Hi,
My 11 month old boy is in general a good sleeper, not great, but OK. He naps well twice a day.
However, for the last 2 months or so, he goes to bed OK by himself, doesn't need help falling asleep. But then after 30, 45 mins or even 1.5- 2 hours he wakes up screaming like he has nightmares.
In the past sometimes he would wake up like this cause he pooed so I had to change him and put him back to sleep. This happened not so often , but it did happen from time to time. So everytime he wakes up at night I always think it might be poo. But he stopped pooing and keeps waking up.
So he wakes up and I go upstairs to get him and even when I have him he keeps screaming like he's out of it, it takes a while to calm him down. I have to leave the room and show him the windown or a light switch and then when he's calm I just humm to him to keep him calm. Then he starts getting sleepy and sucks his thumb or just rests his head on my chest. This process takes from 15-20 mins. Then when I see he has his eyes closed I put him down in his crib and he'll fall back asleep . Sometimes I'm not even sure if he already fell back asleep on my chest. I just leave the room quickly. Sometimes he can wake up up to 3 times!! BTW his room is pitch black.
So why is he doing this? What causes this? What am I doing wrong??
I thought he would outgrow it but he hasn't. It's been months where I just put him to sleep and he doesn't wake up.
Thanks for reading!!