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EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: Adelheid on July 05, 2014, 21:18:02 pm

Title: Awake Feed
Post by: Adelheid on July 05, 2014, 21:18:02 pm
I know that a dream feed should happen while he slumbers on, but I seem to be waking my 5mo LO up every time I dream feed him. Does it have any negative consequences on his sleep if he wakes up, other than me having to settle him back to sleep? I give him a bottle of BM and keep everything quiet and dark but it seems I catch him in lighter sleep and he will open his eyes and smile at me!  :(
Title: Re: Awake Feed
Post by: *Ali* on July 05, 2014, 21:20:15 pm
Does it seem to disturb his sleep later in the night? Is he waking more often after that? If not then I wouldn't worry too much that he is waking.

You could try changing the time of the DF to try to catch him in deeper sleep.
Title: Re: Awake Feed
Post by: creations on July 06, 2014, 09:16:02 am
My LO was bottle fed, and always woke for the DF. Like ali says you can try a different time to catch him in deeper sleep.
Eventually mine habitually woke for the DF so would wake a few mins earlier in anticipation of the feed - just meant I had to be on time - further down the line when you need to ween the DF you have to accept LO is awake so treat it like a NF. It wasn't hard even though I was quite nervous about it.