Serious question !!!

last night my baby starts crying and screaming and kicking around 2 am . She’s done this at least three times before around the same time in the middle of the night . My husband thinks it’s night terrors and maybe she’s not fully up yet
Her eyes open but it’s like it takes a while to calm her down at least 30 minutes .. I give her milk and fruit if she wants and she’s good but it’s still concerning to me I’m scared something is wrong I plan on calling her doctor Monday but just seeing if any of you had this experience or problem!!!

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My 5 year old does this and has been doing it since about a year and a half old and we were told night terrors also. You're not supposed to wake them. My kids gets violent - kicking and clawing and stuff. We just put a hand on her chest and say things like, "you're safe", "you're home with Mama and Dada and Baby Sister and Cat's Name", or "you're in your bed safe", "listen to my voice, it's Mama. I'm here with you". Sometimes my husband holds her with her head against his chest and I sing her favorite songs. It sucks. Lots of restless nights. But then our 2nd child can sleep Disney parades and hurricanes.

One of my kids has had night terrors since they were around 1 year old. It used to happen almost every night but now it’s every once in awhile. They start screaming and crying, thrashing around, and shaking. Usually we just talk to them and hold their hand, then slowly lay them down and they go back to sleep. They never remember it the next day and don’t ever wake up all the way.

Oh, we also had a sleep study performed that was an absolutely miserable experience and they said it came back inconclusive because she didn't sleep for a full 8 hours. She was in a strange place with all lights on and hooked up to a bunch of wires. No wonder she didn't sleep.

My friends daughter had night terrors and same as the first person said, dont wake them, dont move them. Just try to calm them back to sleep.

o ok I would take her out of bed because she would go crazy but next time I’ll keep her in bed and try to calm her down

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