Hi there
My baby girl was 7 months yesterday and we are starting to think about eliminating the dream feed but not sure how to do it.
Her routine as follows:
7.30 wake up + 5oz bottle
8.30 solids (cereal or mashed banana)
10.30-12.00 nap
12.00 4-5oz bottle
1.00 solids (yogurt + finger food (attempting!!))
2.30-4.00 nap
4.00 4-5oz bottle
5.30 solids (jar or home made baby food + desert - this is alway the meal where she eats the most)
7.15 bottle (lately this bottle has become smaller and smaller because she eats so much dinner, sometimes only 60-100 ml of milk. Surely this is the bottle to increase if we are to cut the dream feed but she just refuses any more!)
7.25 bath and bedtime routine
10.00-10.30 dream feed 5-6 oz (biggest bottleof the day?!?!)
We have tried just cutting it once which was a big mistake, she woke up hungry. She is very hit and miss with sleeping through but we have not had to do night feeds other than dream feed for a good few months now.
The dream feed is the only bottle she seems interested in, all the others we have to 'forcefully' offer her (obviously not forcing her but for want of a better word....it is hard work getting her to take a bottle! )
Any help/suggestions much appreciated!
