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Title: Cluster feeding and EASY (need clarification)
Post by: Charlie's Mom on September 29, 2005, 20:34:29 pm

My 9 week old DS is on a 3 hour EASY schedule and doing pretty well.  As far as an evening schedule, he usually wakes from a nap at  6pm, eats, and then is back to bed by 7:30-8.  When cluster feeding, do I bf at 6, have activity, then bf again at 8, then put him to sleep?  Do I wait for him to wake for the next feed, or dream feed at 10pm?  Is that too early for a dreamfeed?  I am a little sleep deprived, so I guess I need it spelled out for me!!!  :wink:  Thanks!!
Jeri

Title: Cluster feeding and EASY (need clarification)
Post by: GraceKellysmom on September 30, 2005, 01:18:19 am

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do I bf at 6, have activity, then bf again at 8, then put him to sleep and dream feed at 10pm

Yep, this sounds good. You may need to tweek the dreamfeed time to get him in a lighter stage of sleep. Sometimes they don't latch on if they are too far gone. Although, if he is sleeping long stretches at night you don't have to do a dreamfeed, you could just go to bed at 9pm and wake with him when he does.