Kid question

[malibu]

My DD is two. She's been pretty ill for the last couple days. For the last few nights (since Saturday, I believe), she's waking up screaming and inconsolable every hour or two, gets up and runs around the house screaming and crying for about five minutes, then climbs back into bed and goes right back to sleep. If we ask her questions (why are you crying? Do you want some water?) she just screams NO and either continues to run away or will try to hide like she is scared.

I can't tell if she is having nightmares or if she's waking up due to being sick (she has a bad chest cold and is really stuffed up), or if something else, like night terrors, is going on. I want to believe it's due to the cold, but the fact she seems like she isn't even awake, or acts like she's scared, makes me think otherwise. Anyone else had their kids do this? It's kind of freaking me out, and I (and she) are getting pretty low on sleep.

I can't get her in to the doctor until Monday, otherwise I'd have already brought her in.

[nannersp]

Sounds like night terrors to me, but we've only dealt with a couple of those so I have no real advice. I don't think you're supposed to try to wake them. I'm not sure there's much to do, but I bet your doc will have more insight.

Good luck!