Yesterday Ele came over to visit. We spent some time chatting on the couch while the babies slept, then took a nice walk through the neighborhood. <\/p>\n

I complained that I felt Henry was “snacking” too much, not eating enough at a sitting and therefore eating more often. She talked to me about Baby Wise<\/a> and the Baby Whisperer<\/a>. The basic premise of the theory is to put your infant on a loose schedule<\/a> and to prevent them from drifting from nursing into sleep. She summed it up with the mnemonic E<\/a>.A<\/a>.S<\/a>.Y<\/a>.: Eat, have some Activity, and go to Sleep, which leaves a bit of time for You (the mom). <\/p>\n

So I started to try the basic principles yesterday evening by keeping Henry awake for 30 minutes after he ate, then putting him down for a nap. He did great and had a three hour eating cycle and then a two hour eating cycle. He started his last feeding at 11 PM, which took an hour, and went to bed at midnight. He woke me up at 4.30 AM for his next feeding. That’s four and a half hours of sleep! and technically is a 5 1\/2 hour feeding cycle! How lovely! <\/p>\n

Of course, this morning he’s been a snacker and very, very fussy. Baby steps. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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