Hi
As advised by the HV I put dd to bed at 7pm/7.30pm after bath and bottle, she is happy to go down most nights and we have an evening which is lovely, she sleeps until about2pm and then wants a feed and then sleeps til 6/7am, although we do have days when she wakles at 1,4,5,6,7 - think she is just not getting enough during the day those days.
This was lovely to begin with as I got an evening with dh and a few hours sleep before a night feed but recently I have started thinking and realsie she will not drop the night feed until she is weaned at least, another 4-5months possibly. The thought of getting up at 2/3am every night until then is a bit daunting. I know others probably have it worse but I am dreading it.
I have tried a dream feed at 10pm, one night she took it and drunk about 1.5 to 2 ounces then had rest at 3.45am next night woke as i WAS TRYING TOP GET HER TO ATKE IT and took 1.5 ounces, still went back to sleep okay and woke at 3am.
Should I continue with a feed at 10pm either awake or deamfeed in the hope she will begin to take more and sleep the night or should I give up and go to bed early and put up with the night feed until weaned?
I am beginning to wonder if 7pm is too early a bedtime for her, thats what my mum says but she seems happy to go down and sleep/nap til morning. Dh says this is good habit for when she is older as we will not wnat a 2 year old wanting to stay up late, true I know.
I would welcome any advice about dreamfeeding, whether anyone managed to get baby to take more after some time or maybe I should wait until later to do the dream feed. It's just that staying awake til 10 or 11 and then getting up in the night is kind of knackering me.