my sons a 1.5 year old . the last three nights he woke up screaming a couple times each night . it was very diffucult to put him back to sleep . i gave him tylenol and orajel ( a big back tooth coming in) but im not sure thats what his problem was b.c. he has alot of teeth and never acted this way for any of them. he wakes up screaming very hard and loud . Im wondering because hes almost as tall as my 3 year old nephew , if he may be having growing pains? or is it too early for a baby his age , but he is very tall for his age? any helpp would be nice??
Actually there's a new theory that the reason INFANTS are fussy and nurse more during growth spurts is because of growing pains, so yes it could be! But it wouldn't hurt to have him checked out either!
Dear A., Yes your son can be having growing pains. One of my sons would cry "boo boo knees" and he is the tallest of my 5 children. My mother-in-law said she would place a wash cloth, drenched in witch hazel on her sons (my husband) knees and he would feel better. I also worked for my son. My best, Grandma Mary
it could be growing pains but i would take him to the dr and let the dr know. just to make sure it's not something unless starting. my son is 8 and has had growing pains for years. his dr checked the conective tissue jsut to make sure it was growing pains and not something else!!
Why do you think this might be growing pains? It could be something else. If he's been crying for more than three nights you ought to take him to the doctor. Tylenol is just temporary relief. If he has fever too you should check to see what else it might be. It could be his appendix or anything else for that matter.
It could very well be night terrors. They are very scary for both the child and the parent. Try asking him in the morning if he remembers getting up or anything, he may just be able to tell you!
Growing pains are not well understood or explained by modern medicine. Nonetheless, they are extremely common (both my grandson and his dad have experienced them). Though they don't usually manifest before maybe three years old, who's to say that a fast-growing child of any age can't experience them?
One of the most notable identifiers is that many kinds of pain make a child resist touch and movement, but these are generally soothing if it's growing pains. Gentle massage and warm compresses, and a kid's pain killer should all help. If they don't, consider the possibility of night terrors or nightmares, too.
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