6 wk old short S long E

[Mackjack]

Just joining in here as I've been wondering the same thing - ds is 6wks and 12lbs and doesnt really seem hungry after 3hrs so I've also been wondering about a 3.5/4 hr ready....althoug not sure how it would work if he has a short nap....

[creations]

You can be flexible with the routine though taking things like short naps into account. You wouldn't automatically feed directly on WU from a short nap if it was too short a time from E but say it had been 3hrs wince E and baby is hungry because they've been more active and awake then no problem to feed early and then just go back up to the 3.5hrly feed again from there.

[Mackjack]

Sorry, what I meant was, if they have a short nap then you've got looooads of A time to get through to the next 3.5hr feed - so what's the best way to deal with that?

[creations]

It's ok for your EASY to be more like EASAEAS if there is a short nap. Also though LO might not make it a full 3.5hrs to the next feed if has only had a short nap. You need to count the next A time from when he woke form the nap, not when he 'should' have woken from the nap. So watch out for E and S clashing and bring E a little earlier if needed.