Any tips or suggestions to help a FTM out? My nearly 9 month old DS is generally a very happy and smily baby. Over the past week or so he has recently started to crying and arch his back when he is unhappy/cross/having a moment. This is normally when I'm trying to dress him, change his nappy, put him in the car seat or when he's in his highchair. He is also beginning to move around a lot (uses his arms and one leg to pull himself around and he drags his other let along) and he is is on the go and is never still. I don't think it will be long until he is crawling properly. He also used to love bath time but will now e as happy as anything but out of nowhere will scream and arch his back so much we have to take him out. It is quite dangerous how quick it changes. He seems to be trying to communicate something to me but I don't know what! It really is quite distressing. We are also going through am awful sleep regression that has lasted about a month so far. Last night was particularly bad. He needed resettling about 3 times before we went to bed. He was then awake from 2.30am until 4.00 and awake at 5.30am for the day. Me and my DH are having to do anything to get him back to sleep including rocking DS to sleep in our arms and also co sleeping (which we hate). Already we have been upstairs three times to soothe him as he is crying. He naps well in the day (1 longer nap and 1 short nap). We have a good night time routine. It seems like my happy little man is changing and I don't know why. Is all of this normal? Any tips on how to get through this difficult patch? Are the arching his back and bad sleep linked? Or separate things? Any words of wisdom would be greatly received. Also feeling cross at myself for being on mumsnet when I should be asleep! I will regret it in the morning I'm sure! X