I used to dream feed. Was quite weird at first, but 20 minutes before she was due I'll gently pick her up all swaddled and cozy. Give her a bottle, burp her then put her back. She slept right through it. It was usually about 11:30/12, that way I could get at least 5 hours sleep before she woke up full of beans.
Yeah I suppose it's all about routine isn't it 😊, I use to start work at 6am and the even on my days off I use to be up .. Just what your bodies use to I think. @charlottegilbert Xxx
I'm not, you just get used to it. My body has its own alarm clock now and I'm up and ready most mornings before Harrys even thought about opening his eyes. A lot of the time I actually have to wake him so we can leave for 7.30. At least I know I'll never have to worry about the school run 😆 xxx
I tried it once and he took the bottle, but I know what you mean, my friend use to do and her little one use to take it and then sleep through so I think it's just me wishful thinking 🙈😂 @sara-lou Xx
I've never understood dream feeding... I mean how do they feed if they're asleep? I tried it with my son when he was a bay but he was asleep so wouldn't open his mouth or suck. Anyways I left him. I figure if he's hungry he'll wake & I'll feed him...
🙈🙈🙈🙈 I'm dreading going back to work, you made me tired just reading all of that 😂😂 you are super mum @charlottegilbert Xxx
Oh my, you poor thing, you must run off some super mummy power... I think I've been running off that for the past 3 months and now it's running out 😂 but it doesn't help that I go to bed so late 🙈 @charlottegilbert Xx
Nooo 😫 don't tell me things like that @charlottegilbert haha 😂😂 it's already been 97 days since my last full nights sleep 😂 not that I'm counting, Xxx
Aww Oscar goes down at 7 wakes between 11-2 and then is up again at 5, I think I'll try him with a bottle at 11 and see how he goes tonight @hannah2310 Xxx
I didn't notice much of a difference, only that she took a lot less xxx
I used to give Scarlett a bottle at twelve just to top her up but now I just leave her until she wakes, sometimes she'll wake at four other times she'll sleep straight through xx
Yeah, did she go longer in the night after you did? I've only tried it once and he threw up the whole bottle but I don't know if that was just a coincidence, and he wakes up between 11-2 for a bottle so I don't know wether to try again at 11 tonight before I go to bed @daisysmummy Xx
Is that where they are asleep when feeding? Done that once or twice with my daughter xx
Ive started doing this if I think he hasn't took enough before I go to bed if he fell asleep on his last bottle. I'm very wary he is asleep tho so I will only do it if he won't wake up and I no he will wake during the night if I don't