Just a phase? 10 month old AWAKE 2 hours in the night

[FreelanceMama]

Is this normal at 10 months? My son will wake up about 1am, and then be WIDE AWAKE for around two hours. He cries v noisily if I try to rock him, or put him in the cot. The only thing that keeps him quiet now is nursing but that isn't as effective as it used to be.

He's got quite clingy in the daytime and is v frustrated at not being able to crawl. Is that connected? I work from home while his Dad looks after him most of the day. Is he making up for lack of Mummy time in the day? He got over a crap cold a week ago which may have disrupted things. Or is this just to be expected at his age?

If it's a short term phase I could manage it by going to bed v early but starting to feel a bit desperate!

My DS dos this for about a month before and a week after he learnt to crawl. He was a different baby the day he crawled. Fingers crossed he crawls soon and that solves the issue.

Thanks for the replies. He's been crawling for a while but is just starting to walk so that might be causing a problem. He actually slept through last night. I'm wondering if it could be linked to watching tv with his older sister before bed (over stimulation) or wind (he likes to slurp down Ella's Kitchen pouches straight from the packet which might be causing wind?). I didn't let him watch TV yesterday and he didn't have a pouch. Could be teeth as well though!! He's got 6 at the moment. Can't tell if any more are on their way. So frustrating not knowing what causes it!