My one year old daughter keeps waking up same time every night screaming and crying
I am very confused and concerned - My 13-monthld daughter wakes up between 1:30 am and 3:40 am screaming and crying in her crib. I have tried giving her a bottle of milk, cup of water, cuddling her, rocking her, covering her, and singing to her. At this point I'm worried. It started about two months ago and hasn't stopped or gotten any better. She takes two naps a day and she goes to sleep between 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm. Am I doing something wrong?
She has three meals a day with several snacks throughout the day, she wears a teething bracelet and necklace, she drinks a sippy cup and a half of water a day, she plays happily and is fine all day with minimal tantrums, we go for walks, watch movies, read books, cuddle and babble to one another. Am I doing something wrong?
I want the best for my little girl and I am confused as to what to do for her right now? Is it me or is it a stage of some sort? Is this normal or should I schedule an appointment with her pediatrician? I don't know what to do and I want to help her through this. It is stressing me out and making me get no sleep.
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I wonder if it's possible this is night terrors. She seems a little young for this to be starting, but the predictability of it gave me that idea. One of my children had one isolated experience of this, and what really struck me was that I couldn't establish any eye contact with him while it was going on. But he didn't remember it the next day, just as the children's health books describe.
Here's an explanation: "Night terrors occur during the transition from stage 3 non-REM sleep to stage 4 non-REM sleep." Different sources give different descriptions of how long after bedtime the night terror occurs. Anyway, here's a recommendation I found for what to do about it:
First, note how many minutes the night terror occurs from your child’s bedtime.
Then, awaken your child 15 minutes before the expected night terror, and keep her awake and out of bed for five minutes. You may
want to take your child to the bathroom to see if she will urinate.
Continue this routine for a week.
Source: www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/night-terrors
Try giving her a quick snack. My 11 month old has started waking around the same time as your daughter. It dawned on me - he's probably hungry even though he has 3 meals a day plus snacks. He's doing a lot of growing right now, and might even be having a growth spurt. He seems to have calmed down tonight after having some puréed apple and a drink of water. Hope it helps you and your daughter.
She might be too hot. (Being too hot gives me nightmares!) Try adjusting her bedding.
This may sound weird, but have you tried taking off her nappy and encouraging her to pee on a potty? She might be waking because her bladder is full.
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