Easy going wrong

[waffling3]

Hi all my lo is 5weeks and all she's done today is have 10min naps, she's winded fed but won't sleep! I keep giving her a bottle but off track with easy now coz its been sleep activity eat so on. Help!

Getting fed up thought we had got out of the snacking cat napping!

[waffling3]

We don't really have set times for the easy I'm jus loosely following. But ATM she won't settle at night till 9pm I'm doin a bath routine a 7pm with my toddler in the bath too. If she settles at 9-10pm she then wakes 1.30am ish takes a full 4oz and goes back until 4-5am and only takes 2oz ish goes back till 7ish then once again only takes 2oz cat nap then another oz so on so on.

I'm settling her downstairs doin sssh pat with paci I can't do it upstairs yet as taking 20mins + and I have a toddler and need to keep an eye on him. Been doin sssh pat for 4 days now and loosely following the easy. X

[Ima shel Alon]

I find it hard to say what is wrong without seeing a couple of days in EASY format. The 10min naps can either be OT or UT, it can also be due to discomfort?
Did you check for Reflux already?

She is still VERY young, it would be good if you could just follow her sleepy cues now and try to get her to sleep wherever and in whatever way, don't mind so much independent sleep right now, she is tiny.
I also think it's too early for pat/shh...
Did you read Tracey's book?

[waffling3]

Will write it all down 2mrw to show u. What's the best way to get a baby to sleep without causing probs further down the line?
ATM she goes of wv paci coz doesn't like to be held much.

She is on sma lactose free milk now percribed by dr so think it was a wind issue not reflux as is much better. She isn't crying in pain. When she's tired she does a whine that stop starts instead now!
Yes I have Tracey's book and have read snippets

Thank you for replying again

[waffling3]

Wondering if she was UT coz wakes chatting and happy

[Ima shel Alon]

The best way to put a baby her age to sleep without causing "problems" in the future is separate feeding from sleeping. That's about it. If you can avoid props like holding or rocking then great, but not many babies can sleep without SOME HELP in the first few months. Whatever you do now, whatever APOP or prop you can undo later on and it will actually be easier to undo it later than to not assist her sleeping now.

Wondering if she was UT coz wakes chatting and happy

Could be, but she is 5 weeks old, there are no sleep patterns at this age yet and LOs often can't go through sleep cycles themselves so you can't know really.

[waffling3]

Ok thanku, she's goin off ok wv jus paci and patting and in the day slight rocking in chair. There's no chance of her falling asleep on the bottle lol although v sleepy at 1am feed.

How do u suggest to get a baby to sleep? Wot did u do wv ur son? Wv my son I rocked in bouncer and sung to in cot and did cc at 6mo I'd rather avoid that this time. Although he's a fantastic sleeper now 11hrs a night and a regular nap. I'm sure he's so happy coz he sleeps so well and has a routine.

X

[Ima shel Alon]

It so much depends on the baby. There are many parents who rock, hold or sit in a rocking chair. For us it was in the beginning naps in the pram (even inside the house ) and a bit later on feeding to sleep.

Here, on BW, we are very much against CC. Tracey left us great tools to help LO falling asleep independently without leaving him all alone to cry. You can read more here:
Research on why 'cry it out' and 'controlled crying' is NOT recommended!
Cry it out (CIO): 10 reasons why it is not for us
Video on CIO/CC and its effect on brain development

[waffling3]

Oh dear hope my son isn't damaged now! X

[waffling3]

Here's my day
E-1am
E-3am
Wake 5am put in bed wv me as knew would only take an oz and would mean no full feed at 7am and snacking through the morn
E-7am 4oz
S-8am
E-10.30 3oz
S-12pm
E-2.30am 3oz
S-cat naps of 10mins till
E-5.30am 2oz
S-cat naps
E-7pm
A-bath
E- 8pm 3oz
S-8.45

 Struggling with the cat naps and cue screaming at bedtime and pulling off bottle coz so tired. Struggling to get her to feed today.

[Ima shel Alon]

Her gaps between feeding are too big. At her age they should be more around 3h.
Could you please indicate how long she slept for each nap?
What are you referring to a CN? How long is it and after how long A did you offer it? How long was the A before BT?
On days you think she is OT and had very short sleep in the afternoon you can offer earlier BT, around 19.

[waffling3]

I let her sleep if she sleeps and not wake her, she seems to do one long nap a day so I let her be. Otherwise it is 3hrly feeds.
Cat naps r 10-20mins and has 15min awake time then cat naps again. She isn't a hungry baby so most of the time I feel I'm forcing her to eat. I'm trying to gv an hr A time. I've edited to add the extra info.

[Ima shel Alon]

I would try and keep the same A throughout the day, so also in the afternoon give her around 1h A and only then try and put her for her nap.

[waffling3]

Hi again,
Need help again she's 9 weeks now but still having short naps
I'm following a 3hrly feed 1hr-1hr 15 awake time but usually starts yawning at 45mins after waking in the morning.
I try every AP way to get her to sleep but usually results in the same short naps.
The short naps come in cycles usually 2-3bad days all day like it then 2-3days where she will cat nap but have one long mid morn-lunchtime nap. Usually if we've been out.

Bedtime is much better 7-7.30 bed feed at 1am and either 5.30 feed or 6.30 feed. We've been giving gaviscon incase reflux but no better. I don't think she's in pain coz she's so happy with A time. She almost appears to not need sleep, I could b rocking her and she will b screaming. The moment I stop she stops, it as if she knows I'm trying to get her to sleep.

She hates bein rocked, best Ap ways r a car drive and pram but need to keep moving past the 45min mark.
She's v alert and doesn't cry unless tired or bored so pretty much angel/textbook. But seems spirited/touchy with sleep. She's v happy and smiley.

Any suggestions? My hv has no idea as never known a baby like her
Thanku

[Ima shel Alon]

How long are her naps? If they are 45min-1:15h then she might be ready for some more A time, perhaps 10min more for the beginning. If that doesn't work then I think it's just developmental and you'd just need to wait it out.