Hi. My son is 16 weeks old today and follows the Gina Ford feeding times (he had jaundice at birth so these times were a godsend as I was a first time mum and exclusively bf so wouldn't have had a clue how long to feed a baby that continually fell asleep at the breast).
He has been brilliant at going to sleep at night since 5 weeks old (thanks to advice from HV) and now sleeps 10-12 hrs at night but he really won't sleep very well during the day. I wouldn't mind but I know he needs the sleep. Eg today so far (at 2.30pm) he has managed 30 mins sleep and that was only after I did cio as I knew he was exhausted and nothing was settling him. He wants to be rocked to sleep and has done since birth. He can find his fingers but just doesn't seem able to self-settle. I know it's not a problem with feeding and I've tried extra feeds in the day but he still won't settle or won't settle for long (and then wakes earlier in the night). It doesn't help that people keep telling me to "let him have what he wants" - what he wants is to go to sleep and if he doesn't, he does a v sleepy next feed (nb if I try and put him down after the feed, he still cries/screams - try feeding him a bit more, he falls asleep at the breast, then put him down and crying/screaming again).
It is heartbreaking to see him so bleary eyed at the end of the day (I usually do a pram walk in afternoon to get him to have some sleep). Please don't post a reply bashing GF - I don't care if he doesn't "sleep to rule" on her exact times. I think he is either overtired or undertired (by the afternoon it is def ot!).