Quick question

[* Paula *]

Abbie nearly 11 weeks and is pretty much following a 3 hour EASY routine, and her naps are consistent, sometimes more, leading us up to the 4 hour mark to eat.

Anyway, what I wanted to ask is, by the end of the day, even though her naps are so great, she is really tired.  I was wondering if it would be wrong to feed her directly after her catnap and then have a bit of A time.  Reason being, by the time the she actually has this feed, she is too tired to feed and usually only has about 1-2oz.  That last 45 mins of A time really seems to take it out of her.

Paula

[momofclaire]

Paula,
I think the answer is, no it would not be wrong, but post your routine so I can be sure. 

I always fed Claire after her cat nap and called it a cluster feed. 

[* Paula *]

Well our routine usually goes something like this.  Sometimes naps are longer and we extend to a 4 hour, but generally we stick to 3 hour.

E -7:00
A - up till 8:15
S - up till 10:00

E - 10:00
A - up till 11:30
S - up till 1:00

E - 1:00
A - up till 2:30
S - up till 4:00

E - 4:00
A - up till 5:15ish
S - up till 6:00

However, when it comes time to feed her at 7:00 she is usually too tired, so would it be ok to feed her at 6:00, bath and then pop straight into bed?

[momofclaire]

I would try it.  If she is really tired then she will sleep.  You don't want overtired.  I am assuming that you are still feeding overnight, right? 
There is a routine, I think in Solves Your Problems, that has the baby go down for a cat nap only to wake feed and go right back to sleep.  Do you have that book?  I will try to look for it today. 

[*Vicki*]

I agree..

My 8 month old still goes to bed by 6.30pm most nights as thats when shes really tired...if i keep her up longer then i pay for it throughout the evening...

[* Paula *]

I am assuming that you are still feeding overnight, right?

Nope she sleeps through the night - has done since she was about 5 weeks old    We are having a few early wakings due to bad feeds due to her reflux, but is still sleeping through the night.

There is a routine, I think in Solves Your Problems, that has the baby go down for a cat nap only to wake feed and go right back to sleep.  Do you have that book?  I will try to look for it today. 

I do have that book, will have a look to see if I can find the routine.

Thanks for your help 

[*Vicki*]

Good luck Paula x let us know how you get on 

[*Nicola*]

Paula,

we are having same issues here.  Even thought naps are now good, Callie is still OT by bedtime and we over the last week we have had meltdowns at bedtime. 

I struggle with the catnap as she REFUSES to take it    but if I put her down at 645ish she will wake an hour later for a feed.  At the moment I am going with it and just calling the 645 sleep the catnap 

Off to check out BWSAYPs

[* Paula *]

Hi Nic 

That actually sounds like a plan too.  Am going to look at the routine in the book first and see how that goes, and then take it from there.

[*Nicola*]

Me too, maybe catch up with you on MSN later.

That's Callie just down and refused to feed totally. 

Paula, as Abbie is going right thru the night I think you should just go ahead and pop her right down.  If she starts to wake early or thru the night then you can readjust.

[* Paula *]

Thanks Nic, I think you are right 

[*Nicola*]

Thanks Nic, I think you are right 

Me too 

Just looked at the book and it gives an example for a 4 week old baby that sounds similar.  Page 24. Basically that catnap round 7ish then Y time for us then a second cluster feed (which would be Callie's first) about an hour later then no A time, straight back to bed. 

Hope tonight went well 

[* Paula *]

Feed went quite well considering she was sooo OT as she missed her nap while at the docs.

How did you get on?

[*Nicola*]

LOL see my post on EASY!