Night wakes

Question

Hi mummies, my LO is 10months. He still wakes up every night to sleep on top of me (for comfort). Sometimes he would cry really loud as if he got scared but will instantly stop the moment i carry and lie him down on my body. What does it mean? Is it night terrors? #adviceappreciated #firstmom

Bimo W · Answer

Aiyah dont worry, my neighbours baby was exactly like this at 10 months, her PD told her its most likely separation anxiety plus the 10-month sleep regression, not night terrors, because night terrors babies usually wont calm down so fast when you carry them. Someone in my mum WhatsApp group also mentioned all the new skills like pulling to stand and crawling actually mess up their sleep big time at this age, so the brain very busy lah. Should pass in a few weeks once the developmental leap settles!