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Offline alarose

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Cutting out 5am bottle?
« on: August 09, 2011, 00:30:21 am »
Hi everyone,
My 5mo big boy (20lbs) has been dreamfeeding like a champ since he was 2mo and his nights generally look something like this:
8pm bottle  6-8oz
then bedtime
11pm dreamfeed 6-8oz
5am bottle 3oz and diaper change when Dad gets up for work
back down again until 8am

I would like to get rid of the 5am bottle since it is just a tiny one, and it stops him from being hungry for his morning bottle at 8am (he won't eat again until 9). Does this sound like a good idea or should I just leave well enough alone? Will he let me know when he doesn't need these 3oz anymore?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

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Re: Cutting out 5am bottle?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2011, 03:39:16 am »
Honestly, it may not be very BW of me to suggest this, but I would leave well enough alone.  It could be that he would wake at 6am for the day if you eliminated it... 5 months is a bit young to sleep a full 12 hr night with only a DF... he may drop it on his own once solids are established :)



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Re: Cutting out 5am bottle?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2011, 20:51:13 pm »
I also want to 'get rid' or move My LO 5-6am wake / feed. The day just starts too early! Sometimes he doesnt even want to be fed at 5, he just wakes. I try an leave him as long as I can before going in his room. His routine is:
5-6am wake and bottle.
7-8am nap for about 40 mins
9ish - feed then play on gym
10ish - sleep for about 1.5 hours
12 feed
2 nap
3 feed
5 power nap
6 bottle, bath, bed and sleep by 7
10 dream feed

5am - groundhog day!

It's so hard being a mum, I found the first 3 months relentless! It's my first baby and he's 14 weeks now and things are settling down, but it's still tough.