My son is 3 months old & he's started crying out in his sleep... ?

Question

It's not really crying more like one cry out- I thought it could be gas or maybe he's dreaming? Do babies dream this young? What do you think?

Answer 1

my son does this too and he is 10 months he started around 2 months and yes I think they do dream,my son would make cooing noises in his sleep that would lead me to think he was having a good dream.

Answer 2

Megan that made me sad lol  

Answer 3

My daughter used to cry out in her sleep when she was 2 or 3 months old, too. She's 8 months now and I don't remember the last time that she did it.

"The idea that babies have nightmares really makes sense since they have memories. The brain uses nightmares to learn from traumatic experiences and integrate them into the brain. Babies have many traumatic experiences during their first days of life that the brain must come to terms with and uses nightmares to do so. For example, the entire birthing process is stressful to a newborn. The squeezing from contractions, the pushing, fitting through a tight birth canal, medical extractions, vaccinations, circumcision, bright lights, cold surfaces, and more are just some of the newborns first experiences. Their brains are developed enough to remember these moments and in turn have nightmares.

When a baby wakes up crying you might believe it is due to hunger, gas, pain, or something else. That something else is very likely a nightmare. Research shows babies dream en utero and if this is the case it seems very likely that nightmares can occur soon after birth and throughout toddlerhood. If your baby seems overly clingy after waking up from a nap or during the night then perhaps he just had a nightmare and needs you to hold him close.

Parents worry about nightmares and dont want to believe anything scary could happen to their babies. But the truth is that nightmares are actually cathartic and healing despite causing tears."

Answer 4

yes they do dream they dream as young as when there in your tummy, but i doubt if your son is waking up every night crying from a bad dream