https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 16:32:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-waking-in-the-middle-of-the-night-screaming#post-2425410 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:22:07 +0000 birdofafeather 2425410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our DD did this last night when she and DH got home from a long road trip. she was completely asleep, then when DH parked, she woke up screaming and crying hysterically. </p> <p>usually we just have to hold her while she screams/cries. i try to offer her water or distract her in some other way because if i feed into her freak outs, it doesn't seem to get better (last night, it was about not going to school and assuring her that today was not a school day did not help!)</p> <p>this is also why i try to NEVER wake her up directly, but will open the door, turn off her white noise, open her windows, etc and let her wake up "on her own." otherwise she can freak out like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-waking-in-the-middle-of-the-night-screaming#post-2424526 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 08:36:53 +0000 dolphin 2424526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately DD has been waking up in the middle of the night crying and screaming. Her eyes are closed and she'll be screaming random things like "but I don't want to!!!"..."Im hungry!!!"..."I want a book!!!!". Every night is different. I try to sooth her by patting her and gently and calmly talk to her but she gets more upset and kicks me away and cries and screams louder. I'm not sure if she's having night terror or nightmare because she's not scared...but it's like she's still sleeping or could be partially awake and suddenly wants something and HAS TO HAVE IT and is having a complete meltdown. Sometimes if I put my hand on her long enough she will go back to sleep but often times she is SO UPSET that I'll have to pick her up and give her what she wants for her to fall back asleep. So like last night I read her a book at 3am with the lights still off and she went back to sleep immediately. Has this happened to your LO? How do you handle it? </p>