Crying at night on schedule

[AndyCohen]

All this week Audrey has started screaming in her sleep at 6:30 every morning. She screams for a 10-15 seconds, silence for about .5-1 min, repeat. This goes on for about 15 minutes. Then she just stops. She's asleep through this.

Has this happened to anyone else?

[mala]

B used to wake up every morning at 5 am, scream for 30seconds-2 minutes, then pass out again.

[Deleted]

Yes, this happened at different periods with my DS1. I think it's pretty normal. Though alarming!!
They grow out of it, don't worry

[sunshineluv]

Funny you wrote this, Henry has been doing that like clockwork at 5 am. We call it his rooster crow. Then he goes back to sleep :-)

[silverjm]

Logan often screams around 5am. Sometimes it's just for a second or two, and sometimes it lasts closer to a minute. I think he wakes up, but I'm not sure since we don't have video.

[rubber pants]

Yep. Just happened last night.

Random chirps but then she goes back down instantly. Its like she is having a little night terror.

The little's are strange creatures.

[mala]

I find it interesting that everyone says it's right around 5 am(or on the dot)

[Deleted]

Sept 11, 2013 7:25:09 GMT -5 mala said:

I find it interesting that everyone says it's right around 5 am(or on the dot)

According to the sleep experts 5am is when the lighter REM sleep period ends, they have a brief wakeful phase (not all kids) and then they have an hour or 2 of deep sleep phase.

[Deleted]

Oh and that the deepest time of sleep is bedtime 7pm or 8pm until midnight. No dreams, deep sleep. Then REM sleep until 5am. I find this sleep stuff fascinating!

[mala]

Yeah but they're not all going to bed at the exact same time, or at the same time every day. But the waking up and crying out is always at 5 am!

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Sept 11, 2013 7:30:06 GMT -5 mala said:

Yeah but they're not all going to bed at the exact same time, or at the same time every day. But the waking up and crying out is always at 5 am!

Well the theory is that they actually have this pattern whether you put them to bed at 7-8pm or not. That the deepest sleep is until midnight and the later you put then to bed, the less of this deep sleep they get.

But I am a sleep nazi so I agree with this.

[mala]

Sept 11, 2013 7:33:39 GMT -5 @starbound said:

Sept 11, 2013 7:30:06 GMT -5 mala said:

Yeah but they're not all going to bed at the exact same time, or at the same time every day. But the waking up and crying out is always at 5 am!

Well the theory is that they actually have this pattern whether you put them to bed at 7-8pm or not. That the deepest sleep is until midnight and the later you put then to bed, the less of this deep sleep they get.

But I am a sleep nazi so I agree with this.

Is there an explanation for how it is always midnight/5am etc? I think this is so weird! And what if you work nights and sleep during the day?

[Regina Philange]

This goes into what @starbound is talking about, but its a little off topic. I just fall asleep when i am tired, but i found this interesting.

sleeptiming.com/

Each sleep cycle is 90 minutes and you feel the most rested when finishing a sleep cycle.

[AndyCohen]

Sept 11, 2013 7:36:29 GMT -5 mala said:

Sept 11, 2013 7:33:39 GMT -5 @starbound said:

Well the theory is that they actually have this pattern whether you put them to bed at 7-8pm or not. That the deepest sleep is until midnight and the later you put then to bed, the less of this deep sleep they get.

But I am a sleep nazi so I agree with this.

Is there an explanation for how it is always midnight/5am etc? I think this is so weird! And what if you work nights and sleep during the day?

Yeah, and wouldn't it change with daylight savings? I think A is on a 1:00am/6:00am schedule. She started talking in her sleep around 1:00 last night and screams at 6:00.

[Deleted]

Ada used to cry out every night at 4am for months. She got a little messed up at day light savings but went right back to 4am, it was really strange.