I really don't support CIO either. I sometimes feel like I don't let her settle and soothe with her hands which tells me that I am using her paci as a prop. Tonight she took a bit longer to fall asleep. She fussed for a little bit and finally got her thumb and settled. I watched her on the video monitor making sure she didn't start to move to a full out cry.
Her current EASY routine is:
5:30 wake and nurse
6:15 solids
7/7:30 sleep (we try for 7:30 but she rarely makes it so it puts our EAS off 30 minutes)
9:00 wake
9:30 bottle pumped BM (7.5oz)
11:00 sleep
1:00 wake
1:30 bottle pumped BM (7.5oz)
2:30 sleep (would like to keep her up longer, but she gets tired)
4:00 wake and solids
5:30 bedtime routine and nurse
6:00 sleeping baby
I was off and on with the dreamfeed. It really messes up her sleep cycle, but I did it to make sure she got enough food. Once we started solids, I dropped it. Her weight gain is just fine, so I don't think her night waking is from hunger. She doesn't eat a lot when she wakes up either.
I would like to wean from the swaddle and paci (unless she will grab it and put it back in her mouth).
For PU/PD, she usually has the paci in her mouth. With her being swaddled, it is hard for her to soothe with her hands so I kept the paci in her mouth. I need to just wean the swaddle and paci and use PU/PD. Anyone have any success stories to give me some encouragement?? She sleeps soooo much better swaddled.