What is a 'dream feed'?

[Newmummee]

If I was to feed her she would wake up wouldn't she??

Yes but only very slightly, my dd gulps her bottle down without properly waking.

A dream feed doesn't work for everyone.

Isn't that like feeding them when they don't necessarily want it though?? I'm just a tad confused how it works you see

If they don't want it they won't take it ime.

For example:

My dd (11 weeks) went to bed at 8pm, I came to bed at 11pm and bought a bottle, gently woke her up and offered her the bottle, she gulped it down and went straight back into a deep sleep. If I didn't offer it to her then, she probably would have woke at 1am for it. Now she will probably sleep through till 6am.

Ok I get it now, can I ask would you use the same bottle if she awoke at 1am for the feed?

Ds never woke up during his dream feed, we used to do it whatever time we went to bed usually 11pm. I would think if you did it this time s/he wouldn't be hungry by 1am again? Depends how little they are I guess. we started doing dream feed around 3 months and stopped it st 6-7 months when he was getting fuller from solids.

I'd use a clean bottle at the 1am feed, if she woke. Formula should be used or ditched after 2 hours.

Yeah the point of a dream feed is to give them ( and you) a longer period of sleep so if she's waking again at 1am for a feed then the dream feed at 11 isn't working and is unnecessary. But in answer to your question, no I would use a clean bottle.