I have had my 8 month old daughter on E.A.S.Y for 1.5 months. It was hard and I slept on the floor in her room for 3 nights but the end result was a baby who was sleeping all night. It's been going wonderfully until a few weeks ago when she caught her first cold. She had to sleep sitting up on my shoulder for almost a week because she was so congested. She's better now but no matter what we do, she's having a crib party at 2am, which lasts for nearly 1.5 hours, every night. If my husband goes in to resettle her, she won't cry when he leaves and will just babble until she passes out again, but if I go in, she has a fit if I even take a step towards the door. I can't do PU/PD with her because she gets too overstimulated. I just put my hand on her until she calms down, which is pretty quick.
Her day goes like this:
8:00am -wake and bottle (she will only take about 3-4 oz)
8:30am -breakfast of pureed fruit and oatmeal (about 2 tsp of each)
10:00am-11:00am (ish) - nap
11:00am-11:30am -bottle/ lunch (Varies. Usually Veg and a starch or soup)
1:30pm - nap (usually about 1.5-2hrs)
5:30pm -supper (whatever we are having and some baby cereal)
6:30pm - bath, bottle and story
7:30pm - bedtime
10:00pm -dreamfeed (about 4 oz of expressed milk)
I've tried to get rid of the dreamfeed a few times but she would always wake up at midnight for food. She was definitely hungry. Unfortunately, she was small at birth: 5 lbs, 12 oz at full term and has never had a big appetite. Until she was 6 months old, she would only take 2 oz at a time. I had to pump my milk, so that I could document for the Dr how much she was taking in at each session. She will only feed from a bottle now as a result. She is still on the low end for weight but very healthy and active. I have not successfully been able to extend her A time during the day. After her last nap, she can go to 4 hours but during the day she is rubbing her eyes and yawning if she goes more than 2.5 hours (usually). She will start to scream if I try to hold off and her nap is horrible if that happens. Any suggestions? Also, a few times we have been out all day and she has only had 20-30min catnaps during that time, which for some reason results in her sleeping all night. I know she needs good naps during the day but it seems like it's too much sleep sometimes. She is teething right now but has been for 2 months.
Thanks!