Please help - we are going backwards with EASY when I thought we may have figured it out. Starting to lose faith that this will be a long term solution for my 5.5 month old spirited DS who has always fought naps.
Not sure if we are in a GS or if we are not sleeping as well and therefore we are reverting back to eating often as when he eats he is tired, and when it is time for sleep, he wakes up to eat (prior to EASY he ate every 1.30 - 2.30 hours, for the first week or so of EASY I got him to do 3.25 - 4 hour stretches). I also worry that half of the time now I am feeding him again before sleep.
I know at this age he should be ready for 4 hour EASY but lately we are not able to often make it to 3 hour EASY because of short naps and frequent feedings.
Sam's grandparents came into town a week ago, but they have been trying not to overstimulate him and help us stick to a routine though this may be part of the problem.
Can't rule teething out but when I give him teething tablets when he is crying and crying and crying, they don't seem to calm him.
I know it was stated that PU/PD is too stimulating for spirited babies but he will not let me roll him to his side (he lays on his back to look at me and cry) to pat and shhh/pat or holding hand on tummy makes him more upset so I feel that if I don't do PU/PD, I may not be able to get him to calm down and go to sleep at all.
I can sometimes get him to stop crying without PU/PD but as soon as he stops and I walk away from the crib he starts crying. A lot of times (but not always) when I walk back to comfort him, he stops crying immediately. I feel like we could do this for hours at times.
Here are the last few days...prior to these days I was getting usually 1 nap of 1.15 - 1.45 and 2 more that were about 45-50 mins.
Sat - Day 9 of introducing EASY
Woke him at 7.18 (got up prior at 10.30 to eat and 2.20 and DH put him down, woke 2 other times and put himself back down)
E 7.20 (A 2.45)
S 10.05 (.42)--- took 15 mins
E 10.51 (A 2.39)
S 1.30 (.45) --- took DH 10 mins
E 2.21 (A 2.16) --- fussy still tired
CN - 5:05 (.32) --- took 11 mins
E 7.15
S 7.50 - 10.45 --- took DH 25 mins to get him down
E 10.45 ---woke for this (not DF)
Sunday - Day 10 of introducing EASY
Woke at at 6.50 (got up prior at 10.45 to eat, and 11.15 and DH put him back down)
E 7.05 (A 2.25)
S 9.30 (1.30) --- took 8 mins
E 11.03 (A 2.13)
S 1.16 (.28) --- fell asleep in car (first time in car since starting EASY)
E 2.24 (A 1.49)
S 4.05 (.45)
E 4.54 (A 2.28)
E 7.22 --- tried to put him to sleep but after 1 hour 22 mins, fed him as he seemed hungry again
E 8.54
S 9.07 --- took DH and I tag team as it took 1 hour and 33 mins in total to get him down. Teething tablets did not seem to help
Monday - Day 11 of introducing EASY
Woke at at 6.49
E 6.54 (A 2.17)
E 9.11
S 10.34 (1.20) --- took 1h15min to get him down, a lot of crying, startle awake, PU/PD -- OT? OS?
E 11.55 (A 2.31)
E 2.26 (.58)
S 3.24 (.36) --- took 44 mins, some PU/PD -- OT?
E 5.01 (A 1.53)
E 6.54 (A .22)
S 7.16 --- took DH 4 mins
Tuesday - Day 12 of introducing EASY
Woke at at 6.10 and DH got him back down until 6.43
E 6.46 (A 2.17)
S 9.03 (.32) --- took 28 to get him down, some PU/PD --- happy when woke
E 10.12 (A 2.30)
E 12.30
S 12.42 (.35) --- took 2 mins but as he just ate was falling asleep on my shoulder
When he woke up his Nana tried to get him back down and got another 1 hour or so with him sleeping on the bed with her (first time he has done this since we started EASY)
E 2.25 (A 5.10)
E 4.53
Attempted S at 4.53 for 32 mins with no success
E 7.01
S 7.35
E 2.00 then slept till 5.25
Wednesday - Day 13 of introducing EASY
Woke at at 5.25 (got up prior at 2.00 to eat)
E 5.25
E 7.55 (A 3.41)
S 9.08 (.36) --- took 23 to get him down, some PU/PD ---hard crying but happy when woke. OT?
E 12.40 (A .02)
S 12.53 (.27) --- took 2 mins but as he just ate was falling asleep on my shoulder --- very crabby upon waking
E 2.20 (A .53)
S 3.13 (.38) ---- took 33 mins ---woke up happy
E 4.38 (A 2.22)
E 7.00 (A .55)
S 8.05 --- took DH 10 mins with a lot of hard crying
E 11.00 -- he woke for this (not DF)
He woke a few more times in the night but put himself back to sleep
Anything big I am missing? I have had a hard time finding the A balance...sometimes 2 hr is too little (or can be just right) and sometimes 2.30 is too little. On the EASY board, some were thinking I needed to stretch his A time so I have tried that and his naps almost seem worse now.
