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Abbyw:
hi,
i'm working on starting DD2 on EASY and need some help

She appears to be a little touchy and doesn't love the sh/pat. she'll settle to sleep independently but wakes up after 20, 30, 40 minute naps.
at night, i've noticed that if i wake her for a DF, she'll wake up every 3 hours, but if i let her sleep, she'll give me longer stretches.  (7:30 PM feed, she'll wake up again at 1:30 AM and 5:30/6:30 AM)

is it ok if i put her down to nap without the sh/pat? we let her wind down with a sound machine, darken the room and she falls asleep beautifully. but since her naps are so unpredictable i'm not sure how to go about using W2S, or what else i can do to help her nap longer. her A time is usually 1 hour and 15 minutes

second, how do i get her to take that DF and sleep longer with it?

i'm BF exclusively, and I express for 1 night feeding.

any advice would be appreciated.

deb:
If she'll go down w/o sh/pat, then follow her cues. :)

You may want to try tweaking her A time; she may not be fully ready to sleep. Can you keep her awake, in a low-key dark room, for maybe another 10 minutes?

The idea of the DF is that they don't wake for it, just feed in their sleep. If she's waking fully, try moving the time half an hour earlier or later to a different part of her sleep cycle so she stirs JUUUUST barely enough to take a feed.

In our case, part of the short-napping had to do with the 3-month growth spurt, which you are fast approaching, and getting enough calories into her during the day so she'd sleep better at night, wake more rested in the morning, and be able to go longer before napping; a too-short A time (happening because she was waking tired) led to too-short naps, and so on. We ended up extending her naps by being there right when she stirred at the 45-minute mark and re-plugging her pacifier, which she would spit out at that time; if you're not using one you might try just putting a hand on her and doing whatever you would do to get her to sleep in the first place, if you're able to get in there before she fully wakes. (Hint: avoid eye contact or direct interactive communication.)

Good luck!

Abbyw:

--- Quote from: deb on December 26, 2018, 14:46:52 pm ---doing whatever you would do to get her to sleep in the first place, if you're able to get in there before she fully wakes.
--- End quote ---

The problem with that is she seems to fall asleep best when I lay her down and leave her alone... I've tried humming softly, but she turns to look at me with her eyes wide open as if to say "do you mind?! I'm trying to sleep here"
So I'm not sure what it is I can do to help her fall back asleep. Also she often wakes at different times. 20 minutes, 30 and 45...

Regarding the DF if she does wake before the 5 hour mark, should I try hold her off with a dummy and put her back to sleep or should I feed her? She's 11 weeks.

Thank you for all your help! DD1 was a textbook/angel and took to sleep training so well, I'm a little at a loss here :(

deb:
Sorry, we were away for a while!

Since you'll be around the 3-month growth spurt now, I'd go ahead and feed feed feed until things level off and then have a look at your new EASY. Once that's done, then yes, I'd try the dummy first and see if she just wants to suck instead of actively feed. She'll likely be sure to let you know if you've chosen the wrong option. LOL

Abbyw:
Thank you so much for getting back to me!
What about the short naps though? She settles nicely but wakes up after 30 or 40 min... and is inconsolable!
I have a baby nurse at the moment to help out and I'd love to get her sleep trained while I still have the help!

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