Baby Not Sleeping Anymore

My daughter did that for a while... she would wake up screaming and once I got her she would calm down. I think it was "night terrors". They just get scared and once they realize you're there they are fine. I would tell him it's bedtime and snuggle with him until he falls back to sleep. If you let him play he will think he can do that every night.

My 19 month old son has gone through periods of waking up in the middle of the night. Like the other mothers note, it often was a result of teething. Tylenol (or the generic, these days) and a little bit of rocking helped until the teeth erupted. Other times, we think he may have had some scary dreams, and reassurance and rubbing his back (without taking him from the crib) did the trick. If he is not teething and not sick, you may want to consider reintroducing sleep training to break what may become a habit.
Good luck!

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp

lots of helpful sleep advise here!
babies usually have trouble sleeping as they hit more milestones.

NIGHTTIME PARENTING LESSON #4:
"An important fact for you to remember is that your baby's sleep habits are more a reflection of your baby's temperament rather than your style of nighttime parenting. And keep in mind that other parents usually exaggerate how long their baby sleeps, as if this were a badge of good parenting, which it isn't. It's not your fault baby wakes up.

8. Babies still wake up. When babies mature into these adult-like sleep patterns varies among babies. Yet, even though babies achieve this sleep maturity some time during the last half of the first year, many still wake up. The reason? Painful stimuli, such as colds and teething pain, become more frequent. Major developmental milestones, such as sitting, crawling, and walking, drive babies to "practice" their new developmental skills in their sleep. Then between one and two years of age, when baby begins to sleep through the above-mentioned wake-up stimuli, other causes of nightwaking occur, such as separation anxiety and nightmares. "

from here:
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070200.asp

This totally happened to me at around the same time. In my case, it was because my daughter was becoming more aware socially and wanted my attention. I read that every baby gets up several times during the night (even adults), but babies don't always know how to put themselves back to sleep. Instead, they force themselves to wake up so they can be with mommy.

I read Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child, which I thought was an excellent book. It's organized by age and sleep problems so you can use it as a quick reference.

Ugh - my daughter totally did this! She was a tad older than yours She was teething - can you believe it!? Like six months old all over again! She was getting some back teeth/molars. She also acts like this when she has an ear infection. "They" say that if they don't have thick gunky junk coming out of their noses that it's not an ear infection... Humph, not so for my daughter. You might want to have that checked out. I usually ended up lying down with my daughter after she woke up - I brought her to bed with me and got about a month's worth of plenty of rest from going to bed so early with her! Good luck.

My daughter started doing this around 16 months when she started cutting her molars. She wouldn't wake up every night, but about every other night she would wake up and cry until I went to her. I would cuddle her a few minutes and then she would go back to sleep. She did this for a couple months and finally quit when all the molars came in. Not sure if this is what's going on with your son, but all kids go through bad and good sleeping phases and I'm sure this will pass eventually! Good luck!

could be teething

Could be too much iron in supplements or food

Don't get him up out of bed. Go in and settle him down without taking him out of bed. You could also try putting him to bed a little later.

First I would rule out a medical issued such as ear infection, teething etc. Call your pediatrician and make an appointment. My daughter is 15 months old and also wakes up at night. Everyone parents differently. I don't mind getting up and rocking my child and comforting her until she goes back to sleep. (I also have 3 kids and a husband who have to get up early for work and school so CIO doesn't work for our family) After you rule out medical issues, I would rule out environmental issues: to hot, to cold, to much stuff in crib etc.... If everything is ruled out, then you need to just let him cry himself back to sleep. Good luck. I hope the issue is solved soon for you.

Do you hold him alot before he goes down? Because if you are you best not let him fall asleep with you holding him. He needs to learn to soothe his-self back to sleep. Also if you have fed him and done everything you can, Just go and check on him. But don't turn on the light or anything and try and be quiet and if he seems ok. Then just let him cry it out , and later he will start to maybe stop doing that. I did that with my daughter , because she used to wakeup and do the same thing. Now about you having to wake him up? Don't wake him up , he will wake up on his own! It's better for your child to wake-up on there own. Best of luck on this , and I hope you get the rest you need! I know it can be hard!!!!!