tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post5607808122111186877..comments2023-08-22T01:59:18.988-06:00Comments on My Baby Sleep Guide | Your sleep problems, solved!: Eat/Wake/Sleep Routine (EWS or EASY)Rachel Rowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-16821701557454388892018-01-29T14:14:45.400-07:002018-01-29T14:14:45.400-07:00Hi Rachael:
Hope you can answer my question . I ...Hi Rachael: <br /><br />Hope you can answer my question . I have a two month old who seems got the EAS switched to ESA. She feeds every three hours around the clock even started night. In the day time I tried my best to keep her stay awake after feeding. But she seems super sleepy after feeding. She will go down for a cat nap less than an hour then stay awake until the next feeding time. I am not sure what I can do to change the routine. Please help. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404067723666857766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-7184645798089458222018-01-08T19:22:47.816-07:002018-01-08T19:22:47.816-07:00L,
Usually easier to start with ews routine then w...L,<br />Usually easier to start with ews routine then work more on naps. But it's really whatever makes the most sense for you. Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-68331935709201018282018-01-08T05:07:18.439-07:002018-01-08T05:07:18.439-07:00Hi Rachel
Thank you for your really helpful websi...Hi Rachel<br /><br />Thank you for your really helpful website.<br /><br />I am looking to implement EWS more formally with my son who is nearly 5 weeks old. He is mixed fed with breast during the day and two bottles overnight. We have been focusing on giving full feeds from the beginning and he tends to go anywhere from 2-5 hours between feeds with some awake time after a feed and then he falls asleep. <br /><br />He sleeps well during the night in his Sleepyhead in the crib and is swaddled in a Halo swaddle suit. It is his daytime naps that I am struggling with, he will only nap on someone, in the buggy if we’re out or in the sling. Occasionally he’s had a nap in his Sleepyhead but won’t fall asleep on his own there on his own. I have tried to make the crib more comfortable including putting something that smells like me in it.<br /><br />I have read you guide as to the 4S to get my baby in my he crib but given that we haven’t formally started EWS yet I wondered if I should focus on the three hour routine before focussing on getting him to nap in his crib. <br /><br />Your thoughts are much appreciated! Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801956623334195613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-38651674545250514372017-07-25T01:59:39.160-06:002017-07-25T01:59:39.160-06:00Hi Rachel
Wow - your blog is amazing!! It's j...Hi Rachel<br /><br />Wow - your blog is amazing!! It's just what I've been looking for and is so clear and perfect for me in how flexible and educational it is - thanks so much!!<br /><br />I have a question though - My 8 week old just loves to sleep in the day, but only on me, rather than in her bed!! I've only been doing the EASY routine since yesterday and had a triumph this morning as she has been asleep for her morning nap in her bed. But should be waking her up from naps...<br /><br />This is what happened this morning:<br />06:45am - woke and feed<br />07:45am - was super sleepy so put to bed<br />08:15am - went to sleep<br />It's now 10am and she's still asleep, so it's over 3 hours from when she last fed, and my problem with her is she sleeps so much in the day that she's hard to put down at night. Should I be waking her from her naps??<br />Thanks<br />Louise :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816014880545605990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-55280737968153085052017-04-27T17:40:34.855-06:002017-04-27T17:40:34.855-06:00Hi Rachel -
My baby just turned 3 months and for...Hi Rachel - <br /><br />My baby just turned 3 months and for the past month or so her naps shave been shorter. She used to sleep for 1-2 hours the first 2 months of her life and now the only long nap is the morning nap for 2 hours or longer if I don't wake her. After that she will take 45min - 1 hr naps. Her day starts at 6:45-7:15 am and she goes to bed between 10-11 pm. She takes about 5 naps in the day and fights naps after 6-7pm. So we just feed and play every 2 hours until bedtime. <br /><br />My question is whether that is normal or should I try to extend her naps. I just recently noticed on the video monitor that she will wake around 3-4 am quietly for a few minutes, roll side to side and got back to sleep (no cry), then she may wake around 5 am quietly move around for a few more minutes and then snooze again. She seems happy and awake during the day. <br /><br />Thanks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032574759654003106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-5626723836728823652017-04-27T17:36:37.679-06:002017-04-27T17:36:37.679-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032574759654003106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-76661100976794191042017-01-31T21:27:13.986-07:002017-01-31T21:27:13.986-07:00Hi Rachel, my little girl is 11 weeks and she used...Hi Rachel, my little girl is 11 weeks and she used to sleep pretty well till about 2 or 3 weeks ago. She cries as soon as we even try to put her down in her bassinet. During the day she only naps for about 30-40 mins at a time and then wakes up screaming. She would sleep for 2 hrs is she's in the carrier or someone holds her on their chest. That someone is usually me and I'm exhausted! I don't wanna encourage bad sleeping habits by letting her sleep like this. I have to feed her to sleep at night, it's the only way she gets drowsy and sleepy enough for me to put her down. She's quite a slow eater, it takes her about 50 mins to finish both sides and she gets really sleepy afterwords so it's hard to follow eat wake sleep routine. She yawns during feeding and a few minutes after she's done she starts screaming because she's tired, no other tired cues, it's straight to crying. I don''t want to have to keep nursing/cuddling her to sleep, it's exhausting and I need some time for myself!<br />Another problem is night sleeping. It's nearly impossible to get her to sleep early (7pm bedtime) she usually goes down around 10, after hours of crying, fussing, feeding. She sleeps for 2-3 hours, wakes to feed for an hour and then sleeps for another 1,5-2 hours. I've tried shush and pat but it doesn't seem to work as she gets frustrated the longer I do it for. <br /><br />Any advice will be more than appreciated as I'm really close to losing it.Mishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514207367205693738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-63386884768860872312016-12-14T12:04:24.983-07:002016-12-14T12:04:24.983-07:00Unknown,
most likely he is waking at night every 2...Unknown,<br />most likely he is waking at night every 2 hours to eat because he's used to it and needs a feed to help him fall back asleep with each awakening. You could try and lengthen out the time between feeds, working at one feed at a time (if your pediatrician oks this)Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-30524456766338962722016-12-14T10:23:31.746-07:002016-12-14T10:23:31.746-07:00Hi there! I really appreciate all of these tips. I...Hi there! I really appreciate all of these tips. I have a 4 month old and he is still waking every 2 hours during the night for feedings. I try to give him plenty of play time VERY similar to your EWS model with a couple very good naps midday. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong...Every time he wakes during the night I feed him a bottle to go back to sleep. Any advise?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347481708684142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-67489498775937489962016-09-14T07:50:09.111-06:002016-09-14T07:50:09.111-06:00Hi! I just wanted to say I appreciate your posts. ...Hi! I just wanted to say I appreciate your posts. I've done babywise/baby whisperer routine since my daughter was first born. At 8 weeks in struggling with her waking after 40-50 minutes of sleep. We had a couple weeks where she would take two long naps in the early afternoon and the rest of the day do cat naps. Now I can't get her to go more than 40 minutes. I've adjusted wake times and she goes down to sleep beautifully. Sometimes she doesn't even wake up cranky. She will just sit quietly in her rock n play...I'm thinking maybe she is a short napper but I'm not sure. Maybe I need to try the eat wake sleep wake sleep eat. But I'm afraid that will start a pattern for her taking short naps as she gets older.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238190690221913902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-1555306901387581502016-07-19T14:37:24.040-06:002016-07-19T14:37:24.040-06:00Can somebody PLEASE help me. My 8-week-old is ALL...Can somebody PLEASE help me. My 8-week-old is ALL OVER the place. Last Monday he was awake 13 hours with three 20-minute naps. Today, I have been adamantly trying and downright insisting that he take his nap for FOUR HOURS now. I am trying everything I know to get him to eat, wake up for about an hour with playtime and singing and a nice stroll around the neighborhood, then a 2 or 3-hour nap. He wakes up, eats, but he WILL NOT GO TO SLEEP. I'm losing my mind over here. I'm a prisoner in my own home. I can't leave or go anywhere for fear he will want a random feeding or he will cry the whole time. What am I doing wrong? I rock him to sleep, he sleeps five minutes then he wakes up again. I take him for a 30-minute walk, he dozes off, I leave him in his stroller for fear of waking him, he sleeps 20 minutes then wakes up. I tried giving him a little 1 or 2 oz snack, he eats, falls asleep for 10 minutes wakes up again. I'm starving. Haven't eaten yet today, haven't showered, haven't done ANYTHING except tend to him and try to get him to take a FUCKING NAP. Help me!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17598261830006678561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-30579784237225894862016-05-25T14:48:50.580-06:002016-05-25T14:48:50.580-06:00Unknown,
Take a look at the newborn 0-3 month sle...Unknown, <br />Take a look at the newborn 0-3 month sleep guide in regards to these issues. At this age many babies will fight sleep and there is only so much you can do until you are ready to do some more intensive sleep training. sometimes little steps will help though (they are suggested on above post).<br /><br />best,<br />rachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-58624421859133882462016-05-24T06:49:10.648-06:002016-05-24T06:49:10.648-06:00Hi Rachel,
I want to start by saying that I userld...Hi Rachel,<br />I want to start by saying that I userld this E/W/S with my first daughter and she started sleaping 12hrs through the night by 8 weeks old (formula fed). I am on my second child (breast fed) and we are doing the E/W/S she is 6 weeks old and between 2-3hrs (usually 2.5) she gives me one 6-8hr stretch at night and wakes at the same time every morning. My problem is the sleeping, she fights it so hard she ends up crying hysterically every time it's nap time/bedtime. I've tried laying her down drowsy and she will fight it till it's time to eat again. I have better luck rocking her but she still fights like crazy and unless she is completely asleep will perk up and cry right when I put her down. Any suggestions for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247268120474440655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-79857084238301915672016-01-06T15:32:28.845-07:002016-01-06T15:32:28.845-07:00Hi Rachel, I've tried to implement an EASY rou...Hi Rachel, I've tried to implement an EASY routine from an early age. My 18 week old baby has always been a short napper and I'm kind of at peace with that now. Lately though, he wakes around 6.30/7am but he will only breastfeed for a few minutes (even when it's been 4 hours since his last night feed) the trouble is then though that I think he's not got a full tummy and won't settle for a nap but if I try and feed him any later he'll feed to sleep - any ideas? It's become a bit of an issue with all his daytime feeds and naps. He fights going down for a nap and I am never sure if he's hungry because his last feed was so short or whether he is just nursing for comfort - really hope you can help!vintagedoll01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04596302705545994484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-25401855334459108872016-01-06T15:32:02.936-07:002016-01-06T15:32:02.936-07:00Hi Rachel, I've tried to implement an EASY rou...Hi Rachel, I've tried to implement an EASY routine from an early age. My 18 week old baby has always been a short napper and I'm kind of at peace with that now. Lately though, he wakes around 6.30/7am but he will only breastfeed for a few minutes (even when it's been 4 hours since his last night feed) the trouble is then though that I think he's not got a full tummy and won't settle for a nap but if I try and feed him any later he'll feed to sleep - any ideas? It's become a bit of an issue with all his daytime feeds and naps. He fights going down for a nap and I am never sure if he's hungry because his last feed was so short or whether he is just nursing for comfort - really hope you can help!vintagedoll01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04596302705545994484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-51580765078514439842015-11-24T18:07:31.253-07:002015-11-24T18:07:31.253-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377522584968081114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-82813603362048469102015-11-24T17:59:04.348-07:002015-11-24T17:59:04.348-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377522584968081114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-50764996977639433462015-11-01T22:29:21.473-07:002015-11-01T22:29:21.473-07:00Jessica Hysmith,
The last nap of the day in the ev...Jessica Hysmith,<br />The last nap of the day in the evening, especially at this age, can be tough. I would do whatever helps to make this nap happen. Use a swing or carrier if needed. You might want to do something like a cluster feed int he evening (feeds 2 hours apart) if that helps at this time. You definitely need to feed before she is too tired or you won't get a good feed then you won't get a good sleep period after. I would try extra hard to reduce the over tiredness in the evening. Trying to get her to sleep sooner may reduce the time it takes her to fall asleep. A nap is great for her at this time, and like I said, don't be afraid to assist her in anyway, but if getting her to sleep is too overwhelming and draining for you at times, don't worry if you don't do it. Go out and do something since she isn't going to sleep anyway or will only sleeping a carrier on you etc.<br /><br />best,<br />rachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-23637671338692476092015-11-01T22:01:02.161-07:002015-11-01T22:01:02.161-07:00JKF,
Yes, 2 weeks is fine. Just make sure to not g...JKF,<br />Yes, 2 weeks is fine. Just make sure to not get overly focused on the length of time between feeds and keep baby's hunger in mind. I would definitely help her fall asleep in any way you can right now to ensure she gets enough sleep day and night. Check out the post on sleep for 0-3 month olds.<br /><br />best,<br />rachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-60980915083816319212015-11-01T21:48:57.753-07:002015-11-01T21:48:57.753-07:00Unknown,
If he will go back to sleep in your arms ...Unknown,<br />If he will go back to sleep in your arms or when rocked etc. then he is definitely not a short napper. I would consider a short napper one who will only take short naps no matter what. I would use whatever helps him get his sleep right now. Throw him in a swing after he wakes 40 minutes into a nap if that helps. You can try to work on having him extend his naps, but you may not be quite ready to do that yet as he is pretty young.<br /><br />good luck!<br />rachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-32792166682741020112015-10-28T11:39:36.747-06:002015-10-28T11:39:36.747-06:00Marieke,
I'm not positive I'm understandin...Marieke,<br />I'm not positive I'm understanding your questions exactly but I'll try to answer the best I can...if baby is taking short naps, most likely the waketime will be shorter than what it would be if there were long naps. You will want to work around waketime length as well as sleep cues. At this age, things will probably start getting relatively predictable and sleep cues may only show up somewhat late, so you will probably be working more with waketime among other things (a too short of waketime could lead to not falling asleep quickly, a shorter naps etc).Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-85042100043604987962015-10-28T00:59:24.883-06:002015-10-28T00:59:24.883-06:00Quick question, if you end up with a EWSWSE due to...Quick question, if you end up with a EWSWSE due to short naps. ....is the W still 1h30 long or does shorten....do you just watch for sleep cues and put him down again even if just being happily awake for 20 min or less? My LO is 13 weeks.Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726613012821516070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-29427363721685562015-10-26T01:49:36.575-06:002015-10-26T01:49:36.575-06:00Hi there
I've read Tracy's book and my bab...Hi there<br />I've read Tracy's book and my baby is on EASY. He is 13 weeks now. However, his naps are very unpredictable...sometimes 30/40/50 min. His awake time is between 1 and 1.5 hrs. He only naps for 1.5 hrs continuously if I hold him, if I lay him down he will wake after 30/40/50 min. I usually then pick him up and can rock him back to sleep with a pacifier to get another 40 min nap or so. I've tried to accept that he might be a short napper but he is definitely not as well rested and wont last 1.5 hrs awake with only a 40min nap. His night sleeping is okay...will sleep for 3-5hr stretches.<br />So basically, my cycle goes EASS, EASS etc...? I don't know how to extend his naps other than picking him up and rocking back to sleep...<br />Is it fine to do it this way?Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726613012821516070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-32149231969000866042015-10-22T13:15:46.838-06:002015-10-22T13:15:46.838-06:00Can I start this routine at two weeks, or is that ...Can I start this routine at two weeks, or is that too young? My baby girl seems to follow the EWS routine, but takes upwards of 45 mins to fall asleep after eating during the day and an hour at night which is a huge stress. She also sleeps for a good there hours during the day and only an hour between feedings at night, sometimes she just cries the whole time between feedings until she falls asleep eating. J.K.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01585011817516209265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-7780901767007578502015-10-19T22:18:18.565-06:002015-10-19T22:18:18.565-06:00Shira,
If she's eating then falling right back...Shira,<br />If she's eating then falling right back asleep (likely while eating) when that isn't really any waketime but a night feed. I would set your beginning feed of the day (that has waketime followed by it even if it is just a little and a feed in bright lights that isn't just a sleepy feed) and stick with it. see the post on morning wake timeRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.com