Sorry for starting a new thread on this, but no one has asked the exact question that I want to, so I am hoping someone can give me a specific answer!
In the BW SAYP book, Tracy suggests that 4 month olds should be on 4 hour EASY. But in the sample routines she gives for transitioning on p. 230, she clearly suggests that transition to 4 hours will take 2-4 weeks (obviously baby can't do it all in one go).
But the question is, do you aim to get your baby on 4-hour BY 4-months, or do you start the transition AT 4 months?
My DS is 11 weeks today and a big baby. He's been established on 3-hour EASY since 4 weeks and has been sleeping through the night (with a df) since 8 weeks. About once every 5 days he wakes before 7 - at 4.30 or 5.30 - hungry. I think he does it just to keep me on my toes.
But over the last few days I've noticed he doesn't seem to be taking much at the 3-hour daily feeds. It's hard to tell since I breastfeed but he will only feed for 5 minutes and then refuse any more no matter what I do. I express for the last feeds (evening and df) and last night he took 5 oz (all there was!) at each of them.
We've been doing 45 minute naps for a while but he's a very good sleeper and often he either puts himself back to sleep, or I go back in after 5 minutes of listening to him winge (just little eh, eh noises) and pop his dummy in, and he'll drop off.
So I guess he's showing a few signs of being ready to transition, and I'm probably answering my own question here, but should I start to do the transition to 4-hour feeds? Knowing my adaptable little angel, I could probably have him on the routine within a week, but I"m not sure if he's too young - after all he's not even 3 months yet - and I don't want to muck up his nights, they are so good!