Suddenly screaming

lobogirl · Oct 14th, 2010, 13:40 PM

My LO is 4 months old about 2 weeks ago she started this sudden screaming thing. She'll be sound asleep and suddenly her eyes will pop open and she'll let out a bone chilling scream. It was so bad the other day that my dad wanted to take her to the emergency room.

I haven't personally witnessed this, she seems to only due it during the day when I leave her with my parents and then at the babysitters.

Anyone else had this? Any suggestions? I am getting desperate.

angel2010 · Oct 14th, 2010, 13:51 PM

My LO did something kind of similar the other night. He didn't scream, but he started really crying out of no where while sleeping. He was not still asleep either, I ran to him because I thought that maybe his hand got stuck in the crib bars or something. I had to give him a little more formula to get him to settle back down. I don't know if it is possible, but I thought maybe a bad dream or something???

tammii1981 · Oct 14th, 2010, 15:33 PM

Ruby did the exact same thing the other night. She wasn't sleeping well and I was up and down with her dummy falling out and disturbing my OH so I went and slept in her room as we have a bed in there, and suddenly she started properly crying, like she was having a really bad nighhtmare, she didn't wake but was almost hysterical! Wonder what makes this happen?? Is it something to do with them growing? Think 4 months is a big mental developement age?

beatnick · Oct 14th, 2010, 15:35 PM

zakk went through a phase of this. it really shocked me. he would wake and scream like he was terrified.

it passed- not done it for ages touch wood!

stmw · Oct 14th, 2010, 15:59 PM

yep - my LO has done that aswell - its so strange as shes still asleep. I go running to her, but she's fasto!! I did read somewhere it could be linked with teething? Not sure about that though =) xxxx

RainbowDrop_x · Oct 14th, 2010, 16:24 PM

DD did this once and it scared the life out of me..It was like a really painful scream almost as if someone was hurting her..She hasn't done it since (touch wood) but to this day I don't know what caused it..She didn't seem to remember in the morning and she was fine her usual self but also didn't wake when she was screaming..Maybe a bad dream?

lucy_x · Oct 14th, 2010, 18:33 PM

yeh amari does this. like shes having a bad dream!.. i think its a phase and nothing to worry about

mrsthomas623 · Oct 14th, 2010, 19:10 PM

Could it be because she realizes its not home? Maybe being at someone else home scares her?

bekkie · Oct 14th, 2010, 19:48 PM

Bobby still does it sometimes - and when I get in to his room he's standing at his crib looking absolutely mortified like he thinks he's been abandoned. I'll pick him up and cuddle him, shush him and tell him it's okay. It breaks my heart.

birthdaybaby · Oct 14th, 2010, 20:01 PM

My LO does this once in a while and it terrifies me. It's like he's having a bad dream, possibly reliving birth???

Oct 14th, 2010, 13:40 PM	#1
lobogirl Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 483	Suddenly screaming My LO is 4 months old about 2 weeks ago she started this sudden screaming thing. She'll be sound asleep and suddenly her eyes will pop open and she'll let out a bone chilling scream. It was so bad the other day that my dad wanted to take her to the emergency room. I haven't personally witnessed this, she seems to only due it during the day when I leave her with my parents and then at the babysitters. Anyone else had this? Any suggestions? I am getting desperate.

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Oct 14th, 2010, 13:51 PM	#2
angel2010 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 14,710	My LO did something kind of similar the other night. He didn't scream, but he started really crying out of no where while sleeping. He was not still asleep either, I ran to him because I thought that maybe his hand got stuck in the crib bars or something. I had to give him a little more formula to get him to settle back down. I don't know if it is possible, but I thought maybe a bad dream or something???

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Oct 14th, 2010, 15:33 PM	#3
tammii1981 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 403	Ruby did the exact same thing the other night. She wasn't sleeping well and I was up and down with her dummy falling out and disturbing my OH so I went and slept in her room as we have a bed in there, and suddenly she started properly crying, like she was having a really bad nighhtmare, she didn't wake but was almost hysterical! Wonder what makes this happen?? Is it something to do with them growing? Think 4 months is a big mental developement age?

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Oct 14th, 2010, 15:35 PM	#4
beatnick Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 1,883	zakk went through a phase of this. it really shocked me. he would wake and scream like he was terrified. it passed- not done it for ages touch wood!

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Oct 14th, 2010, 15:59 PM	#5
stmw Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 926	yep - my LO has done that aswell - its so strange as shes still asleep. I go running to her, but she's fasto!! I did read somewhere it could be linked with teething? Not sure about that though =) xxxx

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Oct 14th, 2010, 16:24 PM	#6
RainbowDrop_x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northampton Posts: 10,713	DD did this once and it scared the life out of me..It was like a really painful scream almost as if someone was hurting her..She hasn't done it since (touch wood) but to this day I don't know what caused it..She didn't seem to remember in the morning and she was fine her usual self but also didn't wake when she was screaming..Maybe a bad dream?

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Oct 14th, 2010, 18:33 PM	#7
lucy_x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belper, Derbyshire Posts: 12,916	yeh amari does this. like shes having a bad dream!.. i think its a phase and nothing to worry about

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Oct 14th, 2010, 19:10 PM	#8
mrsthomas623 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 4,163	Could it be because she realizes its not home? Maybe being at someone else home scares her?

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Oct 14th, 2010, 19:48 PM	#9
bekkie Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,121	Bobby still does it sometimes - and when I get in to his room he's standing at his crib looking absolutely mortified like he thinks he's been abandoned. I'll pick him up and cuddle him, shush him and tell him it's okay. It breaks my heart.

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Oct 14th, 2010, 20:01 PM	#10
birthdaybaby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 82	My LO does this once in a while and it terrifies me. It's like he's having a bad dream, possibly reliving birth???

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