Why night wake ups changed after introducing 4hr EASY?

[Serides]

Hi,

My LO who is 4 months old has started to introduced 4 hours EASY by himself two weeks ago. First he changed from 3hours to 3,5 hours and then 4 hours. Since then his night sleep shortened and our 5 am wake up has begun to happen at 3 am. Since last friday he has changed also his routine. Now it is sometimes 4 hours sometimes 3. I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.

Our routine is as follows

7:00 - 7:15 wake up - breastfeed (before(when we were on 3hours EASY) he was waking up at 8:00)
9:00 - 9:45 nap
10:00 breastfeed (3 hours EASY)

12:00 - 14:00 nap
14:00 BF (4 hours EASY)
16:00 - ~17:00 nap

17:00 BF (3 hours EASY)
18:30 - 19:15 catnap
20:00 BF, bath and bedtime

after his bath he want to be fed again and BF for the second time around 20:30

23:00 DF
3:00 BF (before it was 5:00)

I want to change back morning time and night wake up time so that I can have 5 to 6 hours sleep. It is important for me as I will go back to work in 3 weeks.

I also need advise about how to eliminate night wake ups. I tried PU/PD but it didn't work until he gets what he wants

[* Paula *]

Do you think your DS could be going through a growth sprut, hence the early wake ups?

The do go through a growth spurt at around 4 months, so this may be the case why he is waking early, and also wanting to feed on the 3 hour mark.

[Serides]

He can be. He has put on 300gr since yesterday morning !!!

Since 2 months he woke up two times a night last night. I hope this is all related to growth spurt. Is your LO changed back to his routine after growth spurt?

Seride

[Niki&Isaac]

I sympathise, we're all over the place since the 4hr routine, with no way of knowing how to get back, I can't even post a routine cos its all gone
If you have any good tips sent your way please pass them on? x

[danlynclark]

I sympathise, we're all over the place since the 4hr routine, with no way of knowing how to get back, I can't even post a routine cos its all gone
If you have any good tips sent your way please pass them on? x

I see that Amber is only 3 months, any chance you could back off into a 3.5 EASY instead and see if that helps?
Lyn

[Serides]

I stopped BF my LO after bath and it worked last night. We are now back to one wake up per night. And he slept until 8 o'clock in the morning and his nap durations are now back to normal. I hope tonight it will be the same.

I also tried 4hr EASy when he was 3,5 months old and we lost all of routine. No proper feed, sleep and activity. And I immediately changed back to 3hr EASY

[* Paula *]

That is great news, I am pleased that things are going better.