My 3-month-old is in active sleep all night, thrashing and making sounds. When will this get better?

Many moms share that baby sleep often improves after 4 months, but there can be regressions later. Routines help, but some restlessness, crankiness, and increased alertness at night is normal in the first year.

Community Answers from Moms(7)

Here's what moms in our community shared based on their own experience.

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   Some moms noticed sleep becoming a bit better around the end of 4 months after they set a consistent bedtime routine.

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   Others share that even after things improve, 6-month regressions can happen and babies may wake more often again.

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   It helps to mentally prepare that baby sleep is an ongoing process for the first 1–1.5 years with good nights and tough nights mixed in.

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   Set a fixed bedtime, turn off the lights, and even if baby gets cranky and needs 2+ hours, she settles. Try the pick-and-drop method before putting her on the bed to ensure she's in deep sleep, and stay close for some time after.

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   It will get better by the end of 4 months once you set a bedtime routine. They still wake once or twice for a dream feed but it's better.

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   For me it got better after 4 months, but at 6 months he hit another sleep regression waking every hour. Mentally prepare that disrupted sleep can be ongoing for at least 1-1.5 years.

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   A night routine helps sleep. After dinner: wipe face, hands and legs with warm water; massage with lotion especially legs and hands; put them in a night suit; keep the room dimly lit.