HELP! 8 wk old LO won't stay down for naps

[sputnik1123]

I've only started to implement EASY with her (this is our second day) but my LO will fight me when trying to put her down for her nap.  I follow her cues (yawning, twitchy arms and legs), and do Tracy's Four "S" ritual.  Sometimes she will fall asleep but wake up again 5 or 10 minutes later.  I do the shush pat with her for as long as I can, but sometimes I don't wait for the 3rd stage of sleep because by then my back is hurting from bending over the crib.  When she is overtired (when I have missed her cues) she is even harder to calm down.  The shush pat is useless, she will scream even louder when I shush.  I don't know what to do, she has not taken any full naps today or yesterday.  The most she's slept is maybe 20 minutes at a time.  My husband is at his wit's end and I am desperate!  If anyone has any advice please please help!

[rumecosa]

My son is really similar.  We've been on EASY for 2 weeks though.    He falls asleep easily at night for some reason.  I think maybe he's just exhausted from the whole day of fighting naps!  His first nap is always his best, I think because he's still really sleepy.  After that though...it's at least 30 minutes in the nursery trying to get him to fall asleep!  I follow cues too!  I'm sorry I don't have advice, because I'm just as lost as you are, but at least you'll know you're not alone!  good luck!

[gleek]

hang in there! unfortunately, sleep training is just that, training.. and the longer that you do it, the more results you'll see. i started the BW techniques with my daughter at 6 weeks and i thought that it was never going to work, but it did. you just have to be vigilant.

my only advice is that sometimes, by the time you see a sleep cue, it's too late. observe your baby over the next few days and see when she starts to yawn or rub her eyes (or her eyes get red even.) keep a log of how long she was awake before you saw them and then the next day, go by the clock. if she starts yawning an 1hr15min after waking, start the wind down process 15 minutes prior. make the wind down process a ritual that you do every time! make sure your husband does the same thing as well don't let him go off on his own.

you'll see some progress but it may take a few weeks, and i totally understand that "a few weeks" feels like forever! when you're sleep deprived, you feel like you're gonna die. but i promise that it will get better.