In the past 6 - 8 months Maddie has been experiencing what we call "night fits". She will wake us up in the night screaming and crying.
When we go to her and try to touch her or pick her up she will usually kick and fight and it's impossible to do anything with her. She will scream and cry continuously.
Sometimes she will scream things we can understand like "I'm cold" or "help me" or she will call "Mommy" or "Daddy" and nothing we say seems to get through to her.
Sometimes she will even opens her eyes and you would swear she is awake but then it is apparent she isn't.
It is fa-reaky let me tell you and heartbreaking because you feel so powerless. It usually abates after 15 - 20 minutes but that is a damn long 15 - 20 minutes let me tell you!
Have any of you ever experienced this with your own children or know someone who has?
My Mom told me I did it as a toddler and once gave her a black eye. Is it hereditary?
I never remember to ask her pediatrician about it when we've gone in.