Hi everyone,
Just thought that I would share my success story. My DS was on a 3 hours feed sched up until 2 weeks ago. I had read BW and knew the principles...but didn't follow it exactly. Anyway, my DS was accidentally parented into a host of issues, one of them being held to go to sleep and he had a paci. Two weeks ago today I started pupd, pat/shhh and working to get him on a longer feed sched. and sleep routine. We're still working up to a 4 hour easy-currently on 3.5. Anyway, I'm rambling.
After speaking with Mathew's Mommy and getting a great pm from Carasmom I tweaked a few things. First, awake times. I didn't think DS could stay up longer than 1.5 or 1.75 hours but the issue was that that wasn't long enough and he was overstimulated...even my wind down was overstimulating. reading, singing...all the way up to the moment I put him down. It was too much.
So, the last few days my windown starts 30 minutes before his awake time ends, aiming at 2hrs-2hr 15 min. awake time. I read a couple of books and then pop him in my sling (it's been a god-send, it's called New Native Baby Carrier) and either walk outside or do a bit of tidy up. He seems to love the vacuum-lucky me as now I don't have to do this during Y time! We walk for 15 min. or so. I put him in his sleeper (I bought a Grobag but it doesn't fit just yet-too big on his head) and walk a bit more. My goal is to sit in the glider no earlier than 5 min. before A time ends. So then I sit for about 1 minute or 2 depending on his mood, whether he's yawning, rubbing his eyes, inchworming against me. Then I kiss him and put him down.
Yesterday: went down well for all three. 1.5 hr, 2.5 hr (with help-and it was too long i learned later), and 45 min.
Today: 1.5 hr, 1.5 hr and going on 45 min. for his catnap now.
What you need to know is this. We had our deck started today...and they drilled six bolts into the house in the middle of the second nap. I asked that they wait til he was asleep 15 min. He didn't budge, even though they were drilling at the 30-45 minute mark! And it was LOUD. I think my DS has passed his nap graduation today

I'm so proud of him.
OH, and he had been waking 1.5 hours in the middle of the night. He slept 9:20-3:50 (with DF at 11) last night. I am really hoping it wasn't due to the late bedtime but we'll see tonight.
okay, is that enough info? feel free to post any questions..
Traci