My LO has been pretty good and he had started sleeping through the night, dropping a feed which was great. Everywhere I read it says he should now be sleeping through and settling into a routine. Howeve, he seems to be doing opposite As he approaches 3 months next week. He has all of a sudden started fidgets so much during the night, kicking, flailing his arms, sucking his fists. He is waking up much earlier for a feed than he used to, and his day time naps have now turned into 20mn cat naps. He is happy enough, just getting grizzly around 5pm ish. Is this just a phase? Anyone else have or going through such a change.
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Tryingtokeepfit ·
14/10/2017 07:42
Gosh where have you read that they should be sleeping through at 3 months?
It could be a phase, the 4 month sleep regression was definitely a thing in our house. Also we had a bad regression between 7-10 months. Things seem to be improving now though 
Mine slept through 3 whole nights when he was 6 months. But then he reverted back to waking 4 times.
Fingers crossed your baby starts sleeping through
BillBrysonsBeard ·
14/10/2017 10:23
My first baby slept through at 3 months, 12hrs! Is now 3 and self settles and sleeps all night.
Second baby (8 months) has always woken 4+ times a night, at the moment it's about 15 
They are all different.
crazycatlady5 ·
14/10/2017 10:24
Please throw away any books that say babies should be sleeping through at 3 months. Or they could make useful door stops 
Seriously through. Some babies sleep through at 3 months, a LOT of babies don’t. Many sleep through much later, towards a hear old. I was 10 months old when I did, my husband was 2 years old! I would say definitely don’t wait for it to happen as you’ll drive yourself mad. It may take a while however in your case it might be a phase and your baby might start sleeping through again soon.
Here’s a 
for the sleepless nights x
SuperBeagle ·
14/10/2017 10:26
There's a sleep regression at 4 months often. This, or a growth spurt, could account for the waking.
In my experience, most babies are not sleeping through at 3 months. Of my four, I've had two sleeping an 8 hour stretch by that age, but the other two were not. The ones who slept well at night barely slept at all during the day, and had completely dropped naps by 12 months. That's the trade off.
I'd suggest swaddling/wrapping the baby. Keep their arms tight but their legs looser. This may help with the flailing. Many babies still like to feel very secure at that age.
As for 5pm, that has always been "witching hour", in my experience. That's when I started the wind-down bedtime routine. I think it's useful to start habits as early as possible. So when you notice they're getting grizzly, that's a good indication that they're ready to wind down for the day. Bath time, lotion/baby massage, a feed and try to lay them down while they're still awake (more difficult than it sounds, I know!). This has worked a treat for my babies. But remember, it's a bonus if they sleep through! Treat it as such. It'll only stress you out if you expect them to sleep through and then they don't.
Enjoy your baby. 
silkpyjamasallday ·
14/10/2017 12:11
It's probably due to a growth spurt OP, he will need more milk when these happen, and they happen frequently in the first year. Just when you think you've got it down it all goes tits up again.
Also at babies should be sleeping through at three months, I should let 13 month old DD know she's very behind schedule! All babies are different and their needs are changing all the time, don't stress because your baby isn't doing what I book has said is correct, they can't read.
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