My DD is almost 11 weeks old. She has MSPI, but we are (I think) finally getting her healthy and feeling better with an elimination diet for me. She's BF. We have been doing EASY for about 1.5 weeks now, but the problem is, I have to wake her up from every single nap! I cap it off at 2 hours so as to not get too off schedule but instead of a 3 hour EASY its like we are on a 3.5 hour EASY, which makes the end of our day difficult in terms of keeping on schedule with a decent bedtime. I am trying to force a quick 30-40 minute nap which we struggle with. It's a little too early for bedtime but I can't stretch her wake time too much.
Also, when I wake her up, it is a struggle to get her to take a full feeding, as she is still sleepy and tries to go back to sleep. Should I continue to wake her so she will learn to wake on her own? If she continues, how do I ensure a full feeding if she is sleepy? Would it ever be ok to let her sleep? It just seems off to have rouse her from a deep sleep every time!
Our EASY looks something like this:
E 7:30
A
S 8:45
E 10:45
A
S 12
E 2
A
S 3:30
E 5:30
A
S 6:45
E 7:25
A
S 8:45
She usually wakes 2-3 times per night. I thought limiting her daytime sleep may help with less nightwakings but so far no luck.
Any advice on the long naps or any other advice/suggestions on tweaking the EASY? Thanks so much!
