Weaning but late feed getting bigger and bigger

[Ellytom]

Hi,

I'd really appreciate some advice. I started to introduce purees to my ds at 4.5 months. (now 5.5 months) She took to it like a dream (had been virtually grabbing the spoon out of my hand so clearly ready for solids). Now she's on 2-3 meals a day/.

I've been expecting her to start to drop her late feed - I BF at 7 and then she takes a bottle at 11 and she doesn't eat again until 7am or later. She is increasingly waking and very hungry for her late bottle and the size of that feed if anything has been steadily going up since we introduced solids. Before the solids it was beginning to disappear - she was only taking 4 or 3 oz if that, now she's at 7 or 8+ and waking for it. I'm not sure why - could be habit, or very long growth spurt, but she's not that hungry in the mornings. She wakes at 5 wanting to play (not hungry) so I'm keen to either get her to sleep a little longer (even 30 mins would be great) or drop the late bottle so I can get to bed before midnight! Any ideas?

Thanks!

I think up until 6 months, solids are supposed to be in addition to the milk they are already having, not replacing it, so you shouldn't really expect her to drop the dream feed just yet. All babies are different, but I think 5.5 months would be quite early to drop it, especially as she doesn't seem to be ready.

I would just go with it for now, although I appreciate that's not what you want to hear! Can you go to bed early some nights and wake yourself for the dream feed? Or do you have a DH who could alternate nights with you? A friend who could stay over every now and then and do the dream feed?

I would also try posting in breast and bottle feeding as someone might have some ideas over there.

Thanks so much. She took to weaning so quickly and so well I forget it's early!