I have been following the schedule below that was listed by another member. It has been working great, but my son is now 8 weeks old and we are ready to drop one of the cluster feeds, and I need help on with the evening schedule. Do the 2 catnaps turn into one long long nap? Or do you end up with EAS from below (4-6pm) then
A 6:00 Bath
E 6:30 Feed
A 7:00 into jammies, lullaby or other bedtime ritual.
S 7:30 Bed
What is recommended by Tracy (I don't have the second book yet. The store was out of stock, but should have more next week.)? What has worked for other Moms? I don't know why I'm having such trouble figuring this out, but I would appreciate any input.
Schedule provided from
Starting EASY with a newborn-What to Expect (
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=63243.0)
From page 25: A Typical E.A.S.Y. Day for a 4-week-old:
E 7:00 Feed
A 7:45 Diaper change, some playing and talking, watch cues for sleepiness.
S 8:15 Swaddle and lay your baby in the crib. It may take him 15-20 minutes to fall asleep for his 1st morning nap.
Y 8:30 You nap when he naps.
E 10:00 Feed.
A 10:45 See above.
S 11:15 2nd morning nap.
Y 11:30 You nap or at least relax.
E 1:00 Feed.
A 1:45 See above.
S 2:15 Afternoon nap.
Y 2:30 You nap or at least relax.
E 4:00 Feed.
A 4:45 See above.
S 5:15 Catnap for 40-50 minutes to give him enough rest to handle his bath.
Y 5:30 Do something nice for yourself.
E 6:00 1st cluster feed.
A 7:00 Bath, into jammies, lullaby or other bedtime ritual.
S 7:30 Another catnap.
Y 7:30 You eat dinner.
E 8:00 2nd cluster feed.
A None.
S Put him right back to bed.
Y Enjoy your short evening!
E 10-11 Dream feed and cross your fingers 'til morning!
