Decoded: The First Year | Episode 61 | What's Happening During a Growth Spurt | Dr SCL

Decoded: The First Year · Oct 29, 2026 · 15m

You had a rhythm. Not a perfect one — but a rhythm. Feeds at roughly predictable times, naps you could more or less anticipate, evenings that were manageable.And then, almost overnight — your baby is up every two hours. They're feeding constantly and then pulling off halfway through. They're fussier than they've been in weeks. The naps are short. The nights are long. Everything you thought you'd figured out appears to have gone backwards.And everyone tells you: "It's probably a growth spurt, a wonder week, a leap, a regression.” And you nod. Then you Google it. And the internet confirms the…