baby cries with eyes closed in the middle of the night

My baby cries and screams in the middle of the night with her eyes closed. This happens a fee times a week, does anyone know why or how to comfort? She stops when held but her eyes are still closed and when we put her back down she cries with eyes closed again

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We can't decide if she's having a nightmare of some kind? It doesn't happen often, but she'll only calm being held too

Completely normal from what I’ve heard and read. If your baby does not wake up or open their eyes that probably means they are transitioning to a different stage of sleep.

My baby did this last night. She was tossing and turning and crying in her sleep (not screaming) I waited a few minutes but then she went back to sleep. I try not to pick her up if her eyes are closed.

My 2 year old still does it, just them transitioning through the stages of sleep. Some babies (and toddlers it seems) are just whingers 😊

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