do you ever go more than 4 hrs?

[lgliser]

I was just wondering if you ever go more than 4 hrs between feeds?  My babies are 4 months old and breastfed.  We recently transitioned to a 4 hr EASY and they seem to do fine with it.  Sometimes they don't even seem hungry at the 4 hr mark though!

I was also wondering how it works ... you're never supposed to let a baby sleep through a feed right?  But if you have 2 hrs of awake time, then you could never have more than a 2 hr nap right?  I ask because my babes sleep very well for their morning nap for 2 hrs, but then the afternoon naps are not so good.  I'd like to let them get some more sleep for their morning nap but it would go through a feed.

Any advice?

[rebecaq]

Hello again!

May I say again I am in complete awe of you!! You have triplets who are doing better on EASY than many singeltons!

Regarding your concern, EASY is a routine, not a strict schedule to follow.  They main thing is to keep accidental parenting at bay and to make sure they are growing and gaining weight.  Ds had a time at around 9 months that the pm nap could be as long as 4 hours!!  But he was happy, eating up a storm and gaining weight. So I decided to let it be, especially since it wasn't interrupting his nighttime sleep.

So even though it's not right on the mrak as the book says, you have the predictable E-A-S pattern going and they seem to be happy. 

Again, you are an awesome woman! 

- Beca

[mena]

I just wanted to let you know that I'm impressed you're following EASY and breastfeeding triplets!!
Well done!!!

I agree with Beca, as long as they're on a routine, which follows the same pattern every day, and keeping accidental parenting at bay, I wouldn't worry too much.

If they're sleeping well at night and eating properly, then maybe let them nap longer once a day?? Are you waking them up from the am nap to be fed? If so, let them sleep once to see if they wake up all by themselves. Who knows? I personally didn't let my DS sleep more than 3 hrs in a row when he was that young. But I certainly experimented a lot with sleep and activity times. Try doing the same in the mornings to see if a pattern emerges. And then follow it. As Tracy would say, you would be following your LOs cues. And that's what baby whispering is about  (my interpretation of it, anyway!)

Hope that helps!

[lgliser]

Thanks for the great advice!  I think I will experiment and see if they'd sleep longer for that am nap.

Laney