Hi there,
I’m trying to use the EASY method with my seven week old daughter- mostly it’s going well but I’ve got a couple of questions I can’t find the answer to anywhere and was hoping someone might be able to help!
Firstly, my daughter seems to feed really quickly- maximum fifteen minutes, more often ten. She’s putting on weight and I’m not too concerned, but then we move onto the activity and I often spot her yawning ten minutes into it. Which means that the EA part of the routine can be half an hour, or occasionally I can stretch it to an hour.
This means the cycles are really short and she is sleeping a lot of the day- particularly in the morning where from the moment she wakes up she wants to go back for a nap! She’ll then can be very difficult to get down for a nap late afternoon which can cause difficulties for bath time etc.
How can I adjust for this so I am not feeding her every two hours? Should I let her sleep for 2/2.5 hrs at time to extend the cycle? Is it ok to let her sleep so much during the day- it doesn’t seem to affect the night, but perhaps makes sleep and naps in the late afternoon/ early evening difficult sometimes. Any thoughts very much welcomed and appreciated.