy etc. So we just put her to bed.
At 11pm she shrieked: I mean two bloodcurdling screams and I ran upstairs expecting to find something attacking her! I have never heard a noise like it from her! She was still asleep but frantic and I cuddled her then she just fed for 20 minutes and is sleeping soundly again.
Did she have a nightmare? Or could it be to do with hunger - she has barely fed all day, just a few short slurps I can only assume because of the weather. But it wasn't a cry, and she never wakes up crying in the night only snuffling and fidgeting when she's hungry. No, this was a SCREAM! like in the movies! I have just about calmed down...