DS having nightmares/night terrors?

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The last couple of nights, 11 month old ds has been waking up at random points in the night. He screams and sobs, and when we go into his room, he is stood up in his cot, holding his arms out for us, completely distraught . However, as soon as we pick him up and cuddle him, he immediately goes back to sleep.

He was I'll about 10 days ago, but is now fine. Can babies suffer from nightmares? I thought he may be too young, but now I'm not sure.

Too young for nightmares really. Night terrors v different and wouldn't end on picking him up.

Just the right age for separation anxiety. Does he have a soft toy comforter for when you're not there? Otherwise keep going with the reassurance and lots of peekaboo/ hiding games to teach that you will come back.

Thanks HP. May start putting a toy in with him. Would separation anxiety only affect him at night? He's fine during the day, and I don't get to say goodbye to him at nursery, as as soon as he gets in, he's off playing

Can do. Its definitely worth them becoming attached to a special toy imo. Just buy a spare once they've chosen!

I'm not sure if babies do have nightmares at this stage, I think they're too young. I'm inclined to agree with pp in that, at his age, your ds is more likely to be upset due to separation anxiety, waking up and realising you're not there.
My 11mo dd has started doing the same thing. I have that wonder weeks app and according to that she is about a week into a big development leap and as a result she is likely to be more clingy and tearful than normal, and that she is more likely to reach out for her teddy/attachment hook than before. And I have noticed this is exactly what she does!
We give her her snuggly teddy when she's upset, during the day and at night, which helps her settle down and stop crying. Sometimes a cuddle or gentle face stroke helps as well.

We are weaning her off her baby milk (f.fed) and the bottle too, but seems happy to drink from her sippy cup (and actually drinks more milk than she did from the bottle), so I don't know if this is affecting her sleeping.

DS has a snack and a bottle of milk before bed, otherwise I would think it was hunger as well
Silly question, but is it safe to give ds a toy in his cot?

Yes absolutely, but must be one that's suitable from birth, with no lose bits/buttons. DS had and still has this gorgeous bunny who's ears have been chewed and chewed. He's had it since 3 weeks old. It's too small to have ever been a suffocation risk.

Dd has this which is bigger but still can't wrap around her head and she's only 4m.

They both wash well.

Choose something you're happy to have around for years.

Excellent, I have a similar thing, but it's a lamb . Will make sure I can buy a spare first

He slept through!! We gave him weetabix last night as part of his snack, so not sure if it was this, or he was just so tired from nursery. Either way, we all got a good nights sleep last night

My DS had night terrors at that age but he was inconsolable for around 10-15mins and would often lash out. It became very clear he was never awake during these episodes, and there was no way to bring him out of them. He never seemed to remember them or be effected by them afterwards, I however found them very traumatic.
My lovely HV said it was unusual to have NT so young but not unheard of. He got them until he was 3.5 and we got better at coping with them, but there was nothing we could do about them.
He now gets nightmares (not as often) and walks in his sleep.