Hi
I just started reading BW and I am fascinated by it. I immediately wanted to get my 8wk old daughter on 3hr EASY- she had been doing a 3hr feeding schedule, but she would often fall asleep only at the end of a feeding and would get agitated at some point during activity, which I was using as a distraction after waking if she was not at the 3 hour mark for her feeding.
Now that I am trying to coordinate her routine using EASY, her disposition has definitely improved- she is peacefully wakeful for much longer than she has ever been. My problem is, even though shh/pat has been working to get her to sleep alone, she will not S long enough after A to get her to the 3 hour mark for E again. I am not really concerned about the Y at this point. Assuming that I can be flexible, and seeing my daughter's hunger cues, I would re-feed if only, say, 2.5 hours had elapsed. The problem is that this keeps happening, she continues to go in 2.5 hour cycles and no, I can't seem to get her to eat more at a feeding to sustain her longer. The few times I have tried this she got so sleepy during E that her A ended after 5 minutes and she was extremely cranky, so she went straight to S with little resistance. She's a spirited baby and a big one at that- 12.5 lbs at her 7week checkup and currently taking between 3-4 oz at a feeding. How can I get her back on 3hr EASY?