HELP with 5wk olds naps- I'm confused!!

[grace11.6]

Hi my lo is 5 weeks old and I've been doing the EASY plan for a wk. My lo is having great difficulty going through the different sleep phases and will usually wake at 10mins or 30mins. I've just read Tracey's sleep interviews and the FQS and there's SO much info that I'm not sure what applies for me!

DO I stay with my lo for 30 mins to help her go through the sleep phases and what should I be doing to get her through the phases at this age?

I'm so confused and would be v grateful for advice. I'm feeling overwhelmed by it all!!

[~Sara~]

Hi there   Oh, a teeny baby--how sweet

What might be happening is that your LO is experiencing some jolts as she drifts into a deep sleep.  Have you had a chance to look through this thread:
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64161.0

I think that will help explain what's going on.  Try some of the techniques in there and see if they make a difference.  Another thing that might help is to make sure you're laying her down within her sleep window, and that she's not awake too long.  You could also use shh/pat to help her to sleep.  At this age, she's so young that you don't really have to worry whether or not shh/pat is interfering with her learning independent sleep--there's still PLENTY of time to keep working with her on that

HTH a bit!

Other links you might find helpful:
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64158.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64277.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=85500.0