Dreamfeed

[ashersmom]

Hello--My 13 week old boy has begun to wake for his dreamfeed....EVERY night at the same time. It's become a habitual waking....before I did the dreamfeed he slept until 1 or 2 AM. Should I stop the feed and just give him pacifier? OR should I go in sooner (it would be about 9:45PM)
AND...most importantly...could I leave him lay in the crib or is there a choking hazzard?? Also, is it a full feed?
Thanks for your help!
Beth

[Johno & Aurelias Mum]

If you intend to continue with the dreamfeed, then it doesn't matter if LO is waking.  Just do the feed.  In answer to your other questions, I don't think its a good idea to leave them in their crib, always pick them up.  As far as quantity goes, its as much as they want of a normal sized feed.

When you start phasing it about 7 months, you bring it forward a little at a time at the same time decreasing the amount so that stops the habitual waking anyway.

HTH