15 month old waking in night and taking ages to go back to sleep?!

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My LO usually sleeps through 7-7 but lately has started waking in the night and is awake for 1-3 hours before he goes back off to sleep again!
He wakes crying out and then I go into him and shhh him and he just has his eyes open and takes so long getting back off to sleep again, any similar experiences?!
Is this just another phase?! 🤦🏻‍♀️

My 13, nearly 14 month old does this! Isn't it great!!!!!!! No idea why, can't find a pattern to it but dropping to one nap some days has helped us. Hope it passes soon xx

Totally normal.