Is this sleep regression?

My baby used to sleep very well and has done since she was born - sleeping through or waking up maximum once. She's EBF, so I know I'm very lucky with this.

The last couple of weeks she has been waking up once at 4am for a feed but fussing every half hour/hour until we wake up at 7:30 for the majority of the time. But the last two nights she's woken up at 3am and 5am for a feed and again fussed every half hour/hour until we get up at 7:30.

I know this is quite normal for some babies but not for us 😴😴. Could this be sleep regression or is this just her new normal?!?!?!

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It very well could be. My baby used to wake up once throughout the night, then she started sleeping thru the whole way. Now she’s not sleeping great, but I think mines a mix between teething and sleep regression. X

I could have written this. I think it is a regression. We are just riding it through, I'm sure it'll change again soon 🤣

Definitely think it's a regression, I've just come out the otherside of similar with my 18 week old. However, his sleep has not gone back to how it was before, it seems to be a 'new normal' for us

My little one is 4 months today and we’ve been going through the exact same for the past 2-3 weeks. She used to sleep through the night but now she’s waking up at 4am for a feed and fussing in between almost every hour! EBF too. This is definitely not our normal so hopefully she’ll go back to sleeping through the night soon ☺️ xx

My baby has slept through since 6 weeks and now needs feeding at 11pm and 4am. Must he sleep regression as before he would go to bed and not wake until 8/9am

I’m exactly the same! My baby is 17 weeks. I’m super lucky that she had been sleeping through or waking once for the last few months.

As of last week, she goes to bed at 8pm and wakes at 11pm-12am (a few times earlier!) and then is awake every two hours and won’t go back down in her cot.

Exhausted and every night hoping it’s the last of the regression! But you’re not alone, it’s so rough being so sleep deprived again 🥴

Exactly the same story as me! I had weeks of sleeping through and now I see him again at 3am and 6am for a feed 😴😴 last night he was up every hour I am exhausted 🤣

It's good to know we're not the only ones then and hopefully it only lasts a couple more weeks 😬😬

he’s been going since around 20th January 😴 so about a month of this I’ve had. He’s 19 weeks tomorrow x

Yep in the exact samr position here. She used to sleep through the night and now is waking up crying or fussing 1-3 times a night 😫😫😫

Okay last night was worse. 1.30, 3:30 and 5:30 feed and fussing every hour inbetween 😴😴😴 I'm like a zombie

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