21 month boy waking in hysterics every night!

[Supernoodled28]

DS goes to bed on a regular routine at 7pm every night. One nap in the day but never after 3pm. For the last week he's been waking at 11 /12pm in hysterics, we took him into our bed all last week to try & get some shut eye before work in the morning, except he wriggles all over the bed (& my head!) until approx 3am before waking shouting for a bottle at 6am. Always been an early riser, we always get him outside to run about & burn off energy every day, he just clings to me when he wakes like his life depends on not going back in the cot! I'm knackered ?? any suggestions?! CC tonight from 11pm to 12.40 & he might have gone off..... I daren't check!

Is probably night terrors. Is related to sleepwalking and he is not fully awake and won't remember it in the morning although it sounds terrible.

Lots of advice out there on Google on them.

Thanks I'll tak a look although he seems very awake when we've taken him to bed, playing peekaboo & generally chatting away which makes me think he knows what he's doing & just trying it on.
He was up at 6am - bright eyed & bushy tailed - going to be another long day!

Yes I would agree with night terrors. We recently had a terrible couple of months due to both boys having night terrors. It has settled for us (fingers crossed) but it's so awful at the time.

Our advice was to take him into a different space, kitchen e.g, as the change of atmosphere would arouse him enough of wake slightly and then put him back in the cot when settled. Sometimes it took a couple of hours but we put him back in his cot.

Good luck.

He probably is awake at the end because he has come out of it. The trick is omro soothe him back to sleep without getting him up or waking him fully

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My daughter had night terrors around that age and I had no idea what they were. She would be screaming for me but when I tried to hug her she would fight me off screaming. Once someone told me what they were I was much less stressed about it, I stopped trying to hold her and just talked to her calmly and gently and she would go back off to sleep.

Thanks for the advice, will try tonight taking him into another room but not our bedroom, then back to the cot, but to be honest he calms as soon as he's cuddled, he's not one to thrash about & not be comforted. He slept 9.20am till 11.40 today , he should manage till 7pm on that! Cheers

If he's rational and seems fairly awake then that doesn't sound like night terrors to me. Could be some relux or something causing burning. You could try some infant gaviscon in his drink before bed?

Well he slept till 2.30am & woke because his nappy had leaked ?? was completely calm while I changed him into new pjs & sat with him a min, then as soon as I put him back in the cot & walk out the room he screams blue murder. I said I wouldn't but took him into our bed, he just giggled like he'd won!! Well I bear hugged him for a while then when his wriggling & feet smashing me in the head got too much I put him back to bed & from 3.30-4.30 he cried on & off, waking at 7am. I've taken the day off work sick to catch up on sleep while he's at nursery, can't keep this up, will have to quit work at this rate! Thanks for listening to me moan, gives hubby a break ??

It's so tough being woken up night after night, we've all been there and it's really draining. Sounds like he needs to know he can't play you but that needs consistency and putting him back in his cot. Otherwise you'll end up with him in your bed until he's 15. You need help from your husband though, it's impossible to do it on your own. Really hoping you get some sleep soon. Good luck X

He's a smart cookie alright! I get heaps of support from hubby, couldn't do any of this without him, but the reason I get up most nights is he has a high risk job on the railway that he has to be fully aware & alert for (so sleep is key, even if he does have to grab it on the sofa!) my work are really flexible thankfully, I can often work from home & I know this stage won't last forever, just the sleep disruption wears you down - all the fun of being a mum! .... Oh & he's awake again :) bye!x

Just thought I'd post an update now that little monkey has started sleeping through the night again!! Woop woop!! I think it must have been his teeth causing him pain but I'm so glad his sleeping patterns are back to normal. I feel I can function again better after a full nights sleep :) felt like he'd never get back into a routine, but I guess there's always light at the end of the tunnel & every phase must pass!xx

That's fantastic, teeth are bloody annoying! Happy for you, enjoy the sleep. x