Sorry this is a bit long winded but I'm completely stumped!!
DS is 15 months. Last night he went to bed as usual, settled and fell asleep. A little later he woke up crying, which we're used to, usually he just needs to see me there and will go straight back to sleep. When I went into his room and tried to lie him down it was like he had seen something that scared him - he was looking round at the wall behind him and up at the ceiling and looked scared and didn't want to be put back in his cot. I calmed him down and he went back to sleep. I went to bed and was woken up about an hour later by ds screaming. DP was in with him which sometimes makes him scream if it's not me that goes in to him but it was different. He was screaming and screaming like in a severe tantrum. I had to sit him on the floor and he immediately moved right away from me and sat in the corner. I brought him into our room and put the tv on but he kept on screaming and screaming - it was like he wasn't awake, he was still asleep but wouldn't stop the screaming. The strangest part of it was that despite the fact he'd been screaming constantly for half an hour or more, his skin was cold, and there was no sweat or anything which he usually has when he gets worked up. His skin wasn't even clammy, his whole body and face were cold to touch. We finally managed to wake him up and he eventually calmed down and started to play and I was able to go and put him back to bed. He woke up later in the night and ended up sleeping in our bed as he was very restless, but not screaming. This morning he is fine.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? DD (3.9) had woken up the night before crying and in a real state. She tried to be sick but wasn't, her face was flushed but, again, her skin was cold. I took her temp and it was 25c - which is lower than her usual. I brought her downstairs, she woke up a bit, calmed down and went back to bed and has been fine since.
I think the bit that worries me most is the being cold - ds usually gets hot and sweaty when he gets worked up but he was stone cold!
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Something REALLY strange happened to ds last night...........
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Zephyrcat · 05/10/2005 09:29
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