Crying hysterically

K

karhu

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Hi all,

My baby has been doing it for about a month and getting worse

She will fall asleep when I nurse her and then I will put her in her crib. Within 30min to 2 he, she will wake up crying hysterically and will cry like that even when we are holding her... Screaming crying arching her back pushing etc...

Some I can nurse her back to sleep sometimes rocking but last night nothing worked until 45mins of crying later when she calmed down by looking at the street then fell asleep on me....

Sometimes she will then sleep for a 5-7 hour stretch until 6:30 in the morning!

Anyone has any idea what's going on and how do handle this? She is 8 months next week!

Thanks!!!!

K
 
Does she have reflux? If she's doing this after nursing that could be a cause. Best check in with your Dr.
 
But nothing comes out and no burps either.... And she doesn't do it at other times like when she wakes at 5ish and I feed her, she will sleep till around 8 with no fuss
 
Is it every time you put them down or at night? Take a look at what are called 'night terrors'. Not necessarily a dream of bad images, but a dream of scary emotions (more or less--like when you dream you are scared and wake up feeling nervous).

You can slight stir your baby out of their sleep cycle to help alter this. Gently disturb them to the point they roll over but don't wake them. This can help by altering the sleep cycle if it is a night terror.
 
I have experienced this with my child, everything just as you described it. Every time, it was while she was sleeping. It was very difficult to wake her up and out of it. It never lasted as long as 45minutes though but at times a solid 10minutes which does feel like an eternity when there's nothing I could do about it.
These episodes slowly disappeared although they came back just before she started crawling and again in the week before she started walking. Nothing since.
So, maybe night terrors as someone suggested?
When it was happening, I though she was in physical pain and wondered if she was teething but she was showing no signs of pain or discomfort for the rest of the night and during the following day.
It's horrible to see your child in such distress and not knowing what is wrong.
I hope that like mine, she growth out of it quickly
 
my girl (almost 6 years old) still suffers nightmares and night terrors.... she also sleep walks & sleep talks... a lot!
 
Hi,
Same case with my little girl (16 month old) she's always cry in the night and didn't sleep well until the morning and I don't know why she never like to sleep in her own bed since 6month old..
 
It's only at night and her eyes are open but she doesn't really respond to our comforting!

It's not teething I think because she is a happy monkey otherwise!

So did u guys pick up your baby or just let them cry until they calm down?
 
Oh, and if I were to wake her a little to disrupt her sleep cycle, I do it before she wakes up crying right? So just guesstimate when she would wake up and do it like 10 minutes before that?
 
I always picked her up. And also tried to soothe her/ wake her up by walking around the house, talking or singing to her. She also had her eyes open but was not responding as if she was awake. Once woken up, she would stop crying and go back to sleep straight away. This is why I thought, it might be dreams/ night terrors.
 
Sounds similar for sure, I'll pick her up and she would cry and look like she was looking at me but not registering and continue to cry and when I let her look at the street she would stop crying (worked twice) and then passed out almost straight away
 
I would disrupt things 15-30 minutes before when they normally happen. Basically you often find the child with their eyes open but not 'awake' or responding like they are awake. Once they do wake up, it's usually a few sniffles and then back to bed.
 
Thanks everyone for their advice and sharing your experience! LO seemed ok the past 2 nights will observe her pattern! :)
 
Nursing is probably the best pacifier but I would take out her to the doctor to rule out reflux definitely. My now 15 month old was a terrible sleeper until she started walking. She also loved being close to me as co-sleeping was the best solution for us for night wakings. I co-slept with her for almost an entire year (until I weaned her from night nursing) and now she sleeps thru the night every night in her own bed.
 
Hi Karhu, same thing happened with my boy when he was a baby. I was co-sleeping with him too like evgreen. I also took him to an osteopath (in Singapore) who specialised in craniosacral therapy on children. I don't know if it really helped, but I did notice a slight reduction in the frequency of the screaming at night. Basically I was desperate, ready to try anything!!! However, you may find that if you give your baby a relaxing light massage before bedtime she may sleep better and happier. Don't worry, she will grow out of it!!
 
Thanks shaanmom and evgreen! She seems to bit a little better as some nights so doesn't wake up till maybe 4-5.... Or even 6! I will observe her and hopefully she will improve gradually and out grow it in the end :)
 
Colic maybe?? My nephew had that when he was young.

My 18 month old does that sometimes, not very often. We do not know the reason why, but she would only calm down after I show her some cartoons on my iPad.
 
Oh the wonderful iPad! Haha!

Colic should be gone by ~4 months? Mine is 9 months! Just had an episode again last night!! Screaming crying even when I was holding her! But doesn't happen very often anymore!! When I nursed her she calmed right down!
 
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