My 3 Month Old Is Tossing and Turning at Night!

Have you tried to swaddle? That might help- my boys both needed to be swaddled for a long time to feel secure. My 5 mo old still is swaddled so he feels like he is still held. When your little one wakes up @ 3, change his diaper, swaddle him tightly, and then nurse him swaddled. While nursing, I usually put his paci in my bra so if he needs it to finish settling down, it is already warm and it tastes like mom.:)
See if this helps- I hope it does!

It is very possible he just wants snuggles (not saying that's what he does want, just that it would be very common and totally normal at 3 months). I loved it that my boys would often begin the night not in my bed, but I usually brought them into bed with me at the first feeding of the night. They would wake to nurse, and I would lay them down next to me, latch them on, go back to sleep and that's where they would remain for the rest of the night. They got their snuggles, I got to go back to sleep (yea!) and if they needed to eat again, I was already right there.

Did your ped recommend you give your little one cereal? I know lots of moms swear it will help them sleep at night, but research in the last 10 years or so has shown that it's usually better for their tummies if you wait until 6 months (?) before giving them any solid foods, including rice cereal. Not trying to be critical. It's very possible you have a very good reason for doing so (reflux or swallowing issues). But if you were only giving it to him to help him sleep, I would consider trying to go without. The cereal could be upsetting is little tummy.

Good luck! Sleep deprivation is one of the hardest parts about parenting, especially with the newborns!

It sounds to me like you're expecting him to sleep too long. Have you tried putting him to bed later? He should still sleep the same amount, but it would allow you to sleep later. Also, why are you giving cereal to a baby so young? It could be upsetting his stomach. You could also just lay back down with him until you're ready to get up. My youngest is 6 months and breastfed. She goes to bed around 9 or 10 and still wakesuo between 4 and 5 most mornings. Sometimes even earlier. I just give her the boob, lay down with her, and go back to sleep.

Definitely try swaddling if you haven't already, that can help a lot. 3 months is still really little. I found my son wasn't a predictable sleeper until much later. I know it's exhausting now, but it will get better. Now, I know this sounds counter-intuitive BUT you should probably try putting him to bed EARLIER. 8:00 is pretty late for a 3 month old. If you look up early bed times for babies on google or something, you'll find a lot of people advocate bedtimes as early as 6:00, which sounds crazy, but if you're baby is going to wake up at 4:00 no matter what you do, you might as well let him get 10 hours of sleep and get some sleep yourself! Try early bedtime, if it doesn't work you'll only lose a few days. Also, if you put him to bed earlier, maybe he would wake up for his feeding earlier, then sleep longer after. It's worth a shot!