How to drop a dreamfeed

[CharlotteS]

Still going well, Taylor?  I've been thinking about you! 

[Taylor5]

Hi Charlotte
All is going well    at the moment, to tell you the truth I dont know myself in the evenings now... even thought ds would be in bed at 7pm I could never clock off untill after his df (which was 11pm), even if it was only to watch a movie and a glass of wine. The df is now at 9.30pm and down to 4oz bottles, he did grumble a bit when his bottle was gone, it was kind of "Is that it mammy!" Even though he grumbled he slept untill 8.30am this morning , so I chuffed to bits with it all going so well. I'll keep you updated on how things are going. How are you getting on since dropping the df? Is Joshia still sleeping without it?
Talk soon
Taylor

[Taylor5]

Sorry I spelt Josiah name wrong in my last post  :oops: I am watching the new while typing!!

[Tammy: Ethan & Kaden's Mom]

Hi Taylor.  Was thinking of you today wondering how dropping the df was going.  I felt the same way when I started moving the df back earlier, it was like, this is so great, I don't have to stay up late if I don't want to!

Sounds like things are going well!

[CharlotteS]

Hi, Taylor!

No worries! I can hardly spell DS's name correctly these days.  The letters seem out of place for my fingers.  That's why he's usually "Si" on these boards!  (at least, lately!)

Yes, he's still doing without it.     He sucks every DROP out of his 7 pm bottle as if he knows he won't get one for 12 hours!  He sleeps from about 7:20-7:10.  Been going down and getting up like a trooper!  I'm so proud.

But, like you, I'm a bit lost myself.  I still have yet to go to bed "early" even though I'm technically off the clock for the evening.  I usually end up staying up anyway.   :roll:  I've gotta do something about that!

So happy that the wean seems to be progressing well for you!
Hugs!

[Taylor5]

Hi, all is well here.
Charlotte congrats with dropping the dreamfeed and keep up the good work, give ds a big kiss from me.
I'm down to 3oz bottle at 9pm, I'm going to give 2oz at 8.30 for a few days then stop it after that, please God... He gets his evening bottle at 7pm and is still sleeping untill 8.30am so I'm another proud mum here. I can hear him moving about as I type as there is a couple of cats fighting in the garden at the moment and my God the noise of them! If they wake ds I'll kill them (only joking cat lovers)
I'm another mum here that keeps saying I'm going to have an early night but havent done it yet.
Take care and thanks for the good wishes
Taylor

[Taylor5]

Hi Charlotte,
I hope things are still going well after dropping the dreamfeed.
We had a few upset nights ds waking at 3am or 6am, I was thinking it was the drop in his formula intake and was thinking of going back to giving him the df. But it wasn't it was the fact he was teething, he got 1 of his top teeth on Saturday, but I'm still sticking at dropping the df. I'm going to cut him down to 2oz tomorrow night. I know it might be a bad time to start cutting out the feed, but he is doing well so far so please God it will stay this way.
Taylor

[CharlotteS]

Hooray!  Alex got a tooth!  Is it his first?

I'm really glad to hear that the df wean is going well.  Si doesn't seems to need it anymore.  Sleeps straight through!  Yea!  In fact, he doesn't like it even if I peek in on him at night.  After he hits the bed, he wants to be left alone until morning! 

Hugs to you!

[Taylor5]

Hi
Just a quick post to let you know last night was the first night without the dreamfeed.... and he slept all night 8pm to 8.30am so I'm one happy mammy. Long may it last.
Ds got another tooth yesterday so we are on no.4 with 3 waiting to cut through the gum anyday now! He is only 6.5 months old with a mouth full of teeth, I think he is very young for getting his teeth.
Talk again when I have more time on my hands
Thanks again girls for all your df help big cyber kisses too you all
Taylor

[Critter]

What do you do if your lo is at his max for daytime bottles?  Can you just cut back an ounce every three days on the df but not add it to the daytime?  My son takes 8oz every 4 hours plus 3 solids during the day.  Any advice appreciated!

[Taylor5]

Hi Amystoker
My ds was upped to 8oz when I was cutting back on his df, he also has 4 bottles and 3 feeds a day which sounds about right... I wouldnt try and stuff anymore formula into him during the day but you could always add an extra oz to his bedtime bottle after a few days of cutting him back on his df. I dropped an oz and a 1/2 an hour every 3 days until I reached 2oz at 8.30pm (his bedtime bottle is 7pm) I tried to give this 2oz but it really unsettled him, so the next night I just put him to bed at 7pm and he slept until 8.30am
Is you ds taking a big df? My ds was taking 7oz at df, then got 1oz added to each of his 4 daytime bottles so he is only down 3oz of formula everyday.  Its really hard to start to drop the df as your afraid it will upset the routine or babs will be awake in the small hours looking for food, but no, once you start and things are going well you'll be on top of the world. The only routine affected will be mammies and daddies, I didn't know what to do with myself I was able to open a bottle of wine and kick back and relax without watching the time for a df... and this was only when I was moving it earlier in the evening. Ds has only gone 3 full nights without the df and he is still sleeping like a baby, sorry for the pun!
Good luck with it and let us know how things go, Taylor

[Critter]

Yes, he does take a big df...7 or 8 ounces.  I've started cutting it back already to 6 oz.  We've done that for 2 nights, and will go to 5 oz tomorrow to see how that goes.

Thanks for the help.  I will keep you posted!

[CharlotteS]

Taylor - I'm SOOOOO happy for you!  I hope ds keeps it up!  {{{HUGS}}} to you, and congrats!! 

[glee]

my son is now almost 1 year old and I've still not dropped the DF. Reason? He only takes 4 oz in the morning and 4 oz at 7 pm. We add 1 oz formula into all 3 meals which he takes to really well (between 6 - 7 tablespoons each meal). He sleeps from between 730 - 8 pm til 6 am (there or thereabouts). Since the DF (at between 10 - 11 pm - depending on when he wakes for it) is the time we make up for the milk intake, I've not weaned him off it but being 1 is probably better for him. But how do you add the milk in the day when he's reducing the day time milk himself and refuses to eat anymore ? Would like to drop the DF but not entirely sure how. There has been occassions when he's been too tired to eat at night and only taken 2 oz and ends up waking at 3 am or 5 am hungry and refusing to settle until fed. Hence, we've kept the DF for so long. Any suggestions would be most welcomed!   

[Critter]

I added a little cereal to his bedtime bottle (I know...bad mama) thinking that he might not need the df with those extra calories, but he woke up at 11:00 MAD AS EVER!  We're down to 4 1/2 ounces.  I might try to go down to 3 or 2 tomorrow night