Help with 4-7 am for 9 week old

[Kgraphicdesign]

My 9wo is a week into the 3hr EASY program but I'm unsure how tohandle the early early mornings. Last night he slept from 7-10:15, dream feed, slept 10:30-1:25, feed, then slept until 3:40(shush 1x, slept until 4). Problem is he always wakes at 5 not necessarily hungry I don't think, then I can get him back down with shushing until 6 when he wakes up next, then with sushing until 7. All of that can be a battle. I then have to wake him at 7 to start his day.

What should I be doing to help with my 4-7 stretch? Should I be starting his day later (7:30?) if I have to wake him up every day?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[ENMS]

I'm having a very similar issue and my LO is 7 weeks old.  Although I don't have to wake him because I can only get him back to sleep until about 6:30.  The advice I got today was that 'maybe' he is ready to increase his A time during the day. But I haven't been able to apply it yet and it might be a little more complicated than that since my DS has reflux issues as well.

Can you post your routine so we can see if a tweak is needed?

[Kgraphicdesign]

Thanks for the response! We are still trying to work out a schedule since today it seems like he wanted to increase his awake times too. I only put him to sleep when he shows his first cues. If he's up for 55 mins or 2 hours, so be it. Here is what yesterday looked like:

EA 7:10 (had to wake up)
S 8:45

EA 10
S 11:15

EA 12:15
S 2

EA 4:30
S 5:05

EA 5:45 (catnap as per book)
S 7:05

DF 10:15
S 10:30-1
S 1:25-4 (put shush recording on at 3:40, right back to sleep)
S 4:10-5:10 (diaper change, feed, shush for 15 mins at 6, back to sleep)
S 6:15-7 (started wake up at 7)


Here is what today looked like:

EA 7:15 (started gentle wake up at 7)
S 8:50-10:50 (increased nap time since I had to wake him the past few day at 1.5hr naps)

EA 10:50
S 12:25-1:30

EA 1:30
S 2:35

EA 3:35-4 (should have stayed asleep from last nap but couldnt get him down. Put him down when he cued us)
S 4

EA 6 (wake from nap, bed routine)
S 7:15 (smiles, no crying, out in less than 2 mins. Yay!)

Will DF at 10/10:30

[ENMS]

I don't have much advice to give as I'm no expert... it does sound funny that his A times vary so much but if he naps well after, I guess it makes sense.

Hopefully someone else with pitch in with advice!

[Kgraphicdesign]

I was able to put the shush track on twice and get him from 5 to 7 without difficulty. Hopefully it's a habitual wake that I get teach him to sleep through. Just hope he is eating enough at night to make that happen.

[RachelC]

Sounds like you are listening to his cues well during the day and maybe you're on to something with the white noise.  Keep us posted.