Hi, my DD is 6 months old and has been a terrible sleeper for 3 months! I surfed to this site two weeks ago and started doing EASY with her. Things are not getting better. The day before yesterday, she woke up at 10, 12, 2, 4, and 6 and each time she stayed awake for at least 40 minutes. Last night, she woke up at 10, 12, 1, 4, 5, 6 and again stayed awake for a long time each time. Her day nap is also not good. She used to nap for 30 minutes every time and took 4 or 5 naps a day. Then I started W2S method so this week she could nap for 1.5-2 hours in the morning but I couldn't do anything about her afternoon nap. She wakes up after 30 minutes no matter what.
I tried 3 naps a day or 2 naps a day, early bedtime or late bedtime, 2 hour A time or 3 hour A time. Nothing works! Please help me! This almost drove me crazy now! I could hardly sleep 4 or 5 hours a day and I have to go to work on MWF.
Except that, my DD is a very sweet girl and very content during the day. I just don't understand how she could survive with so little sleep! And I definitely need more sleep!
Here is our EASY schedule:
8:30 wake up
E -- 9:00 EBM + cereals
A -- 9:30-11:00
S -- 11:00 about 1.5 to 2 hours using W2S
E -- 1:00 BF + cereals
A -- 1:30-3:30
S -- 3:30 or 4:00 about 30 minutes (tried W2S but didn't work)
E -- 5:00 BF
A -- 5:30-7:00
E -- 7:00 BF 7:30 bedtime
I BF her at 12:00 and 5:00 during the night
Sometimes she has 3 naps a day:
8:30 wake up
E -- 9:00 EBM + cereals
A -- 9:30-11:00
S -- 11:00 about 1.5 to 2 hours using W2S
E -- 1:00 BF + cereals
A -- 1:30-3:30
S -- 3:30 or 4:00 about 30 minutes (tried W2S but didn't work)
E -- 5:00 BF
A -- 5:30-6:30
S -- 6:30 catnap
A -- 7:00-8:00
E -- 8:00 BF 8:30 bedtime
I BF her at 12:00 and 5:00 during the night
Thank you so much!!