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Dropping the dream feed (df)

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jacko2205 · 02/05/2018 19:16

Hi,
My baby is just over 4 months now and has been bottle fed the whole way through. She's on a 3 hour cycle from 7am-7pm and then I do a df at 10pm.
She's a great sleeper and we don't have any problems with sleep or feeding, I just wondered how others phased out the df, was it a case of waiting until they're on solids, is there a right time to do this?
Thanks
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EveMoneypenny · 03/05/2018 14:43

I waited until 6months with DS1, who was bottle fed. I was a bit scared to mess with it in case it disturbed his sleep, but it was fine when I plucked up the guts to do it. I think I gradually brought it a bit earlier, from 11 forward til 10 and then gradually reduced the amount in the bottle.

jacko2205 · 04/05/2018 22:11

Okay great, thank you. I was thinking of topping up bottles in the day (starting in the morning as they're currently the smaller bottles) and then reducing the amount at night so will see how that goes I think, maybe give it another month?
Thanks

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