The Baby Whisperer

We are: 5 weeks and 2 days!

My friend, Erin (yeah, it was confusing growing up with another Erin!!), mentioned to me about a book called the Baby Whisperer. This lady was on Oprah and can help you to get your baby to sleep through the night. So Erin explain the feeding schedule to me, then gave me the book to look through. I tried the feeding schedule, but after two days it was not working and I was getting frustrated, so I stopped. It had to do with "cluster feeds" and "dream feeds". Well it was throwing Riley off and one night she was even awake from 8pm-8am!! I was not happy at all!! But, the book as really helped me understand the importance of routines. It gave me a GREAT nap/bedtime routine to follow to help get her to fall asleep faster and to STAY asleep for longer. It is called the 4 S's (Setting the Stage, Swaddle, Sit, and Shush/Pat) . This routine has taken us from 30-40 minutes of trying to get her to fall asleep to 10-15 minutes. It has also helped her learn to put her self to sleep!! So.....I totally recommend it!! She now sleeps 3-4 hours at a time instead of 2-3.....it is GREAT!! I think I will start trying the feeding routine again next week!! One thing at a time!