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Guides and registry adviceApril 12, 2026
NestBub Editorial
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The 10-month sleep regression is usually a busy mix of development, separation, movement, and tired adults. Around this age, cruising, pulling to stand, pointing, first-word practice, teething, illness, childcare changes, and nap transitions can all make sleep feel newly unpredictable.
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The daytime development load is real. Around 10 to 11 months, many babies are babbling, waving, pointing, understanding simple instructions with gestures, opening and closing containers, standing with help, cruising around furniture, and sometimes taking first steps. These useful skills can spill into bedtime because your baby wants to practise them everywhere.
Nap pressure often sits behind night pressure. Some 10-month-olds manage two naps most days; others need a short third nap after early wakes, illness, travel, or childcare. Watch the last wake window carefully because too short can make bedtime playful, and too long can make bedtime frantic.
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