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sugarbaby 
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Posted: 01 December 2010 at 9:45pm |
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Hi all
Just wanted to get some feed back on this,
DD goes down at 7pm and is woken at 10pm for a small botle and is back down by 10.30pm and sleeps throgh till 7am (she is a dream sleeper really)
But lately she is getting really cranky when we wake her for this 10am feed, and it takes a lot more effort to get her to drink the bottle.
I thought we had to wait till she started solids before we drop this feed., but sh is only just 4 months and ideally wont be getting solids till 6months
She is also not all that hungry at 7am, at first yes, but doesnt feed that much
THANKS!
Any advice appreciated
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Flutterby
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 9:04am |
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I always just feed DS when ever he woke up, I didn't wake him. So maybe you could just try letting her sleep and I am sure she will wake up when she is hungry.
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Lucky apple
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 9:08am |
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Perhaps experiment and see what happens if you miss this feed. She might sleep through?! If it doesn't work, you can always go back...
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High9
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 10:03am |
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I would just cut it out and see what she does, she may sleep through or she may wake you a couple-few hours later for a feed and then back to sleep until maybe later than usual iygwim. I found it to just be trial and error really. No real 'rules' to it.
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 10:52am |
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Dream sleeper alright! Lucky you!
I kept dream feeding for ages. I figured it was quick and I was up, so might as well, and it got me a better night sleep.
But I agree, try dropping it and see what happens. Good luck!
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 11:31am |
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I found when K was about 3 1/2 to 4 mths, I was dream feeding at 11pm, but when I forgot one night she just slept through and that was that, I still have my wonderful 7 to 7 sleeper :D
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 11:33am |
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can you feed her in her sleep without waking her?
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 12:43pm |
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My friend's daughter did the same, started fighting it and so she just stopped with no issues. Lucky you with your good sleeper!
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High9
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Posted: 02 December 2010 at 3:12pm |
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Milly, I thought you weren't meant to feed them whilst they were asleep, but feed them during the asleep/restless stage...? My PN told me to do a dream feed but said only during the restless stage.
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sugarbaby
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Posted: 05 December 2010 at 8:50pm |
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So we decided to drop the night feed on friday night. thought we would give it a go, cause if it all went to pot, i could sleep on saturday and catch up!
But the little darling has slept thru twice now 7-7, and is actually much hungrier at 7am which is awesome!
thanks ladies
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Shezamumof3
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Posted: 05 December 2010 at 10:48pm |
If my kids were sleeping I let them be, I never tried feeding them as it often back fired and Id be trying to settle them for ages.
I say if she wants to sleep let her and just feed her when she wakes  even if she does wake in the night for a feed, thatss till really normal for a 4 month old
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Posted: 05 December 2010 at 10:57pm |
Yay great stuff!!
I agree, if she is asleep I'd leave her. I personally fed on demand so never woke DS to feed him though.
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Posted: 08 December 2010 at 10:22am |
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i would never wake either....
glad you had progress. i was shocked to hear of this 'dream feeding'.....had never heard of it with my other two.
i always thought it was the worst thing you could do- wake a sleeping baby to feed when we want them to sleep through.??? i spose the promise of sleep drives us mothers to try anything..haha
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When to drop that last night feed
