https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:56:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-1130377 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:20:56 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1130377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><b>Resurrecting an old thread!</b> Oct 4, 2013</p> <p>I'm pretty sure we experienced our first night terror tonight. It was terrifying! DD woke up and I went to get her. When I got back upstairs to our room, she was screaming like she was in pain, thrashing, inconsolable. When I got DH to try to walk around with her, she screamed louder as if she was scared and confused, nothing I did helped. </p> <p>I got DH to call a 24hr medical helpline just in case and they told me not to put her in bed right away; to let her play. It took awhile, but she finally snapped out of it and was all smiles.</p> <p>She's back in her room now sleeping and I'm trying to calm my nerves! Holy crap, that was scary intense! Is there any way I can lessen the chance of this happening again? She's 15 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61658 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:13:30 +0000 BoogieBea 61658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@baby98765: he was awake, which was why it was so weird. Either that or it was a REALLY bad tantrum. But normally his tantrums start small and escalate to a meltdown. But this happened so suddenly and ended as quickly as it started. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61641 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:20:06 +0000 Shutterbug 61641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My brother used to have night terrors when he was little. He'd "wake up" screaming about something, for example a train that was coming right for him. And he'd say like "it's gonna hit me, I have to move!"... he looked like he was awake, was talking to us like he was awake, but he was asleep. When my mom would wake him up, he'd be completely confused and then fall back asleep. </p> <p>He never remembered anything about them, so really they were more terrifying for us than for him. His doctor assured my mom it was really common (esp in young boys) and that he would outgrow it, and sure enough, he did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61594 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:04:27 +0000 chopsuey 61594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww.. that sounds so sad and scary! LO hasn't had a night terror like you described, but she has woken up crying bloody murder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61579 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:30:26 +0000 Rubies 61579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my! That sounds so scary! I don't think my LO does...But once in a while when she's sleeping she'll cry out suddenly but then that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61572 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:13:22 +0000 sunshine44 61572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had that happen one night when she was a few months old. My dr said they can happen anytime but usually they outgrow it and there's not much u can do to control them. Just lots of hugs and kisses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61557 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:36:53 +0000 baby98765 61557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was it during a nap? or did he just start screaming out of nowhere?</p> <p>My baby hasn't had one but I witnessed my niece having one. It was super scary! And my sibling had them a fair bit as a child. Good news is, apparently, it doesn't do them any harm. And they usually don't even remember it in the morning. But it still is the freakiest thing to see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-terrors#post-61534 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:52:05 +0000 BoogieBea 61534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has your child ever had any night terrors? It's the scariest thing because they thrash around, eyes open but glazed, screaming, completely terrified and apparently are not fully awake. My son's experienced it several times. </p> <p>But today, he had what seemed like a night terror during the day. It seemed more extreme than a normal tantrum. I just held him for a while until he calmed and then he went about like normal. </p> <p>Has anyone ever experienced this with your kids? </p>