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I think I need to stop the dream feed?
« on: October 28, 2005, 14:24:30 pm »
My dd will be 7 months in a couple weeks and I've started to notice when I go to get her from her crib for a dream feed she wakes up. She usually would sleep right through the whole thing. I've been doing a dream feed for… gosh I think from when she was only a month old. I can't believe how sad I am to have to give it up. Last night was her last one. I'm sure I can expect her to wake up more often at night now (although she has been waking up at 2:30 every morning now - teething I hope).
Did your dc wake up more since you've stop dream feeding? Am I the only one that has gone this far? And am I the only one sad to have to let go of this? They grow up so fast. :(

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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2005, 18:03:31 pm »
Nope, I think you're right to drop it if she is waking up. It messes up her sleep cycle and she will actually sleep worse.

Yes, a lot of moms are very sad, this is a milestone, and baby is growing up.  :cry:  Just remember it is the beginning of fabulously fun times ahead, and enjoy the earlier bedtime yourself without the feeding!  :wink:  And it IS ok to be sad for a while!  :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2005, 19:16:35 pm »
I was a bit sad when we stopped ds's dreamfeed.  It was the time where it's all dark, and I'm sitting with him in his room feeding him.  And we're all snuggly there...  :cry:

Anyway, once I dropped the df, he slept great.  When I started to decrease the df, he actually seemed to wake more during the night.  When I finally dropped all together, he went back to sleeping through.

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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2005, 21:29:54 pm »
This is something I've been wondering about too...  Also, when dropping the df, will you need to feed more in the day?  Elise eats 5x/day now (ebf) including the df - she's on 4 hour easy.  That would mean only 4 feedings/day which doesn't seem like a lot.  She will be starting rice cereal soon, so maybe that makes up for some of the calories?  Any thoughts??

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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2005, 01:31:04 am »
Oh my gosh thank you so much for responding. It always was my favorite feeding. She was always so snuggly and warm. But I've got to drop it sooner or later. I can only imagine how I'll be when I need to wean her completely  :lol: .

Heather - Ava started rice cereal (at 6months) and I seem to feed her about the same as I did before I started it (5x/day not including df). So I’m also curious if she’ll need to eat more after dropping the df. But I think it all will come together.
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« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2005, 02:51:45 am »
We just dropped the df about two weeks ago. My dd just turned 8mo. It was hard to do for me as well. She looked so sweet as I held her in the dark.

She did need more food in the daytime. I tried to do what Tracey's book suggested, by increasing the first feed and then little by little the others. We are on 3 meals of solids (2  #2 jars each meal) and 4 bf/day. Although it took a while to see how much food she needed. She's a big girl for her age (19 lbs, 29").

She woke up a few times, but then every time she woke up I tried to give her a little more than normal the next day. We eventually evened out and now she's sleeping great again. It is kind of a guessing game at first, especially when starting solids, but your lo will let you know what she needs. Good luck!
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