LeNita
Your 16 month old may not have a sleeping problem. The "fits" you describe sound exactly what I went through with my daughter at around that age. They're called "night terrors". She would wake, and I tried everything to help soothe her, and nothing helped. What is happening is that she's not even aware of what she's doing. My child's night terrors stemmed from headaches she was having. We later found out that she was actually having migraines due to amblyopia. Your child sounds exactly like my child, in the way she sleeps, etc. I understand your pain and wish you the best of luck. The best thing to do is to research night terrors and read on how to deal with them. We finally just learned to hold her and to talk softly to her...sometimes it took a very long time, and much much patience. Best of luck to you both!! God bless :).