So there we go, to dreamfeed or not to dreamfeed? London, SW To Dreamfeed or not to Dreamfeed? The reality might not be quite as simple and there are a few things to think about before embarking on the idea of giving your baby a dreamfeed; — How old is your baby? But if your little one is past the newborn stage and still waking to feed more than a few times a night, a dream feed may help. A dream feed is a late-night feeding that you give your baby right before you head off to bed, usually around two or three hours after you've put your little one down for the night.
Dream feeds are initiated by parents, not babies. Dream feeding involves rousing your baby from sleep to feed him. The idea is that giving your baby a late meal may fill him up enough to get him to sleep for a longer stretch overnight , so that you can get more sleep yourself. He might be too sleepy to make it through a full meal, but having that late-night snack could hold him off from wanting the next one for at least another hour or two.
As a result, both you and your baby could have longer, uninterrupted sleep. So everyone wins! Some babies who need to gain weight may require extra calories. A dream feed can help your baby get in the extra nutrition he needs. Newborns have small stomachs and need to eat at least every two to four hours. Once your baby starts showing signs that he can sleep for longer stretches without a feed — usually around 2 to 3 months old — then you could give dream feeding a try.
So if you're lucky, a dream feed might not even be necessary at that point. A dream feed in this age group could also do baby more harm than good because the first sleep is the deepest and most restorative.
Consequently, interrupting it could cause your baby to have less quality sleep. Hi Rachel! So my 3 week old eats every 2, hrs. I feed her at pm, then 11ish and then put her to sleep and she goes until 5ish am. Is that a good routine for now? At that 5 time, feed again with everything dark and put right back down to bed! I have a really good bedtime routine that works great for our 6 month baby girl, however, during this quarantine days I have created a bad habit for her to let her nap every day, every single time in my arms… Is 6 months too old to start reversing this crutch I created for her??
How do I go about it? I loved using a dream feed! It worked so well and my kids slept longer and longer until they went from 10pm to 8am. Great tips! I tried it for 3 days a few weeks ago.
The first day he slept until 6 for the first time but then it went back to 4am. Is it too late in his age to do it now? I am overall stumped as to how to make the baby sleep in later…. His room is pitch black. My question. Is should I drop his dreamfeeding I try it last night he slept all night he has been doing that for months bedtime is 8pm I dreamfeed him At 11pm he sleeps all the way to 8am he eats every 3 to 4 hrs 6 to 8oz bottles of breast milk i just feel more comfortable the dreamfeeding being his 5th feeding but I need to feel better making sure 4 feedings is ok.
So I guess the question for you is whether you think keeping that will keep your supply up! Currently my almost 4 month old goes to bed between so last Fred is right before. Then my husband who is up late feeds her 1. Then she sleeps until How can we wean this feed? You can remove an ounce or two at a time and add that to the dream feed or another day feed until that 1 am feed is very few ounces, then none!
This wal really helpful! I gave my 7 month baby a dream feed at am but she wakes at 4 am screaming for more food. What should I do? About a month ago the dream feed was perfect , it was at the same hour but she was waking at am.
Once solids are established they will usually continue to sleep. They are more hungry at this age for sure. I have a 7 month old that goes to bed at pm but gets up anywhere between pm and 3am to feed. Then will go back down, and like a little personal alarm rises at and is up majority of the morning. Will a dream feed help him to sleep through the night. He has never slept through the night since being born, so if this could work I would get some much overdue rest.
Hi Rachel : this blog post is probably among my most-visited websites… both with child one, and now with number two!! Your insights are so helpful. Hi Rachel- My babies triplets are 12 weeks actual- 6 adjusted and we are doing a dream feed every night at Before that they eat at 7pm. Lately- 2 have been waking up every morning at and then again at Sometimes I feed them 2oz at to just top them off until their 7am morning feed.
Any advice on why they may be waking or how to get them to stretch past those hours? The third baby sleeps from dream feed until the morning. Thank you! He had been sleeping 12 hours with a dream feed since 3 months. My main concern is that he is going to be hungry and wake up early. Pediatrician said at the 9 months wellness check to try to reduce the formula intake by 12 months between oz. Any advice would be appreciated!! Your email address will not be published.
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How to dreamfeed when baby is drowsy When to wean the feed. Most parents will continue to offer a dream feed until they are confident their baby can go all night without eating AND sleep a total of hours without eating.
Keep in mind that if you stop the dream feed before your baby is ready, he or she may start to wake up too early for the day. For example, your 5-month old baby goes to sleep around 7 p. This gives you a glorious 6 to 8 hours of sleep! If your baby wakes up during the feeding, soothe them back to sleep as you would at bedtime.
It may take a few nights for your baby to get used to it. Usually, the dream feed is between 10 and p. This is based on the assumption your baby is going to sleep between 6 and 8 p. As you can imagine, if your baby goes to bed around 8 p. However, some parents will do a dream feed between 4 and 6 a. For example, your baby might be able to sleep through the night until 5 a.
Way too early! You might set an alarm to feed the baby at 3 or 4 a. If you are breastfeeding, you will, of course, need to pick up the baby unless you are quite the acrobat! If your baby is taking a bottle of breastmilk or formula, some babies will stay in their bed, finish a bottle, and continue sleeping. So, there is no need to pick them up, and it helps keep them asleep. Most babies will be fine to be picked up.
You should do whatever will keep the baby asleep and get the feeding done as fast as possible. Yes, you will still burp the baby as usual. But, spend the normal amount of time you would burp the baby at a regular feeding time. As I explained how babies sleep at 4 months old , the first part of the night is the deepest sleep of the night for all babies and children over 4 months approximately.
Therefore, it might be very difficult to rouse your baby enough to feed any time you want to. Some babies will awaken just enough to eat and stay asleep, but others might not wake up enough, and others will wake up too much.
Some babies also tend to wake up even more frequently after the initial night feeding, so dream feeding does the opposite of what is intended. Some people believe it goes against the idea of demand-feeding and is not respecting the baby to force a meal on him.
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