Dd is 5 and last week she woke up several times in one night very confused, saying strange things like she could hear the lions coming, complaining her feet were too small, trying to drag me downstairs as we were due on stage and just generally confused. She was a little bit shaky too. She wasn't crying or upset, more distant and disoriented.
On the first occasion she had a high temperature and it continued on and off that night despite calpol/ ibuprofen but she was then fine the next day.
We assumed it was due to the high temperature but it has happened on two more nights since then- admittedly not as severe as the first night but still scary! It starts with a loud shriek of mummy and when I go to her she's sitting up in bed saying nonsensical things. She then asks to sleep with us and generally settles.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I've looked online and it doesn't seem to fit the typical night terrors or sleepwalking- she's our youngest dc and we've never seen this before so we are worrying a little.