Time of dream-feed

[VickyB20]

Hi!  My dd is 8 1/2 months old and has 3 breastfeeds + a dreamfeed (bf) each day.  This Saturday we're going out (yippee!!!) and I won't be around for her normal dreamfeed time.  Should I give it to her when we get back?  (About midnight probably.)  Or just see what happens if I miss it completely?  I don't really want to prepare a bottle of ebm since she's not used to that at night-time at all and it may wake her and totally unsettle her.
Any suggestions?  Thanks.
Vicky
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[deenz]

I would be inclined to leave it and see what happens!  Who knows, this may be the start of no night feeds!!  Is she eating her solids well?  I dropped the DF for both my daugters shortly before 7m.

[daisymelan]

Go for it Vicky!!!!!  Have fun!

[Ginapopcorn]

Hello.

I'm a newbie, so apologies if I have posted this in the wrong thread. I have had a look around to see if I can see where to post, or if I can find an answer to my question, but have had no luck. Please point me in the right direction if I am completely off course.

Can someone please explain the Dreamfeed and Cluster feed to me. I'm sure my brain has turned to cauliflower with this preganacy as I can't seem to get my head around it. There's also the Tanking Up feed which is confusing me too 

I'm sure there is a very simple explanation to this 

Thank you. 

[daisymelan]

Hello.

I'm a newbie, so apologies if I have posted this in the wrong thread. I have had a look around to see if I can see where to post, or if I can find an answer to my question, but have had no luck. Please point me in the right direction if I am completely off course.

Can someone please explain the Dreamfeed and Cluster feed to me. I'm sure my brain has turned to cauliflower with this preganacy as I can't seem to get my head around it. There's also the Tanking Up feed which is confusing me too 

I'm sure there is a very simple explanation to this 

Thank you. 

It is all explained in the Baby Whisperer book by Tracy Hogg.  Have you read it?  I would suggest doing so if you haven't.  It explains all of these terms.

Hope that helps.

[VickyB20]

Thanks Jodie and Denise for the suggestions.  She is LOVING her solids and for the last ten days or so, I've felt like I just can't keep up with her!  I'll do as you suggest and leave the dream-feed and see what happens.  Actually, I'm not going to do it tonight either... hopefully she'll sleep through without problems and then perhaps I'll even feel confident to have a couple of beers tomorrow night!
Thanks again.
Vicky
xx

[daisymelan]

hopefully she'll sleep through without problems and then perhaps I'll even feel confident to have a couple of beers tomorrow night!

I sure hope tonight goes well!

 

[deenz]

Good luck!!

[Ginapopcorn]

It is all explained in the Baby Whisperer book by Tracy Hogg.  Have you read it?  I would suggest doing so if you haven't.  It explains all of these terms.

Hope that helps.

Thanks! I do have the book but still got confused  Stacey has very kindly pm'd me and explained it all.

[VickyB20]

Just to let you know that dd had no dream-feed on Friday and was fine on waking at her normal time (although she breastfed for longer than normal, I guess to make up for no df).  And again no dream-feed on Saturday and slept through till normal.  So that's one more feed dropped!  We're down to justthree a day now.  :-(  I think I'll miss the dream-feed; it was always so calm and relaxing and I'd love it that she'd sleep in my arms at these times.  Such is the change that time and growing-up brings!  Thanks again to all for your advice.  Vicky. x

[daisymelan]

That is great news!  Just think how many consecutive hours sleep you could get now!  Ahhhhhh!

P.S.  I hope you had a beer or two!   

[deenz]

Yay!!  I know when I first dropped the DF with both my daughters, I used to 'miss' them!!