Hi everyone,
Wondered if anyone has any experience of this. My DD is 22 months & this has happened a few times.
Last night, she went to bed at 7pm (as normal). At 12.30 she started crying, sounding very distressed.
My OH went to get her & put her in my bed (she does sleep through but occasionally she will come in with me if she's unsettled, teething etc).
She was screaming and as soon as she touched the bed, she jumped out and ran out of the door towards the stairs. I picked her up and brought her back into the bedroom and closed the doors, speaking to her softly.
I really wanted to comfort her but she wouldn't let me, slapping my hand out of the way and cowering from me. It was awful. She was crying the whole time until she was wrenching and hyperventilating.
In the end, all I could do was sit and wait for her to come round. We have her a bottle which she took and then she climbed into bed like nothing had happened, cuddling and chattering away to me & stroking my hair.
I was so worried, I was thinking of calling the GP. Her temp etc was normal and she was her happy self this morning. My mum said it sounds like night terrors & just wondered if anyone else can relate to this?
Also, does anyone have any tips in managing this - I feel that we were inadvertently making it worse by taking her out of her crib / trying to comfort her.