Hello again
So, it seems like his naps and thereby eating are all over the place now. I believe it is the "famous 4 months sleep regression"?!?!?!
But I am lost how the routine/ "schedule" should be handled. I read in the book that it is a "routine" of E-A-S and not a "schedule". And that as soon as they wake up, they should eat. But then it says that the "4 hour routine" and if they wake early, you should wait until it is feed time.
- When my LO is waking early from nap, shall I then have an activity until 4 hours is over and time to eat?? Then it will be S-A-E-A-S. If he wakes up after 1 hour, he can be awake for max 2 hours, but then it is 3 hour EASY all of the sudden...
- How to handle the early waking. Shall I try to put him to bed? I don't do PU/PD yet
Our desired night time is 6.30-7 pm- 6 am.
Example of Friday
EAT: Early wake at 5 am- I nursed and tried to resettle him. Not possible.
A
S 06:40. Tried to keep him awake but rubbing eyes and were cranky. Slept 1:15 h
08:00 Activity
08:30 Eat
09:40 Sleep (again- rubbing eyes and cranky early so put to bed earlier). Slept 1.25
Eat 11:15
A
S 1 pm (in stroller), slept 30 min, woke up 20 min in stroller, slept another hour after in stroller. Slept total 1.30
E 3 pm
A
S 5.30 Daddy tried to put to cat nap at 5 pm, but did not manage. Think baby was hungry. I fed, and he slept 30 min
E 6 pm
A
S for the night 7.30 pm.
Slept 5 h+ 2.40 h+ 1.20 h in night= 9 hours in total. He nurses every time. About 5- 15 min each time. So it is difficult to say if hungry or snacking
Day time sleep: 4 h 40 min
It would be great to get advice how to think about the "routine" if I shall always stick to 4 hours between each feed? It is tricky as he cannot be awake more than 2 hours.
Thank you!!