Baby Having Nightmares - Is This Normal?

My son had night terrors from around the age of 11 months on. I have talked to his pedi about this (I had even video taped one such night terror to show the doc) and he confirmed these can happen in babies and that's what it appeared to be. When Henry has a night terror - he is very confused - almost like he looks right through you and is desperate to turn his head away from you. I recommend looking into this to see if it fits the description of what your son is doing.

Caution against letting him get over-tired. This can lead to waking from naps or night sleep in a stage of sleep that makes him feel really "freaked out." Make sure he's getting enough sleep and try earlier bedtimes when his naps are ruined.

My 10 month old son does this once in a while too. I had heard about night terrors, but when I checked my book on children from birth to age 5 written by the AAP, it said that night terrors are only in kids around age 4-5. All I do is try to console him as best I can until he calms down. At least in my case, I think it might be the start of separation anxiety. Good luck and know your not alone!

Look up "night terrors" these are different from nightmares. Our little one seemed to be having them for a spell, and now, no longer. The key difference is in night terrors, baby is actually still asleep, although very disturbed and seemingly awake. The key is to make sure they are safe, and help them back to normal sleep.