baby falling asleep on playmat

[user1518273119]

Hi, I had a daughter in Dec and am trying to establish the easy routine. As soon as she wakes in the am I feed her and then get her washed and changed etc. But when I pop her down on her gym for a bit of play she just falls asleep! So although I'm not feeding her to sleep that is what happens and we get out of sync for the day.

She is only 8 weeks old so v small, but any advice would be great.

Thank you!

[WinkyisbackontheButterBeer]

Let her sleep. She is tiny. Go with her routine and try not to stress yourself over it.

[Kintan]

She is too young to be 'routined' - try again in a couple of months :)

[Wolfiefan]

It's not the easy routine unless it suits you!
8 weeks old? Sleeping is good.

[Snowydaysarehere]

My ds had all his naps on the floor! Was too worried dh would leave him alone on the sofa tbh!! Still does at toddler age, grabs a blanket and collapses on the carpet!!

[honeysucklejasmine]

She's too young. Wait a while.

[BootsAndCatsAndBootsAndCats]

Just let her get on with it. If she's tired and needs a nap then let her sleep. She has no idea what a routine is - she's only been in the world for 8 weeks!!

[halfwitpicker]

Let her sleep please.

Soon she'll be toddling and you'll never sit down.

[happymummy12345]

Let her sleep. My ds fell asleep on his mat several times. I just let him sleep.

[newyearsameme80]

You need to sync with her not her with you.
I tried that Easy thing and it didn’t work me me - sleep always followed eat!

[EssentialHummus]

She is only 8 weeks old so v small

This is the crux of it really. If the "easy" approach works for you, of course use it, but your daughter is telling you that she's tired.

[DotCottonDotcom]

Sod it, leave her, my DD loved to play and then zonk out. Memorable moments, she used to fall asleep ANYWHERE.

[Josieannathe2nd]

You have a baby who currently goes to sleep without hours of rocking/shushing/feeding/drive in the car. Enjoy it while it lasts!

[MrsJayy]

Getting up getting fed then getting dressed is exhausting for a teeny baby it really is ok for her to sleep she needs sleep to grow just let her nap and don't get to hung up about routines.

[MrsJayy]

My dd used to do the same put her on her mat and she would fall asleep mid kick

[TuckMyWin]

The point of the EASY routine is to separate feeding and sleeping so you don't have to feed to sleep. Falling asleep on the playmat meets the same brief, so I wouldn't stress about it, just enjoy the fact you've got the one baby in a hundred that falls asleep on her own when put down!

[moggle]

Do you mean the “eat, activity, sleep, your time” routine? (For anyone wondering it’s not really a routine just an order of doing things that can work... there’s nothing about how long each stage should take so it is not prescriptive like say GF).
If so I would say she is actually following it! - the wash and change is her activity for that part of the day. My DD could barely stay awake half an hour on her first wake up of the day until she was about 3mo, and my new twins are the same. Just go with it and use the time to grab a shower and breakfast or just go back to bed!

[museumum]

My ds fell into easy hinselfxat about three minutes moths because he’d only feed when dopey from just waking up.
I haven’t read the book but just to let you know they can do it when they’re older even if it doesn’t start young.