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should I wake dd?

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bumblingalong · 30/07/2010 22:27

My dd (7months) hasn't slept much today so fell asleep on her bedtime bottle after only 2oz, she normally sleeps through till 7am after 7oz so am expecting her to wake at some point tonight.
I have only just finished bf'ing so not great at knowing how much formula she "should" have anyway.
WWYD? Should I wake now with a few ozs while I'm up and can have the bottle made before I wake her or let her sleep and make up a feed if she wakes by herself?

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ChristianaTheSeventh · 30/07/2010 22:29

I would just leave it, unless you have only just given up the 10.30pm feed?

She may just not feel so hungry tonight and could well sleep throug.

bumblingalong · 30/07/2010 22:33

She's been sleeping 7-7 since she was 3 months, and normally if she doesn't finish her betime bottle I don't worry, just means she'll wake a bit earlier but its the way she fell asleep on the bottle thats got me thinking - was she full or just shattered?

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bumblingalong · 30/07/2010 22:34

Please don't think I'm being smug with her sleep times - her twin brother has only just started sleeping through in the last few weeks after several wakings a night

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ChristianaTheSeventh · 30/07/2010 22:38

Oh no don't worry - I understand. DD1 slept through from 3 months... DD2 on the other hand is 13mo and nowhere near!

I remember when both of them started eating food and drinking bottles, I stopped bf at about 7 months too, for some reason some nights they just hardly drank anything just seemed SHATTERED and just fell asleep practically sitting up. Really quite cute.

You never know what will happen! Respect for you bf twins well done!

What seems to happen to me is that as soon as I am in bed, turned off the light and sinking into that deeeeeeeeeeeeeep sleep I hear a little cry and honestly my legs are made of lead and I CANNOT get out of bet. Luckily I can just hit DH and he does...

harverina · 31/07/2010 00:09

I wouldnt waken her. Sometimes when my DD is given an expressed bottle she will only take 2oz and fall asleep, other nights 10oz isnt enough. She sleeps through regardless, so I just assume that she is fuller. Did she eat alot during the day? I find when my DD feeds more during the day she will sometimes feed less just before bed. I used to waken her for a dream feed but she was taking so little and would barely waken, so we stopped it altogether. I fully expected her to waken during the night and she didnt!

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