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Offline kal

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Help!! How do I change his schedule?
« on: October 05, 2005, 18:51:41 pm »
DS is 7 months and I'm trying to drop the DF at 10p and also his 4/5am feeding as I think there both habit but I'm not sure how to make the move without causing him to go back to not sleeping, both his surrent routine and the new routine are below..any suggestions or advice?

Current-
4:00am/5:00am: 5 oz bottle (back to bed)
630am/700am- Wake
8:00am/8:30am: 5 oz bottle and Solids
9:00am/9:30am: Nap for 1- 1 1/2 hrs
12:00pm/12:30pm: 5 oz bottle and Solids
1:00pm/130pm- Nap for 1 hr
4:00pm- 4 oz bottle
5:30 pm – Solids
7:00 pm – 4 oz bottle/bed
10:00pm- 5 oz DF bottle

New-
630am/700am- Wake and 8oz bottle
8:00am: Solids
9:00am/9:30am: Nap for 1- 1 1/2 hrs
11am-5oz bottle
12:00pm/12:30pm: Solids
1:00pm/130pm- Nap for 1 hr
4:00pm- 8 oz bottle
5:30 pm – Solids
7:00 pm – 8 oz bottle/bed

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Help!! How do I change his schedule?
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2005, 19:36:30 pm »
That looks good  :D 

Tracy recommends cutting out the dream feed in 3-day increments.  This is so your lo can make up the calories during the day.

For example...(this is almost directly from the book:)

Day 1:  Add 1 ounce to the first feed of the day, and take away 1 ounce from the dream feed that night.  Give the dream feed (now 1 ounce less) half an hour earlier, at 10:30 instead of 11:00.

Day 4:  Add one ounce to the first feed, one to the second and take away two ounces from the dream feed.  Give the dreamfeed (two ounces less) at 10:00 (now an hour earlier than normal).

Day 7:  Add one ounce to the first feed, one to the second and one to the third, take away 3 ounces from the dream feed and give at 9:30.

Days 10 (dreamfeed at 9:00) Day 14 (8:30) and Day 20 (7:30).  By continuing every 3 days to add ounces during the day and take away the same amount from the dream feed, you end up doing a feed at 7:30 with only a few ounces.

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