Advice on day/night split please

[Buntybear]

I have been loosely following BW for about 6 weeks with my 10w/o. He is getting better at settling himself now and our wind downs are (sometimes) getting much shorter.

My problem is the day/night split. One thing I have not done is follow the waking DS at 7am routine. I am not a morning person at the best of times and after possibly 2 night feeds I cannot face waking him this early as I fear that he may not go down easily. I just wait for him to wake up and we tend to be getting up between 8 and 9am.

On the other hand I appreciate that by doing this you do get your evenings (although this isn't a big seller to me as at the mo DS is having major troubles getting to sleep in the eves anyway).

I am sure I am not alone here so does anyone have any advice on how to resolve this dilemma??

Thanks

[deckchariot]

BW is really all about routine, not schedule.  So the sample routines in the books that start at 7 am are just that - samples.  The idea behind EASY is that it starts when your bub starts.  I NEVER wake dd in the am - my EASY routine starts when she gets up - and always has since birth.  So somedays, it starts at 7, sometimes at 7:30, rarely at 8:30, but since it's a routine, it doesn't matter what time I start.  So, if he tends to wake between 8 and 9, that's when you start your EASY.  Now, that does mean his bedtime will then be between 8 and 9.  But some bubs are late starters, and that works for them.  There's no reason you must start your day at 7. Go with what works for your bub.