sleep for 10 min then cry and fidget for 1 min then repeat??

[momof1dd]

My dd is 25 weks old. I have been doing EASY for almost 4 weeks. SHe has always been a great night sleeper and thanks to EASY has now been taking 2 sometimes 3 naps a day. She used to wake up happy and smiley. However since I started EASY she has been doing this funny sleep thing where she will finally relax herself and apear to be sleeping (eyes closed, thumb in mouth) for about 10  - 15 min and then she will start to cry/scream for a minute or so while she moves around a bit then she will settle again for another 10 - 15 min and then repeat the process. She does this ALOT and every morning she starts to do it at about 5 and will do it continually untill she is finally up at 7. She never opens her eyes she just "fusses around". I am wondering if she is getting any good sleep at all. Any ideas on how to help her settle without doing this? Will she eventually stop doing this? Is it normal? Oh and she as of 2 weeks ago she has been on solids. SHe is up to 2 or 3 teaspoons twice a day (breakfast and lunch) - could that be affecting her this way? Will she eventually start to wake up happy again?

[Peek-a-boo]

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[*Ali*]

What are you feeding her and is she normally BF or on bottles? Does she show signs of pain like arching her back or bringing her knees up? Could it be her food disagrees with her and she is having tummy discomfort? If so perhaps you could try cutting out the new foods and replacing with others others or holding off with solids for a while to see if this makes any difference.

[clazzat]

Could you also post your routine so we can see what happens during your day?  Might help to give us some ideas of what is happening.

[momof1dd]

DD is Breastfed (bottles of breastmilk on Saturday when I am working and monday night) so far as solids I am giving her 2-3 tsps total of rice cereal, breastmilk and apples, pears or prunes, all mixed together. I have only worked up to breakfst and lunch so far. Here is her routine
6:30 - 7am wake/Get out of crib and breastfeed
8 - 8:30 breakfast
9 - 9:30 morning nap in crib
10:30 - 11 wake/Get out of crib
11 breastfeed
12 - 12:30 lunch
1-1:30 afternoon nap
2:30 - 3:00 wake/get out of crib
3 breastfeed
5 - 6 sometimes she takes a cat nap around this time
7 breastfeed , bath and in bed by 8

When she does this cry and fuss thing she is mostly rolling around, sometimes she hits her head on the side of the crib and this makes her cry more but she never seems to open her eyes. I haven't noticed her pulling up her feat at all though or actign like it's an upset stomach???

[clazzat]

How often does she take a catnap?  If she is often going from 3pm till 8 for bed then that is a really long A for her age and it is quite likely that she is OT when she goes to bed.  That might well be contributing to the restless sleep.

http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=164029.0  This gives you an idea of what sort of routines work for los this age.

[momof1dd]

Thank you clazzat - I think that is the problem. I am going to see if I can get her to consistently cat nap during the afternoon.

[clazzat]

I hope it works for you.  Let us know how you get on.