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please help!! easy for 9 week old
« on: May 23, 2006, 13:43:55 pm »
hi there,
i am new to this site, as well as to using easy. my lo is 9 weeks old and has been on no schedule at all since birth. he slpet inn the living room during the day in his swing, and in his bassinet beside our bed at night. he ate about every 2 hours. but would only eat about two ounces. he has now grown out of his bassinet and has to start sleeping in his crib. i decided to try to get him on a 3 hour easy. it has been HELL. for the past three days all he has done is scream at me. he will not sleep fpr anymore than 45 minutes in his crib,. he is sooo over tired. he used to sleep alot during the day in his swing he just slept when ever wanted for as long as he wanted. i need help! i dont know if i am trying to do too much at once...moving to crib/independant sleep/trying to get on schedule?? where should i start??? anyone??

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Re: please help!! easy for 9 week old
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2006, 15:12:34 pm »
Hi there and welcome!!  Here is a link that'll help you out.  It teaches sshh/pat. 

https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=26672.0

Feel free to ask any questions you might have.  Good luck on starting EASY.  It's such a sanity saver for you and your lo.

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Re: please help!! easy for 9 week old
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2006, 17:47:42 pm »
Thanks Noelle ;)

holdensmom, do you want to post us your routines so we can have a look and see where they need tweaked? here is sopmething I did for another mum who wanted to start EASY.

I hope it helps you.

To start implementing EASY, I would;

1. Set a time to wake your Lo up each morning and a bed time.   We usually say 7am wake up and 7pm bedtime and a dreamfeed at about 10.30pm.
2. Stretch your LO to 3hrs between feeds.
3. Get your LO down for naps in each EASY 3hr cycle,
4. Finally, get your LO to nap for longer than 1 sleep cycle (45mins) as often as you can, using various sleep methods i.e. shushpat, wake 2 sleep...  (your goal is 3 naps each lasting between 1hr 30mins to 2hrs)


By getting your Lo down 1 nap per 3hr cycle you should not be missing any naps in his day.

If you choose 7am as your wake up time and start to the day, any wakings prior to this should be treated as a night waking, where you feed (if necessary) and put her back to sleep using shushpat, etc (PU/PD after 4months).  In the beginning if you really cannot get her back to sleep between 6 - 7am, treat her wake up as her start time and gradually move it back to 7am.  If ehe consistently wakes at the 20min mark, go into her room before this (or sit the whole time while she naps) and lay a hand on her to help her progress to the next sleep cycle.

Wake her from her naps if she looks like sleeping through her next E (feeding) time. This may seem a bit strange to do at the start but your are 'reprograming' her sleep if you like and trying to get her down one every 3 hours for naps rather than a sleep.

Your Lo will instigate in drop in feeds herself, it is very commin for LO's this age to continur their feeding cycle through a 24hr period.  Calum was still up twice a night at this age.

EASY will work for you, but like anything it takes time to 'bed-in', do you know your LO temperament, there is a quiz here https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=52283.0

So, one in  every 3hr period you are looking for a nap from her, you 3hr cycle may look like this;
     E 7am
     A 7.30am (inc. a 10 - 10min at the end of this 'A' time for wind down for her nap)*
     S 8.30 - 1.5hr   :-\ if shorter and you haven't been able to extend then you would do EASA

    E 10am
     A 10.30am (inc. a 10 - 10min at the end of this 'A' time for wind down for her nap)*
     S 11.30 - 1.5hr   :-\ if shorter and you haven't been able to extend then you would do EASA

    E 1300
     A 1330 (inc. a 10 - 10min at the end of this 'A' time for wind down for her nap)*
     S 1430 - 1.5hr   :-\ if shorter and you haven't been able to extend then you would do EASA

    E 1600
     A 1630
     S 1730 - catnap only  30 - 45mins

    E 1900 & bath or vice versa    or    E 1800   &    2000  with bath in the middle (clusterfeeding)
     S 1930                                       S 2030

    DF between 10 -11 https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=54662.0

he will start to sleep longer at night if she is developmentally ready to do so, however giving her the bulk of her milk intake in the core day hours (7am to bedtime + DF) will go a long way to helping this   

Newborns need to eat every 2-3 hours around the clock.  the idea behind a df is to help get the calories into them without waking them so they learn how to sleep longer.  usually it's given between 10-11pm.  it can take up to 2 weeks before you really get the hang of it & start to see the effects from it.  it does not work for every baby (i.e. neither of mine!    ;) ) but there are lots of moms here who have been quite successful with it.   https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=54662.0



I usually try and build in a nap on ther journey to where ever I am going and try and time it to make his 'A' time occur when I am out and about, it is easier now he is older.  Here are some previous posts https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=57592.0


* I would put Calum in his cot 15 -20 min before the 2hour mark to wind him down for sleeping. You could also just try sitting with your LO, have you read about the 4 S’s in Tracy’s books. If you miss her sleep window and he becomes overtired she will cry out of frustration, to avoid this I always follow the same wind-down routine, 4 S's
Set the stage - prepare you LO room for sleep; remove stimulation, darken room, lullaby....
Swaddle - (I used to swaddle now I use a gro'bag with his arms swaddled)
Sitting - Quietly without any stimulation, and when necessary..
Shush-pat

Is there anyway you can start the 4 S's 15 -20min before a nap? As part of your 'A' time

HTH's
Any questions just give me a shout.

lauren

Here are some other links that may be of use
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=10409.0 - when did you start using EASY?
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=59102.0 - Mantra cry info
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=58269.0 - EASY questions
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=58170.0 - Help starting EASY
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=57553.0 - HELP getting on EASY
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=39164.0 - Teaching Sleep to Newborns and Young Infants
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=451.0 - A Special Sleep Interview with Tracy Hogg
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=39769.0 - Teaching sleep to 3-5mos and overcoming the 45min naps



***the sleep times may have been directed to an older baby.  At 4 weeks old, she may need to have her nap 1 hr after waking in each cycle and nap for 1.75-2 hrs.
Lauren x


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Re: please help!! easy for 9 week old
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2006, 15:47:26 pm »
thanks guys.
he has been doing better the last two days. still trying to get over being tired. one minute hell be fine the next hell be screaming bloodymurder. i am tyring to get him on a 3 hour easy, with a wake up time of 7am. our day looks something like this... when it works.
7 e
815s--9 30 (he will usually wake up once and ill have to put him back to sleep)
10e
11:15 s---12:30 (again, he wakes once)
1 E
2:15s - 3:30
4E
around 5 or 6 S, depending on when he gets sleepy
7 E
730 bath
8 bed,
DF at 11.
330 E
5 wakes, i put him back down

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Re: please help!! easy for 9 week old
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2006, 16:07:03 pm »
that looks great! the only thing I may suggest is that your do the DF nearer 10pm.
Lauren x