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Offline mommy2lilnathan

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How exactly do you dreamfeed?
« on: June 04, 2006, 15:06:25 pm »
Just wondering, I have been putting Nathan down to sleep at 8:30PM at night time, and we have been on E.A.S.Y for 9 days now, and he is doing very well.. Its also gotten to the point where I can finally put him down awake, swaddled, and the heartbeat monitor on and he will fall asleep on his own.. he still needs his soother though..  He is 11 weeks old...
So when I put him down for the night at 8:00, he is usually awake at 12:00AM or sometimes 1:00... he is hungry and needs to feed..

So I haven't attempted to do a dreamfeed just yet because I was always afraid doing so might wake him up.. Do I just leave him sleeping and stick the bottle in his mouth?  He sleeps on his side, so I was wondering how I would go about doing this.. do I feed the regular 4 oz??  Could someone please get back to me on this as I would really like to start doing it tonight..

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Re: How exactly do you dreamfeed?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2006, 15:28:37 pm »
Hi there.

Our Dd was BF so when we did the DF we just picked her up and nursed her.  She would stir and then go right back to sleep.  We DID do it a few times with the bottle and that was even easier...we just left her in the crib(as Tracy says) and let her eat.   I would make the bottle the same as you normally give - in ounces - he will eat what he wants.    Our DD is 6 months and we have always tried to do the DF between 10-10:30.  She goes to bed by 8 and I found that any later than that she'd not get a settled sleep - but all kids Df differently - so between 10-11pm is the standard.   Hope he is well fed, you can get some sleep and although he might wake again - you are on the path to a full nights sleep.  DD sleeps from 8-6 with a DF at 10ish.   Hope it works well tonight.   

Tracy also says you do not need to burp them - less air consumed when they feed in such a relaxed atmosphere - although I find when I do pick DD up to go back to her room (I DF in my room, lie down to nurse) she does burp....   Use your judgement on that one!!!

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Re: How exactly do you dreamfeed?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2006, 20:21:38 pm »
I picked up Ciara to feed then burped her gently. 

The dream feed didn't work very well for us thou, so we gave up after a couple of weeks

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