cluster and dream feeds

[courtneyandmiles]

I'm gonna start weaning my 6 mo. old of her 11:00 dream feeds soon.  She's taken solids since 5 mos.  In tracy's SOLVES ALL YOUR PROBS. book, she says to cluster feed at 5&7 or 6&8 on one page, then 7&9 or 6&8 on another.  5&7 and 7&9 seem VERY different to me.  I used to dream-feed at 10, but I always go to bed at 9, so I just set my alarm for 11 and feed her then.  AT 6 mos. she started sleeping through 'til 7,but ONLY when I cluster at 6&9, plus dream at 11. Hopefully, weaning the dream-feed will solve all of that.

My question is, besides the changing dream-feed time, at what other times should I feed her in the early evening?  She's hungry anywhere from   6-7 after her afternoon catnap.  If she eats at 6 and 11, how do I merge the two into her final 7/7:30 pre-bedtime feed?  Do I move the 6:00 feed up as I move the 11:00 back, or just work on the dream feed, and the other will take care of itself?  Am I being to nitpicky, or is this an issue that really needs to be addressed beforehand?  thanks!

[tylersmommy]

Could you please post an example of what her routine (breast/bottle, solids, and naps) looks like?

[courtneyandmiles]

frannie's routine:
E  7-7:15 - breast
     8 or 8:30 - solids
s  9-11
E  11:15 breast
    i try solids after breast, or I wait an hr.
S  1-3
E  3:15 breast
    solids after or wait an hr.
S  5 or 6 for a  catnap
E  6 or 7 breast
S 7:30
E  9:00 if ate at 6
E  11:00 dream

[*Natasha*]

At 6 months feeding 4-5 times is what most babies are doing if they have 3 solid meals a day. Perhaps try and eliminate the 11pm feed and start slowly decreasing the amount you give at 9pm.