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@LuLu Mom: how old is LO? It sounds like she might be dreaming? When my LO was a little under 2 she would often wake up screaming within 2 hours of when we put her down for the night. Her eyes would be open but she wouldn't really be awake. DH is convinced it was night terrors and it does sound similar although she was a little young. I would just rock her and hold her and try to do things to snap her out of it, like drink water, turn on the lights, take her out of her room. Once she settled, she was instantly back to sleep. Is that what you LO is doing?

As far as keeping her in bed, my new favorite thing is a toddler clock that turns green when it is time to get up ( you program it) and it has been great for early wake ups. That might help?

My DS has had a few night terrors. He's 18m. He is usually wailing (like, a really terrified screaming, not a normal cry), asleep/eyes closed, and stiff as a board. It's really scary.

FWIW, I've read that they CAN be hereditary, and I had them when I was younger.

My kids get night terrors and you can tell that it's a night terror by the fact that they are not awake and that you can't awaken them. They are also normally at the beginning of the night too. My son gets them with illnesses, after we have been traveling or after we have had house guests. I normally just go to him and make sure he isn't going to fall out of bed! I try to combat them by just making sure to stick to a schedule so that he can get plenty of sleep and to bed early and they typically go away after a week or so. Good luck! Night terrors can be so upsetting!