Hi all
We are struggling to get our lo to settle after activity time, especially during the day. She is 2.5 weeks old and we are following the 3 hr EASY plan. She can often take up to 45 mins to settle to sleep, meaning that she often gets less than an hour nap each time. Is this ok?
I think what we need to know is how long should we be spending on A time? Currently, she take approx 30 - 45mins to feed (bottle fed but expressed milk during the day, approc 4 - 5 fl oz, regular burping breaks!), by which point she is nearly asleep or v drowsy. We then do nappy change (approx 10 mins) and then aim to have a further 10 mins A time such as cuddles, little walk, lying looking at the wall etc. Is this too much? We look out for sleepy cues which we are taking as yawning & jerky movements but feel that these are often hard to detect.
Are we over stimulating her or are we trying to put her down too early?
Please help as we are barely making it through a 3 hr cycle before having to start all over again, sometimes she doesn't have a nap at all.
Thanks
Shanaz, Seren's Mum