My ds had night terrors, but he was much older--around 20 months-2.5. They weren't frequent (maybe once a month) and we didn't do anything but sit w/ him until they were over (5-10 minutes). I've never heard of them in a baby so young.
A friend whose dd (about 2 at the time) had them every night took her child to a sleep specialist. He told her to wake the child as soon as she was soundly asleep, then let her fall asleep again. I can't remember what the explanation for this was (something about faulty sleep cycles), and most people would go
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at the thought of waking a sleeping baby, but my friend said that it worked.
This was years ago and I've lost touch w/ that friend so I'm afraid I don't have any more info. Any way, good luck. Watching a night terror is freaky even when you know what is happening.
A friend whose dd (about 2 at the time) had them every night took her child to a sleep specialist. He told her to wake the child as soon as she was soundly asleep, then let her fall asleep again. I can't remember what the explanation for this was (something about faulty sleep cycles), and most people would go
This was years ago and I've lost touch w/ that friend so I'm afraid I don't have any more info. Any way, good luck. Watching a night terror is freaky even when you know what is happening.
