My son is 12 weeks old next Monday, and we have been on the EASY routine for 7 weeks. I started him at 5 weeks old, right as he started the 45 min nap issue which had seem resolved for a week only to return and still remains unresolved.
We wake between 7 and 7:30 every day, and if he is not awake by then, I wake him to set his clock, so to speak. He goes down easily for naps and bedtime, provided I get him in his window. I simply swaddle him, lay him down and leave the room, popping back in from time to time so that he knows I am around (this avoids him calling out for a paci after being alone for a while)
He has been receiving dreamfeeds since 7 weeks old, at 10:30 or so. Some nights it is earlier if he starts to wake. This past week, he's woken at 9:15 and 9:45 for it which was shocking since I prefer to feed him as close to 10:30 or 11 as possible to avoid two night wakings.
Well, regardless of my efforts, it seems we've gone backwards from waking once at about 3 and then at 7am to waking at 2:00 and 4:00 with some night also seeing a wake at 5 or 6am as well. This last one is likely just for soothing with a paci which I give him in the middle of the night if he wakes when a feed is likely not the issue.
The last 5 nights have been horrible, and last night was
10:30 DF
1:15 wake and given paci
1:45 wake and replaced paci then decided to feed
1:45 feed
2:00 swaddle and night night
2:15 replace paci and checked diaper which was clean
2:45 cried out and I came back to replace paci - thought he might be too warm so removed one layer of clothing and checked diaper again - clean
I decided I would give him a little feed then, since it was nearing 3am and it would hopefully avoid the 4am feed, and I could buy myself more sleep. So he ate again at 3:00
3:00 feed
3:15 swaddle and night night
3:15 moments later he calls out - can't settle with paci, been awake too long and likely overtired and needs help
3:20 rock in chair with paci and blankie, asleep within seconds
3:30 swaddle and night night, me back to bed too
5:00 wakes - in my disoriented state, I can't problem solve so I whip out the book
5:00 feed
5:05 asleep at breast (we NEVER do this btw) swaddle and night night
7:30 I wake him up to start the day
Today has been brutal with 45 min naps which he won't resettle for. He is not cranky though when he wakes, wants to interact, but then is tired again within the half hour.
It seems lately we have a EASASAE schedule where he naps twice in the time he would usually nap once. What a mess.
I feel like we've taken a huge step back, and I know we are a week away from a growth spurt, but he is not feeding more than usual, it is just these frequent night wakings and poor naps are driving me nuts.
I don't know if there is a solution, although I welcome comments and help. If not, consider this a vent from an overtired mom.
at 1:15 for paci, it fell out and he cried again at 1:45, I decided to feed since it was close to 2:00 which has, as above, suddenly become a feed time - where did 3am go? - and so he ate. I put him back down at