Baby very unsettled for part of night

[Squish3]

15 weeks old. Feeds 10/11pm, 2/3pm then up at 7am. Usually goes down to bed about 8pm.

8-10/11pm he’s really settled, from that feed until the next feed he’s really settled, but from the 2/3am feed until morning he’s really unsettled 😓 sometimes having to be “shhhh’d” and hand held back to sleek every 20 minutes 😳😴 he’s constantly rubbing his face/eyes when he’s stiring.
Usually naps for 1h morning, 2h ish in the middle of the day and 1h later on. Although this has been more difficult the last few days - maybe hitting the slew regression? 🤔
Where am I going wrong? Is he going to bed too early/late? Room is a constant temp through the night so I don’t think he’s too hot/cold. Have tried the dream sheep too with only mild success 😓

Are you waking baby for the second feed? If so, don't. Let him sleep.

@LunaLula83 Nope, I don’t wake him for it!! He’s still naturally waking for feeds every 4/5hours.

Sounds like the four month sleep regression, which can be really tough going. But little one will come out of it. Sounds like his sleep pattern is pretty good for his age; though I’m not dismissing how incredibly difficult it is for you!
I have two children, both of whom were difficult sleepers... one was a nightmare if I’m honest!! But they both just got better on their own, in time. All you need to do is survive the phases, don’t worry about trying to solve it. Sleep as early as you can if the start of the night is best at the moment.
It absolutely 100% will get better, it just will take some time.

@Purplepjs Oh gosh, I’m delighted with his sleep at the moment - it certainly hasn’t always been like that 😳😳 I had a feeling it could just be the regression but was just doubting myself 😅

@Purplepjs if you don’t mind me asking for a bit of advice...during your LOs sleep regressions of fussy stages did you still try and stick as much as possible to their routine? Or was it just a case of letting them sleep whoever they would?

I think at that age mine hadn’t really settled into a routine yet, especially my second as she was just fitting around big brother. So we just went with the flow.
That said, once a routine had developed I’m a bit of a stickler for routine, as it helps keep me sane! I think this one is totally down to individual preference. I can see why some people enjoy just going with the flow, but I panic that if mine sleep extra in the day, or not enough in the day, it will affect the night! So I tend to stick to routine generally, once baby is in a routine.
Though I think what you can also get from my reply is that I am 100% winging it and have no idea if what I’m doing is right!! 🤣 The only thing I feel I really have learnt from my two is that they sorted out their own sleep, in their own time, pretty much regardless of what I did! I was just along for the ride, really. So the more I relaxed and stopped trying to figure out why one night was good and the next was bad, the less tired I felt. Babies are unfathomable little beauties, who enjoy changing things just as you think you’ve figured them out!!
I hope you’re doing ok... 15 weeks is still super early days and it’s a haze of exhaustion, worry and love; but it gets easier and lots more fun too.

@Purplepjs 🤣 I’m a bit of a stickler for routine too but I think I’m just going to have to follow his lead on this one 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 as you’ve said...they tend to sort it out in their own time 😊
Haha, anyone that says they aren’t winging it is surely lying or seriously kidding themselves 😅 today I feel like a kids party entertainer with the toughest audience in the world 😳🤣😅
He’s just the best little guy though so I’ll take the lack of sleep no problem ❤️

@Squish3 hiya! I just wondered what the outcome of this post was as I have similar. My little boy is 10 weeks old, and goes to bed around 8pm but then wakes at 11,1 and 3 but after 3 is so unsettled and from 5 will only sleep on me, not in his crib. I’m following his lead and feeding him each time he wakes but just worried it will never get better lol. I go to sleep when he does as that’s the only real stretch of sleep I get. Thanks x