Hi all, here's the scoop:
I began dream feeding my girl about three weeks ago. She' s 5 months now, and we bf, but she never seemed to take much. It worked for a while and she was able to go until 4am until her next feed. Last week, I noticed that the dream feed seemed to make her sleep more restless and she began to wake at odd hours. So I decided to drop it. I did it cold turkey because I don't think she was taking much anyway. For 3 nights, she didn't wake until 4am! At which time I fed her and she would go back down until 6 or 7. Now, she will sleep until 4am on some nights, but on others will be up 2or 3 times! I don't want to feed her until at least 3am, because I know she can go that long. The problem is that when I try to help her settle instead of feed her, she becomes FURIOUS!!! :x I always wait for a genuine cry, as sometimes she will put herself back to sleep. When I do go in, she squeals with delight (its actually very cute), but as soon as she realizes I'm not going to feed, she freaks! I'm trying to pat and shh, but she's yelling/crying so loud. I start to worry about teething, being sick, ect, but when I give the paci, or feed her, she calms right down :? . I REALLY don't want to do PU/PD because it makes her scream even more. I think I have somewhat of a drama queen on my hands. DD said that he will try to settle her tonight, but I'm nervous about the whole thing. He doesn't take much interest in the whole BW idea. How can I settle my babe without making her more upset? A five month old should be able to go 8 hours should'nt they? She is on a 4 hour easy, puts herself to sleep at the beginning of the night and at naps so I know she can do it.
Any advice
Thanks
Jessica