DD is 8 weeks old and I have been trying a bedtime routine for a couple of weeks now, where I will give her her bath, read her a book, feed her and then bedtime. I used to have her go into a 'milk coma' and then put her in her crib, and she would wake up a few times before really passing out for the night. Some nights were better than others. She is usually fussy for a few hours so it is a game of keeping her from crying - bouncing, swinging, feeding, etc...
For two days now I have been trying EASY and during the day it has been working well, but come the afternoon, she begins to fuss and it goes on into nighttime. I have stopped the rocking, shushing, etc and have been trying the shhh/pat which works for naps but tonight it took TWO hours of pat/shhhing - picking her up when crying in the crib to shhh/pat, which she cries through, then when she finally is calm, I put her back but as soon as her head hits the mattress she begins to scream again even if I try to shh/pat her in bed! Finally tonight I gave her the boob and put her down still awake but calm and she finally dozed off on her own.
What am I doing wrong? Also, DD is on the 3hr EASY and this afternoon, after about 4 on into bedtime, she was hungry every hour so I fed her, but in the morning and early afternoon, she is eating every 3 hrs, and will wake up only once or twice a night.
