dream feed

[apreston]

my 10wo went down a little late tonight...last bottle at 930 and just fell asleep.  too late to dream feed?

[matthewsmama]

When was the last time he had a bottle before that?  i would say it depends on what his schedule is. Mmaye his naps and bedtime are just later for now...Let me know and well see if we can help, christie

[apreston]

he usually takes one two hours before...tonight he had one at 6:45 and 8:45

[* Paula *]

Does your lo usually go down this late?

Can we have a look at his routine for the day?

[apreston]

I'm trying to get him down earlier, but the last two days he's slept longer for naps and gotten off track, so his evening bottle has been later.  He's eating every 2.5-3 hours, and he usually get his first bottle around 6:30 a.m.  So I'm trying to do cluster feeding at 6:30 and 8:30, bed around 9, and then a dream feed around 10:30.  I just was wondering what you're supposed to do when he's a little off schedule and doesn't go to sleep until later, like 9:30 or 10.  Is that too late to still try to do the dream feed?

[* Paula *]

Can you let us have a look at your whole day with reagrds to E A S etc, so that we can get a better picture.

I would say that your lo's bed time is a little late, so perhaps looking at your full routine will give us a better idea.

Thanks

[apreston]

typically we start with a 6:30 bottle.  he'll stay awake no more than 2 hours after that, sometimes shorter.  then he'll nap for about an hour, sometimes it's longer.  if we're successful with eating every 3 hours, he gets a bottle at 6:30, he'll stay awake with no nap, get a bottle at 8:30 and then bed, then a dream feed around 10:30.  The problem is if we get off track a little during the day, sometimes he's going down a little later.  I just wondered if it's ok to have only about 2 hours between his last bottle and the dream feed.  Thanks for your help.

[* Paula *]

Yes I would say that it is ok if he only has 2 hours between his last bottle and DF - that way it becomes more of a cluster feed - it is still doing the trick and helping your lo tank up.

[apreston]

OK...and as long as I start the feed before 11 it's OK?

[* Paula *]

I would try to aim to have the feed finished by 11 to ensure that it does not interfere with your lo's sleep.