Managing EASY with short napper???

[LouiseMichelle77]

Hello there,

I have read lots about short naps and how to try and extend naps etc which we are trying to do (she always wakes after 20-40 minutes but does not appear jerky/overstimulated - she usually wakes up happy and ready to play!) what to do about the EASY routine in the mean time - do you always go to E after S even if sleep is only 20 mins? Only problem is, she is not always hungry and refuses to feed (breast feed) then gets hungry around the time of her next nap - confusing the situation further. I usually encourage her to nap rather than feed when this happens - in line with EASY routine but I a worried she is then not getting enough feeds in the day and she is still waking at 2,4, and 6 in the night!!

is it ok to have only 'catnaps' in day if she is otherwise happy? If so, how to handle EASY? Any thoughts/ideas/advice appreciated! 

My little girl is 3 months old
A typical/good day on EASY for us is:

E  7am
A
S 8.30 - 9am
E 9am  (but not always hungry)
A
S 10.30 - 11am
E 11am
A
S 12.30pm (I try and extend this one to 1.5 to 2 hours if possible but it takes a lot of patience and hard work!) 
E 2.30pm
A
S 4- 4.30pm
E 4.30pm
A
S 6 - 6.30pm
E 6.30pm (Bottle)
A
S 8pm
E 11pm
E 2am, 4am, 6am (or 3am,5am on a good night)

[sherry lynn]

Have you tried playing with the Awake times at all, but increasing or decreasing the length?

I think your night wakings are actually probably caused by feeding too close together during the day.

You do want to try to get as close to 3 hours as possible.

It is ok to do EASAE   just make sure to include some awake time before you put her down for her nap. Even just a diaper change is enough. That way she won't associate eating with sleeping.