Sleep was actually really good from about 8-10 weeks. Then at 4 months it all went pear-shaped, and then at about 9-10 months it went really, really pear-shaped.
The only thing that did seem to improve was his wind. It was a bit later than 12 weeks, but around that time his tummy did start to operate a bit better.
And of course, sometime around then he started to smile.....now that definately improves everything!!
But overall I think the 12 week miracle is highly over-rated.
With DS, yes. We had such a horrible time getting him to sleep every night. But back then we had no clue about colic and things like Infacol. With DD she was fine from 1 month. As soon as we had her on Infacol. She has slept through every night since then, self settles and havent had a problem at all with her.
Nothing magical about it for us either! Nothing magical happened with DD until 9 months when she slept through the night! Prior to that- aaaahhhhhhhhh....
God no! 12 weeks was when things got really hard. And then we had another really really hard patch from about 10-13 months! And even now he only sleeps through maybe one night per week? The first 3 months weren't easy by any stretch, but they weren't as torturous as some other months we had .
Of course, it will all be different with our next baby....I'm putting in an order for one that LIKES to sleep
For me, 12 weeks was when DD started interacting a lot more, and I finally felt like I was getting some rewards for all the hard work. That being said, the period from 10-14 weeks, were without a doubt the hardest for us. As everyone else has said, DD started catnapping, and frequently waking at night.
I found though, that she was also more responsive to my cues and seemed to understand everything more, so at 12 weeks I started helping her to self settle, and we haven't looked back!
So in hindsight, yes it was "magical", because she went from a blob, to being more like a person...but that enormous change plays havoc with their sleep!!! She still wakes at least 2 x a night, so I am hoping to have some sleep before the 10 month "magic"!!
I'm with catherinemoses - I didn't really start to enjoy DD until she was about 6 months old. I was told "the first 6 weeks are the hardest", then when I got through those I was told, "Things get easier after 12 weeks", then "The first 6 months are the hardest", etc etc! LOL, it's kind of laughable really. It is all hard work, but there are different rewards along the way.
The 6 month mark was magical for us, not because DD slept better or anything (PMSL - that was when she got REALLY wakeful overnight) but she was just a happier kid and I was a happier mum.
Janie- Lol, I put in that order but it seemed to have gotten lost somewhere!
I shouldn't complain too much cause I know there are others that have a harder time, at least hearing wind settles around this time will help cause I think alot of Em's night wakings are due to tummy probs.
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. And then we had another really really hard patch from about 10-13 months! And even now he only sleeps through maybe one night per week? The first 3 months weren't easy by any stretch, but they weren't as torturous as some other months we had 
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