Does anyone else’s baby wake up randomly screaming/crying but fall back asleep after soothing them?

My 2 month old has been sleeping for the last hour in my arms and he just randomly woke up screaming/crying, not too profusely but it was a whimper sort of cry like he’s scared? His eyes are still closed and then we soothed him and he’s back asleep right now again. Is it night terrors?
If he was hungry or have a dirty diaper he’d still be awake crying right..?

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my lil one does it, idk if it’s normal or what but ik how long she can go at night so if it hasn’t been the normal time i soothe her and lay back down.

it’s almost like they just miss us idk

It’s called active sleep. Mine LO does it too.

My son does something similar to the point of waking himself. :( I dont know how to fix it :(

They’re just dreaming.

My daughter does this! Her dr said it’s active sleep. But I did ask about nightmares and he said it’s not that.

i was gonna say i looked it up and they aren’t technically old enough to dream yet

i’ve heard of active sleep but waking themselves up😭😂 they just wanna see how far they can push us

Yeah it’s active sleep. I don’t wake her if her eyes are still closed. I only get her out of bassinet and soothe her if she wakes herself up with the crying/screaming.

haha yes. I would leave them alone and the LO will put themselves right back to sleep.

omg my baby just did this

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