Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I know it was only one night with the DF, but he still woke at his usual times. The DF didn't seem to extend his sleep but like I said, it was only the first night. At least it didn't disrupt him like the previous attempts. We'll keep trying it. I do BF and coaxing him today to eat longer was very hard. I'm trying to get him on the 3 hour routine instead of the 2.5 but he cannot stay active after his feeds for long enough. I try to make sure he does stay awake for 15 -20 minutes but then we get past the window and he needs more help to fall asleep. He does have gas problems and this often cuts his naps a bit short. They are usually 45 minutes long but not much longer. This makes it tough to go the to the 3 hour routine. I don't think he's needing to eat every 2.5 hours, but he certainly cannot be active or sleep long enough to be on the 3 hour. We'll get it sorted. Lots to learn in a short time. I've tried eliminating things in my diet but nothing I eat or don't eat seems to help the gas. We're okay with it, just makes things a little more difficult to be consistent. At least he naps mostly in his crib, whereas before I held him for his first 7 weeks..Yikes! Sometimes when he's got tummy troubles, I'll cuddle him a bit and he'll sleep a bit longer. (I know, I know, but he's in pain) He's not waking up to cuddle though, so I'm still okay. We've got the basics down so when his tummy improves, we'll pretty much have it mastered. (fingers crossed) Thanks for the reassurance from everyone...We're slowly making it work.....Micky
