Increasing day oz when BLW?

[greenteamomma]

Backstory:  DD2 will be 8 months tomorrow. We weaned the dreamfeed almost 4 weeks ago.  DD will not take a spoon of any sort and we are BLW.  As you know, because of BLW, I can't sneak in some formula to cereal or yogurt etc.  I don't mind feeding her a little with a spoon but she will have nothing of it.      Recently she has started waking to eat so I brought back the dreamfeed so we can all have a good night sleep and to keep control of the situation. She has had 5 days of dreamfeed and has stopped waking.  She is taking 4 oz and draining the bottle. 

I haven't changed the nipple to increase the flow (only option is a Y nipple with Bornfree bottles) because even with the current nipple when we tilt the bottle all the way as recommended she gets frustrated because it leaks out a little even though she doesn't suck and makes her sputter. 

Here is our EASY

wake between 6:15 and 6:45
E 6:45 or 7:00 5-6 oz, offered 7
solids 7:30 or 8:00
S 9:30-10:15 (3 hrs 15 of A time)
wake by 11:30 if still sleeping 
E upon waking 5-6oz offered 7
solids 12:00
E just started YESTERDAY offering 4-5 oz before nap
S 2:15-2:45 (3 hrs 15 of A time)
wakes between 4:00 and 4:30
E rest of bottle 2-3 oz
solids 5:30
bath
E 5-7 oz
bed depending on wake of last nap
dreamfeed 10:30 4 oz

any advice?  When should I start weaning the dreamfeed AGAIN?

[*Kara*]

I would drop the DF now and increase to a full bottle offered 4 times a day until she is better established on solids

This is what I do now:

wakes at 5am, bottle at 530am - offer 8 ozs, generally finishes it but always 6+ ozs.
solids at 7am
bottle at 1130/12 noon followed by solids right away - 6 to 7 ozs plus food
Bottle at 330/4pm - offer 6 ozs to ensure she will fill up at BT
BT bottle at 645pm.  8 ozs.

[kirstym]

Hi this post is interesting as i cant get more ozs of milk in my DD day!! if she dosent take anymore milk how can i start to drop DF ozs?? she is nearly 7 months and is on solids!

than k you x

[*Amy*]

I do blw but I give her cereal and yogurt. I dip the spoon and hand it to her and she sucks the stuff off! It is very very messy but it works

[kirstym]

hi what does blw mean

[*Kara*]

BLW - baby led weaning.  Instead of using purees and feeding baby, you allow baby to feed themselves at their own pace with small pieces of food.  Some people do a combo of purees and BLW

[kirstym]

oh ok thank you x

[greenteamomma]

I do blw but I give her cereal and yogurt. I dip the spoon and hand it to her and she sucks the stuff off! It is very very messy but it works

I will try this thanks!