Notifications not coming through unless I restart my iphone

970 on latest firmware. 

Troubleshooted using this link: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=jusyWiwXtF4512Rb8jnLOA

All settings on iPhone Air are turned on for the watch including notifications. 

Will be able to get notifications from imessage for an entire day and then it'll randomly just not show up on my watch. After restarting phone, it will show new messages. 

Went into the apps notification section on the watch and checked to see if imessage was blocked but there was no app for it. Checked the texts section and that is enabled. 

Despite not being able to receive apps or texts during this period of time, i am able to receive calls and can see the call screen on the watch.