I remember reading in BW that the sleep weeks is calculated from due date and not birth date.DD was 1 week early.
It's more relevant if LO is born before the 'term' time of 37-40 weeks, so if she was born at 36 weeks, it may be slightly relevant but will even out pretty quickly, if born at 30 weeks, it takes longer for A times to catch up to average for age.
But if the baby is yawning, doesn't that mean she's tired?Is it possible to yawn and want to sleep but still be UT?
Not necessarily - (usually older) babies can yawn for other reasons, eg. fluid in ears, ready for an activity change. It is also possible to develop a habit of being tired at a certain A time if it stays static for too long. At 8 weeks, generally tired cues are reasonably reliable and a baby will feed for 30-40mins, change nappy and perhaps spend 5-10 mins doing something (chatting with mum/dad/visitor, tummy time, etc.) then be off for a nap at around 1hr A time.
We thought she was OT b/c she would get fussyCan UT get fussy too but yawn and want to sleep?
Getting fussy can be many things - hunger, bowel discomfort/motion, wet nappy, not quite the right temperature, just want to chat (remember, crying is really her only way of communicating at this point), "I liked looking at that thing you turned away from", overstimulation (I found that DS struggled with TV on as background noise as it was too much stimulation for him), the list goes on.
What are some suggested activities to tired out an 8 week old....she can't run around or anything
Just being in the outside world is enough - literally everything she sees/hears/feels/smells/tastes is new and interesting. If she's not tired at 1hr, try an extra 5 mins. Waking after one sleep cycle at this age is very commonly developmental - she hasn't learned yet how to connect sleep cycles, so its worth trying to resettle her if you can, though I wouldn't spend more than 10-15mins on it.