Sleep regression or developmental leap?
My 3 month (14 week) old formula fed baby has slept through the night consistently since about 8 weeks. The last 3 nights he has woken between 2-3am and seems hungry. I’ve tried rocking him and soothing back to sleep and he does temporarily settle but then wakes up again within a few minutes. So I succumb and make him a bottle and he is draining it every time so he obviously is hungry but isn’t feeding any less during the day than he was previously and is still having a big nighttime bottle, I haven’t changed any part of his bedtime routine etc.
We have just got back from a weeks holiday, but even then we were really hot on sticking to his usual routine, so as not to disturb his usual pattern. His temperature seems fine (not too hot or cold), he is sleeping same amount during the day, doesn’t seem poorly etc. So nothing has changed, with the exception of my husband has started randomly snoring again after months of not snoring (used to be really bad, then he lost a lot of weight and it stopped) which is waking me up and I’m finding really quite irritating 🫠😅 but I’m not sure it’s bothering the baby (although I can’t tell as he’s awake too) so unsure what it could be.
Should I just put it down to a developmental leap, sleep regression or growth spurt at this point? Either way, I’m hoping it settles again as I’m solo parenting for 9 days soon whilst hubby is away for work. Which should make for a more peaceful nights sleep but no extra pair of hands to help a sleep deprived mumma 🙈
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Does sound like growth spurt. If this is the regression for you though then I would take this as a win. My LO is now waking hourly as he can’t connect his sleep cycles anymore.
Same my baby used to sleep good but now she is walking up every 1-2 hour hungry
Same here. My formula fed baby used to sleep through the night and for the past week had been waking up around 4am for a feed. Currently feeding him as we speak 🫠
There’s a growth spurt around then but very normal for sleep and feeding to change regularly within the first year and even beyond tbh. Always follow babies lead if they’re waking for milk they need it they’re still so little. Even one wake is exceptional sleep for such a young baby even though it may not feel it x
It's completely normal for babies to go through a new skill or growth spurt every 2 to 4 weeks. The whole “leaps and regressions” thing is really just a marketing label for a very normal stage in a baby's development. I don't think it's fair to call it a regression, because that makes it sound like we taught them a skill and they lost it. The truth is, everything they do is self taught. I prefer to call it a progression, because every time they become unsettled or overwhelmed, they're actually learning something new or going through a growth spurt. Try not to overthink it too much ❤️it will pass in a few days. Just focus on comforting your baby and sticking to your usual routines without introducing anything new until the unsettled period passes. My baby is 15w and he had a few unsettled days and restless nights last week and now he’s back to his happy playful self ☀️I hope the solo parenting is easy on you (and that you get a snore-free night)🤞it’s not easy but you can do it
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