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stopping dream feeding

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LimesMum · 08/09/2014 07:57

Looking for some advice please Smile

DD is 7 months and has always been dream fed at 1030 - 11pm and gone through til 6-7

We have been going through a terrible sleep phase of waking 3-4 times a night depsite the dream feed so I tried stopping it then about 2 weeks ago she did 2 nights through til 5 straight.

Seems they were flukes tho as she has woken at 2250 on the dot the last 4 nightsShock

Now I'm not sure whether to keep trying or to start the dream feed again??

Anyone have and top tips on this please?

Thanks in advance

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LimesMum · 09/09/2014 07:00

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mrsmugoo · 09/09/2014 10:11

I've stopped giving my 6 month old a dream feed and he still wakes at a similar time (between 2-4) for a feed regardless!

I'm really trying to wind down night feeds and this seemed like an easy one to drop - I.e the one he doesn't "ask" for.

LimesMum · 09/09/2014 10:39

Thanks mrsmugoo

I've now not given it for 10 days but its not really working out!!

She wakes either at 11 or 3 for a feed if I don't give it and sometimes won't go back to sleep after 3am.feed so looks like I'll be starting it up again which I really didn't want to do....

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TwentiethCenturyGirl · 09/09/2014 14:00

I'm still dreamfeeding my 6 month old BF baby as she usually sleeps 6.30 - 6.30ish with it. At the moment, my plan is to carry on until weaning is better established and then gradually reduce the feed by only offering 1 side rather than 2, before stopping altogether (probably easier to do this if bottle feeding) and see where that takes us to. I'm hoping it won't mean a 3am wake up instead!

I dropped the dreamfeed much earlier with DD1 because her sleep went haywire even with it, but am reluctant to rock the boat while DD2 is sleeping well.

AdorableAbbie · 09/09/2014 15:12

When I am still breastfeeding I dream feed my DD until 1 1/2 years old.

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