Is she on allergy meds? Not trying to get into your business or anything but I was wondering bc when my kids were little two out of four of them had night terrors with allergy meds. I actually took them to the doctor and that’s how we found out so they took them off of it.
We got a dream
Pillow. They can write down or whisper into the pillow what they want to dream about. Then talk about it so that those good thoughts are the ones that come to the front when she falls asleep. Same deal with a dream catcher. It comforts them.
My oldest daughter used to do this and I finally found that as long as I didn’t let her go to bed for at least 45 mins after eating she didnt have them her pedi at the time gave me the idea and it worked and still to this day I stick to it bc if I let her go right to bed after eating without fail shes either sleep walking or having a night terror her pedi said its bc of we as humans eat and then go right to sleep our body cant fall into that good sleep bc its busy digesting the food we just ate and in kids and even some adults that leads to the scary relm between levels of sleep where night terrors or sleep walking occur bc our brains cant shut off properly if it has to work to digest food
Does she go to school or nursery check that she’s not getting bullied 
She will probably grow out of it. My son is 3 and he had night terrors for about 6 months at 2. It was terrible. You arent supposed to wake them up. Just comfort her the best you can
Not being able to help your child is every parents nightmare
Keep a diary of what she’s eaten /drank/watched on a daily basis. Maybe you can find a cause
Just climb into her bed and hold her. Talk calmly to her…you may think you’re not helping but she will be aware . Hopefully its something that will pass soon
Oh my goodness I’m so sorry my daughter went through the same thing for about 6 months around the same age. We even had to look at renting somewhere else because we lived in an apartment complex at the time. But she got over it. It’s horrible but hopefully it will pass. I remember her pediatrician said to me around that age they are still figuring out themselves and how the world works and it can be scary, also, their bones are growing so they might get night growing pains 
hang in there momma
Reset the REM sleep pattern. If she’s doing it around the same time every night, go in 15 min before, tuck her in, kiss her, etc. just enough to rustle her but not wake her up. It will kick her out of the deep sleep pattern and restart. We did this with my 2 year old for about 2-3 weeks, per our pediatrician, and he never had another one again
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Have her referred to an ENT specialist. My son started doing that and we had him checked and it turns out he needed to have his adenoids removed. If they are enlarged and the kid is on their back sleeping, they can block their airway and the night terrors are the body’s response to wake them up and keep them breathing.
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All I could do was just be by my son and tell him he is okay. I know when my son had them we couldn’t even touch them and they’d last anywhere from 5 mins to 45 mins and he grew out of them. Noticed he had them when he was sick, had a fever or super tired during the day.
She will eventually grow out of it research night terrors. I had to do it with my little boy to help him he’s now nearly 8. He use to scream and shake and have his eyes open staring for a good 10 minutes, also you shouldn’t never try wake them. Just sit with her try calm her down whilst she’s asleep is the best thing to do untill it passes and she goes off into a deep deep sleep. But you should defenitly not worry and research about it for your peace of mind. X
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My sister had this. My parents would bring the dog into the house and touching him would bring her out of it
My middle child went through that from age 2-4. The first time she screamed about someone stealing my purse. She didn’t respond to me, and eventually laid back down and stayed asleep. Most of the nights she would scream “no” or “I don’t want it”. I always just attempted to have her lay back down. Sometimes it worked, sometimes not. She grew out of it on her own. I was used to it before though, because my mom suffered from it too. She would scream “ow” or “stop” in her sleep my whole life. Never once recalled a bad dream or saying anything. It’s a thing that happens with some people. Just like sleepwalking, or talking in your sleep (my oldest does both, I did too according to my mom)
We always turned on a fan to cool her off and sit quietly with our daughter she outgrew them when she was 8 years old.
My daughter had night terrors. Once I got her to fully wake up she was better. I would have to put her in a luke warm bath or shower to get her to wake up.
When one of my kiddos was having night terrors, the pediatrician said to give him gummy vitamins to make sure he was getting enough iron and to make sure the room wasn’t too hot. Apparently low iron and overheating can lead to night terrors. Hope this phase passes quickly!
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Love to you momma. One if my daughter’s had these at the same age, it’s heart breaking. There are many to no causes, it’s all trial and error unfortunately, sometimes you just have no choice but wait for them to grow out of it. We later found out that she has anxiety (other diagnosis too, but the anxiety only applies here)
My daughter is 4 and we go through the same. She even sleep walks/runs with them. Mostly they happen when shes been over stimulated during the day, napping definitely helps. I dis get her a weighted blanket and when she will use it it seems to help…she just doesnt like it all the time. Hopefully they grow ouf of it. My daughter used to have them about every day…shes down to about once a week now. They started for her when she was 2.5 or so. It’s defi itely exhausting 
Her arms or legs might numb. This would wake her and scare her. This happened to my daughter when she was little and could not tell us. She would just cry.
I had this issue with my eldest son. One of our neighbours was a nurse and he heard it one night and recommended giving him a bottle of formula (S26 step 4(for juniors)) before bed because he may not have been getting enough nutritional value throughout the day to keep him content during the night. My kid ate non stop so we were like … Can’t be possible. But we tried it. Turns out that was his problem and he slept all night since then.
My daughter has night terrors but I pick her up and hold her on the potty, once she teetees shes better…I know this sounds odd but works for her
It sucks but I dont believe there is much you can do mama. I was diagnosed with night terrors when I was little and my mom couldn’t do anything about it 
My son experienced these as well accompanied with wetting the bed and sleepwalking when he went through a significant growth spurt. Now its just the sleepwalking. Talk to her dr. Good luck Mom!
My 3 year old son is going through this exact thing. However he would always wake up since birth at the exact same
Time. As he got older 1-2 he would wake up screaming and crying and so we didn’t think anything of it and put him in our bed and he would sleep The rest of the night. Now he’s in his own bed and kicks and screams also. We soothe him and he sleeps but he’s up every day at 7am and that’s from going to bed at 10pm.
My son has had night terrors off and on since he was about 7 months old. He is 3 now. Me singing or rocking him doesn’t help but turning on soothing music brings him out of it and makes him stop and he lays down and is out within minutes. Try bedtime lullabies and calming sea animation on YouTube. Hang in there mama! I think they call them night terrors because it scares the crap out of everyone.
My daughter got bad night terrors. Her pediatrician said do not try to wake her up. He said just hold her and comfort her. She did grow out of them after a year or two.
Zarbees childrens melatonin my toddler had night terrors the pediatrician recommended it it helped her
My daughter went through the same thing we couldn’t get her to stop crying and screaming until we started putting on her favorite show after a few minutes of it playing she would finally come down.
Get a second opinion.
Smudge . I always had nightmares so someone told me to smudge my apt and it’s been a month without nightmares so far
I was advised not to attempt to wake my daughter. Try comforting music and maybe a weighted blanket. Try getting her to bed earlier and making sure she is properly hydrated with water , not dairy products.
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it’s a very common phase. I dealt with that too and almost lost teeth and broke my nose from his head - totally normal. let it pass. we tried everything. nothing worked.
Have her tonsils checked out
My nephew was doing the same thing, doctor removed his tonsils it stopped
The tonsils were cutting off oxygen when asleep causing lack of oxygen to end brain
My daughter did it till she was almost 9. There is nothing you can do. But hopefully they grow out of it faster than mine did. It is so sad to watch. Especially once they start talking.
Sleep with her much happy vibes before bed & happy talk also when she falls asleep tell her postive affirmations and that she is safe with mommy
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Just make sure she stays in bed and can’t hurt herself. Sit with her and speak softly letting her know you’re there. Don’t touch, the external touch can trigger the terror to go further. The only tike to touch is to get her back into a safe place. I still have night terrors and I’m in my 30s. Keep an eye out for sleep walking, terrors and that go hand in hand. My little has episodes of them. It’s hard not knowing what to do sometimes. I just do what I’ve mentioned above and be there for her when she wakes. At times when it was really bad and I could see her trying to wake, I have put her in my lap and rocked or sat her up and moved her in an up and down motion, either is similar to being in mama’s womb and is calming.
My now 6-year-old son used to have them. He does stop but we play calming sleeping music at night while they sleep
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I heard sitting them on the toilet can make pull them out of it and going pee can wake them up. Then they are easier to settle back into bed to sleep. Never got to try it with mine since I was told this after she stopped having them. But it’s worth a try I suppose.
Cut out all dairy a few hours before bedtime each night
She likely needs more sleep, get her to bed earlier.
I had these as a child and my mom didn’t know what to do so she used to just make sure I wouldn’t hurt myself/was in a safe place and just watch as awful as it sounds. I grew out of them by elementary school
i went through this. i would have nightmares and wake up in cold sweat and i could never remember what the dream was. i guess i would shake around too because my parents would always run into the room and make sure i was okay. but they stopped after a while hopefully soon they stop for your daughter too
My son used to have night terrors. I used to give him a drink of water. Because he was drinking, this obviously made him stop screaming/ crying. He’d calm down and go back “to sleep.”
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Ask her questions and have her draw what she is experiencing. Night terrors can be attributed to a violent death in a past life. If you get enough information, you can research it.
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Granddaughter same thing right now as 2 year old. Just diagnosed with sensory disorder. Get her evaluated!
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I used to have them when I was young and my dad figured out if he brought me to the toilet to pee I would immediately stop screaming! Worth a try!
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My son (now 16) used to have the most terrible night terrors. He literally would climb the walls in fear. He once tried jumping out of his bedroom window. The best you can do is keep her safe and try reasure her. My Dr told me to never try to wake him up. He would look fully awake, walking, talking, screaming, crying. I felt awful I couldn’t help him. My only calming thing was when he finally did wake up he had no memory of anything happening at all. Being a mumma is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but also the most rewarding. Hang in there. You’re doing an awesome job.
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One of my grandchildren had night terrors and my daughter used to put her computer on and he’d watched it for a while then came out of it. Another grandchild would hop in the shower to wake himself up, he apparently knew he had to wake up or the night terror wouldn’t go away. We’ve tried wiping his face with a washer and that would bring him out of it also, I don’t understand why we can’t wake him up as he settles really well but doesn’t remember anything the next day.
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When I had night terrors, my parents took me out to buy s stuffed toy. They let me take my time to pick the right one. Her name is Ruby and whenever I had a night terror, my parents would put her in my arms and it was almost an immediate response. Every child is different, so you might want to check with a child psychiatrist
My son had them constantly when he was little had no idea what it was until Dr. Oz was on one day with kids that had the same thing. The only way we could get him calmed down was to make him go pee, was enough to wake him. He wouldn’t remember but would go right back to sleep. Eventually they grow out of it. In the meantime time I know it sucks for you as a parent and scares the hell out of yah.
Stress can cause them, like somethings changed or upset her. The reason I say this, is because I started having these when I was 11 due to my mum and dad splitting up. They carried on way into my late 20s early 30s. I can still have the odd one if I have been stressed out a lot. And they are horrible!
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I used to wash my boys faces when they were having them and it would usually bring them out of it. It’s usually just a phase, horrible at the time but they’ll soon forget, even if you don’t!
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Poor baby 
that certainly sounds like night terrors and can be scary for both kids and adults. Not always, but it is often times a manifestation of some stressor in her daily life. Even something benign that her 3 year old mind perceives as terrifying. This sounds rash and I don’t want you to think I’m being extreme, but maybe have her talk to somebody specializing in kids that has experience with drawing information out of kids. Often times they can get the kid to pinpoint that source of fear and then give them tools to overcome it. Like you pediatrician said, she WILL grow out of it and it doesn’t take long. Hang in there 
My son had night terrors when he was little. It was terrifying to see and heart wrenching because it was like he was looking at me but clearly not seeing ME…the only thing that we tried to do that SLOWLY helped him out of it was take him to the living room and sit with him on the couch while turning on his favorite kid shows…it wasn’t instant by any means but was the only thing that would gradually calm him. I know every child is different, but that is what helped our son. He outgrew it but my heart goes out to any parent whose child goes through this. It’s a horribly helpless feeling 
My son used to get them ,many years ago. he would be exactly the same as your little one.
His eyes even looked glazed,and, it is worrying,but, he will come to no harm.
I found ,just gently and quietly talk to him , don’t try and wake him,or he will be even more frightened, but, as soon ,as he calms down a little, gently put him back to bed and say Night night!
My son never remembered a thing about it in the morning, so ,after the first time it happened, I didn’t question him about it again.Until he was a teenager.
He was about the same age as your little one,and grew out of them, by the time he was 5.x
Don’t ever try to wake her up. Stay calm Don’t panic she doesn’t remember it the best thing to do in a quiet loving tone is keep telling her it’s mommy and your safe and it’s going to be ok while rocking her if you can pick her up that is all u can and should do
So my daughter has this issue sometimes, and I found out that there’s something in apples that naturally reacts with the brain and can create extremely vivid dreams. Now I won’t give her anything apple related at dinner or anytime after, before bed and it’s definitely helped. She still gets them occasionally, like after a few days of not following a good schedule and not getting enough sleep, so exhaustion may have something to do with it too.
My daughter had them also pretty often and bad… I turned on a lamp and stood right next to it putting my daughter in the light still in my arms. The light woke her up, end of terror
My son had this on and and off when he was 1 to 2 years old. We went to pediatrician and he said he will grow out it which wasnt comforting at all so me and my family just prayed over him at night, and anytime he started to make noises in his sleep as crazy as it sounds we would tell the spirits to leave our young boys soul alone. My mom sent me a Roseary to hang above his bed which he still has to this day. We arent Catholic but I figured anything could help. I believe that kids are more susceptible to the unfamiliar while they sleep that evil spirits try to take over in the most vulnerable place but once they see the child is protected by positive enities and prayer they tend to go away.
One of my sons suffered from night terrors. Try not to let them get too tired, there seems to be a relation to falling asleep too quickly/deeply. We were told to take him to the toilet in a bright bathroom. Apparently they need to be awake enough to pee, so it seemed to wake him up when nothing else would. You would think he was awake, but he actually wasn’t and so the night terror would carry on. The bathroom thing seemed to help. They do eventually grow out of it. Good luck xxx
Don’t wake your child, even though you want to. My oldest had them from about 18mo to 3.5. Talk to your pediatrician, there can be an underlying cause. Mine grew out of it and her neurologist said that a small percentage of children have them for no reason. Most that have them, have a reason though. So definitely see the doctor. Also, document document document. Length, severity, times.
My grandson used to do the same thing, it was so sad. Fortunately he did grow out of it.
had a daughter with that. i had to get her in bright light and just hold her til i could get her awake. the light seemed to help her wake up. she out-grew it just as the doctor said she would and never even remembered it even as a grow-up.
My eldest did this after being toilet trained at night, he was aware he needed to go to the toilet, but not awake lol , I would help him walk to the toilet and he would pee, I would help him back to his bed he would go straight back to sleep. It wasn’t every night and it took me a while to connect the 2 until I was sharing a bed with him, he peed on me during one of his rants.
My granddaughter used to have them when she was 3. I told her stories about how Jesus can protect her if she had the holy water to ward off all the devils in her room. We went through the motion of filling up a spray bottle with the Holy Water and spraying the room before she went to bed. Ever since that time she slept mostly through the night. There were times when she would wake up and start spraying with her eyes closed and then go right back to sleep. She outgrew it by the time she turned 6.
My daughter did same thing I would gently bruh her back or arm while telling her it was ok momma was right there an everything was ok it took a while at 1st but it started working an now that’s what I do anytime she has bad dream doesn’t feel good or get hurt rubbing her back is her go to comfort thing not a stuffed animal either
The only thing that ever helped my daughter, who was between 12 and 18 months, was a bit of chocolate. I used chocolate frosting. Just a little chocolate frosting, swiped into her mouth, and she would calm down within seconds
I’ve heard sitting them on the toilet can help. My daughter has the same issue, but only when she gets over tired and hasn’t been getting enough sleep. Maybe try adjusting her sleep schedule so she gets more sleep if possible
we had the sams isue when daughter was 3… now she is 9 and still talking and walking during sleep (luckiky not screeming) she is responding on questions but sleep ( i am asking her math :D)
My daughter experienced those when she was 2 and I would put her feet in the sink to shock her awake and then tell her she is ok, she is safe. After a few times she never had them again
Maybe a soothing music sound machine will help with comfort. Sorry. I hate when doctors tell you shit like that will pass. It’s scary.
I used to get sleep paralysis it’s scary. You’re stuck between dream and wake so you see shadows from your dreams when you’re eyes are open. They went away after a couple years.
Ice chips worked with my son. It would always bring him out of it. He did completely outgrow it so hang in there!
Never try to wake her. Does she have a favorite blanket/stuffy? Have nightlight on. Soft and fleecy is comforting. It may help
Our son used to have terrible night terrors. He was very physical as well. I would put the TV on and yawn at him to wake him. Once semi awake he calmed down and I could put him to bed again.
I’m sure the fact that Daddy is gone most of the time is the cause. Maybe taking her for little outings, a walk, visit a friend, the park ect would help. If Daddy could send her a special stuffy or doll with a note telling her it’s from him to comfort her while he’s gone. Say good night prayers before bed blessing the family one by one, including Daddy. Let her know he is still part of her life and loves her. Also give her a picture of him to put under her pillow at night.
Get a Teddy, blanket or something that they always have and pretend it Is their own magical safety charm (mine was a dog tag I wore). It won’t cure it but will help them over time and even with other things. It worked for me and helped with at worst nights
My 4 year old has night terrors has for about a year. It was every night unless his sister slept with him. Her Being at school I allow him to sleep with her 1 day a week. Then I tried magnesium bath salts and my world has changed. Now he has a magnesium bath every night and we don’t get night terrors at all! Last week he didn’t want a bath for 2 nights he showered instead then for 3 night after he had night terrors.
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My brother had them bad when he was younger, a combination of sleep terrors and sleepwalking. I see a lot of good advice to try in other comments. He just eventually grew out of them, so we never found a ‘trick’ to snap him out of it. All I can reccomend is to make sure doors are locked and maybe install a taller lock at the top of the door. Our childhood home was 2 story and there was a door that went to the downstairs. He opened the door during a terror and fell down 14 stairs. He was fine, but it was definitely scary.
My son has had the from age of one hes now nearly 6 and still has them had has nyt terrors almost every nyt neurologist said if It doesnt leave him by age of 7/8 he will have it rest of his life xxxx
My eldest daughter was the same I would remove the doona and use a cool damp facecloth to calm her - it was terrifying and concerning but she seemed to grow out of it at around 4
My nephew use to have, mom hung a dream catcher in his room too along with other soothing things. Maybe crazy but what the heck
My daughter had them. Don’t wake her up. Just let her go through it. It sucks but that’s what the Dr. Said to do
My son had them since he was 18 months old. I give him melatonin. It doesn’t stop them completely but it has slowed down dramatically and I also stopped giving him milk about an hr before bed around the same time as I started the melatonin.
My bff oldest had them. Her brother in law did a native ritual and he never had them again. Try burning sage and cleansing the house.
My granddaughter had bad nightmares so I gave her a Dream Catcher and explained what it was and how it worked, then hung it over the head of her bed. Seemed to help a lot.
My son went through the same thing, the doctor told me to wake him about an hour after he went to sleep to disrupt the REM sleep. Change the sleep cycle. My son would get up and run but not be awake. One night after we moved into a new house I almost caught him running out the back door, asleep. I would tell them everything was fine and go back to sleep. And he would lay down and go right back
I used to put a cool wash cloth on my sons forehead, seemed to bring them out of it quickly and calm. It passes as they get older, 5 & 7 for mine. Just a deep, deep sleep not much more you can do. You got this Mama.
My daughter did this too at around the same age. Pediatrician said give her the chewable melatonin. You can get them at Walmart. I think she did 3mg. It happened a lot less and faded out all together after 6 months or so.
Night terrors suck and they are absolutely scary. I know she’s probably too young but before I went to bed I would put on YouTube of something that interested me and that kept my mind from wandering to what might happened if I fell asleep. It distracted me to where I stopped having nignt terrors. I sleep with either YouTube or a movie on to help distract me. My night terrors come from a traumatic night that happened while I was asleep and woke up during what happened. So I suggest something your daughter is very into and play that while she’s falling asleep and have her focus on that and keep it playing for about an hour after she’s asleep. Helps me a ton. It’s been almost a year and I’ve been able to sleep most night since then.
My parents went to pharmacy, I had a multi vitamin but the pharmacist put sticker said it was “nightmare pill’ directions take one at bedtime. It looked like real prescription. I bought it and never had another nightmare.
I took my son to the doctor when he had his first 2, I was told not to wake him up. He did grow out of them.
My grandson has them. They were so bad his lasted a hour or more. We were told never to wake him up. He finally out grew them. What helped us is when they started we would start laughing and tell him about funny things that had happened and say do you remember that and always kept laughing after a little bit of acting silly and laughing and talking about funny stuff he would slowly start laughing and answer us till he was ok and calmed down then some times a drink and back to bed he went cuddled with one of us at times. Hang in there momma I know it’s hard and scarry we had plenty of tears and just felt so helpless. It gets better .
I took my son outside and it helped him wake up
My son had them l ended up getting meds for him he did grow out of them took a few yrs though
Talk to a specialist, not just any doctor (if you haven’t already) and do whatever the specialist suggests. There can be various reasons for her nightmares and only a specialist can provide the right answers. Meanwhile, get her into a habit of eating right, no dairy products for a while, no red meat, less spices in food, drinking enough water, but not too much, exercise daily and sleeping early.
Learn something I had happened to my little girl when she was a young child. She’d wake up from falling asleep while watching TV. Like it wasn’t her, she be talking in a foreign language. I told her doctor about it, I think he thought I was a crazy mom. But, she was my precious baby girl, that I waited almost 10 years to have. I did everything in my power to be the best loving Mom. She’s a grown woman now.
Thankful God gave her to me.
My daughter has them bad. Only thing that worked was rubbing her back.
Make a “monster spray” to spray around her room at night. The placebo effect works wonders sometimes… it might help
I looked up “night terrors in toddlers” there is a lot of information there as to what to do and not do, Check it out.