A time for premmie

[Loafie]

Hi there

Just a question regarding A times and my daughter. She is now 11 weeks old , 6.5 weeks adjusted since she was born nearly 6 week early. I'm having trouble finding the right A time with her since no matter when I put her down, she screams( in my arms) for 5-10 mins before falling asleep. She usually wakes somewhere between 15-40 mins after being out down and is almost impossible to resettle. This is due to gas and we are trying everything we can to make her more comfortable.
Do I base A times for her on actual age or adjusted age?

Thanks in advance

Sophie

[creations]

Every baby's A time can be different which is why EASY is a routine adapted to individual needs. I would say though to begin with A times based on her adjusted time, she may also need to eat more frequently than every 3hrs.  Tracy did mention in her books that the guidance times for ages were based on a fully term baby of average weight. Prem babies will be expected to stay on the lower A and E times for longer, for instance at 4 months 'average' baby will more to a 4 hour EASY, staying awake for 2 hrs and eating every 4 hrs, Tracy said for a prem or low weight baby this transition would be more like 5 or 6 months.  As with all babies you need to observe her cues and record her EAS patterns to see what might be tweaked to help the routine.

If your baby has discomfort from gas then I'm afraid you are not going to work out her best A time based on nap length, you could have the perfect A time and she would still wake due to pain.  I hope you can get some help with that soon.