dream feeding???

[hev&madi]

silly question!

what is it and when can you start it???

any help would be great

 

[Nicky_Jones]

A dreamfeed is one normally given around 11pm - I do mine at 11:30, 4hrs after her previous feed. Where you lift them up and feed them without making any effert to wake them. Initially I did a nappy change to wake her at this time, as I was trying to encourage her to drop the 4am ish feed. Once she dropped that feed, I stopped doing a nappy change and waking her at 11:30. Sometimes she wakes when I pick her up and go in but other times, she doesn't. Her eyes stay closed, but when I gently rub my nipple under her nose she starts rooting and I put her on the breast, she then drinks and (sometimes) comes off without waking.

 

[foxymum]

where did you all hear of such a thing as a dream feed?
Louie is my 3rd baby & i have never heard of it nor have none of my friends.
we just fed ours (awake) a last feed between 10/11 pm then they went to sleep sometime after.

surely a baby cannot bring up wind when its asleep, so wouldn't this lead to tummy ache?

 

[Nicky_Jones]

Apparently because they are so relaxed during the feed you don't generally need to wind them. I just lift Ellie upto my shoulder and hold her for about 20-30 seconds occasionally she will give a small burp but not normally.

I first read about it on this forum. I later read about it in a book called Baby Secrets.

 

[Keely]

surely a baby cannot bring up wind when its asleep, so wouldn't this lead to tummy ache?

yer they can hun, Ellis is always alseep when i burp him at night, its harder and takes longer but i get there in the end haha... swing him by his leg normal!!!! haha I AM SOOO ONLY JOKING!!! XXXX

 

[foxymum]

 

[bagpuss]

Keely you always make me laugh!!!