Is the dream feed working?

[jishjashjosh]

Hi gals
I have a 7 week old daughter who I've done a dream feed since about a week old (usually at 10.30 but sometimes 11 if she didn't settle to sleep til later ( I feed around 6.30pm then to bed). Whatever time I dreamfeed her she always wakes around 2am for a feed. She then wakes anytime between 5 and 6 for another. I'm usually able to get her back to sleep til 7.39 at which time I wake her to start the day.
My question is, does this all sound quite normal, is the dream feed working?

[Sarah8019]

Hi there,

Based on my experience this is totally normal.  My DS is breastfed and used to have an almost identical feed pattern, dreamfeed at 11, woke for feed at 2-3am then often for another feed at about half 5.  Only now at 4 and a half months has he suddenly decided not to wake for the 2-3am feed but occasionally he still wants the 5am feed! 

[jessmum46]

Sounds totally normal - is she breastfed?  At this early stage 3 night feeds (including the DF) is totally fine and it looks as if she's going 3-4h in between them which is great.  Keep doing what you're doing!

[Sarah - Enfys' Mum]

Erm, I'd love to have night like that with my four month old!  It looks great to me xx

[jishjashjosh]

She is breast fed, apart from the dream feed I give expressed milk in a bottle. Thanks ladies!

[BabyHenry]

My 11 week old is behaving in exactly the same way, no matter what time we dream feed (have tried between 10:30 - 11:30), he still wakes up for a feed at 2-3 am and then sleeps until 7pm.

[Sarah - Enfys' Mum]

Well done ladies, you're doing great xxx