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Bxgell2
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The Dream Feed
Is the best thing in the world!!  Now I can control how much sleep *I* get!!
Yael sleeps a good 7-8 hour stretch and then gets up for a 15 minute nibble and back down for 4-5 hours.
Problem is, the 7-8 hour stretch starts at like 7pm, so I don't get the benefit of it, and by the time she wakes up at 3am or 4am, it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to fall back asleep, so even though my baby is STTN, I'm only getting 4 hours of sleep!
So for the past two nights I decided to dream feed her right before bed, around 11pm, and she took to it! So now she and *I* have been sleeping a solid 7/8 hours until the morning. And then back down for another 4 hour nap while Mommy works out and takes care of all the errands
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... mama's happy 
Message edited 10/9/2009 8:56:55 AM.
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headoverheels
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Re: The Dream Feed
that is awesome! do you give her a bottle or BF her? i never tried that with Luca... maybe i should with this one 
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Shelly
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Re: The Dream Feed
I used to do that with Jordana- so many years ago. I'd go to sleep at 11, and DH would feed her before he went to bed, around 12:30- and bam- sleeping through till 6-7.
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| Posted 10/9/09 9:01 AM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: The Dream Feed
please explain to me how this works....how do you dream feed?
So you pick the child up and feed them? Then what? do you burp them?
I just don't see how a child will eat if they are asleep, I have to wake KJ up to eat when it is time if he is sleeping
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| Posted 10/9/09 9:08 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: The Dream Feed
Posted by headoverheels
that is awesome! do you give her a bottle or BF her? i never tried that with Luca... maybe i should with this one
No, I BF her. First night it took a good 5 minutes to wake her up enough to start eating, but last night she took to it in her sleep so I didn't even have to wake her at all and after she was done, right back down.
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Bxgell2
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Re: The Dream Feed
Posted by pinkandblue
please explain to me how this works....how do you dream feed?
So you pick the child up and feed them? Then what? do you burp them?
I just don't see how a child will eat if they are asleep, I have to wake KJ up to eat when it is time if he is sleeping
First night I had to wake her up a little - I changed her diaper which stirred her and blew on her face a little as I tickled her mouth with the boob. Last night, I just picked her up, put her to the boob, she opened up and started nursing in her sleep. She doesn't need to be burped after - I read in a book that when they eat when they are sleeping they usually don't take in any air, which seems to be the case with Yael. I haven't burped her and she goes back to sleep for a good 7/8 hours.
I figure if I keep doing it, it will become habit and I won't even have to wake her - she'll just know what to do, even in her sleep, which is what happened last night.
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| Posted 10/9/09 9:09 AM |
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Wendy
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Re: The Dream Feed
This is what I do with Ann ... once or twice actually. I nurse her in our bed around 1AM and 4AM and then I have to get up at 4:30.
Luckily I've been able to fall back asleep (lol - sometimes during the feeding!! ) and since she started daycare this week, she's only stirring a bit once usually around when I need to get up anyway.
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| Posted 10/9/09 9:10 AM |
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Wendy
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Re: The Dream Feed
Posted by Bxgell2
Posted by pinkandblue
please explain to me how this works....how do you dream feed?
So you pick the child up and feed them? Then what? do you burp them?
I just don't see how a child will eat if they are asleep, I have to wake KJ up to eat when it is time if he is sleeping
First night I had to wake her up a little - I changed her diaper which stirred her and blew on her face a little as I tickled her mouth with the boob. Last night, I just picked her up, put her to the boob, she opened up and started nursing in her sleep. She doesn't need to be burped after - I read in a book that when they eat when they are sleeping they usually don't take in any air, which seems to be the case with Yael. I haven't burped her and she goes back to sleep for a good 7/8 hours.
I figure if I keep doing it, it will become habit and I won't even have to wake her - she'll just know what to do, even in her sleep, which is what happened last night.
Exactly - I don't do anything to "wake her" pick her up out of the PNP and lay her next to me.
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beachgirl
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Re: The Dream Feed
I tried this with my DS but he still wakes up at the usual times. Maybe I should persevere? 4hour naps????? what is that about? you lucky mama.
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| Posted 10/9/09 9:55 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: The Dream Feed
Posted by Bxgell2
Posted by headoverheels
that is awesome! do you give her a bottle or BF her? i never tried that with Luca... maybe i should with this one
No, I BF her. First night it took a good 5 minutes to wake her up enough to start eating, but last night she took to it in her sleep so I didn't even have to wake her at all and after she was done, right back down.
thanks Beth - i was afraid to do this with Luca b/c i was afraid to wake him up. i think i might try this with #2.
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MEWF
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Re: The Dream Feed
the dream feed was awesome. my twins slept thu the night at 10 weeks using it!!!
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| Posted 10/9/09 10:02 AM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: The Dream Feed
The dream feed worked well for us too when DD was a baby. Congrats on getting a full night's sleep! 
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| Posted 10/9/09 10:11 AM |
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vmac
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Re: The Dream Feed
how old are your DCs when you started doing this? my daughter is 7 weeks and isn't quite ready but i'd like to try this in the future!
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| Posted 10/9/09 10:45 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: The Dream Feed
Posted by vmac
how old are your DCs when you started doing this? my daughter is 7 weeks and isn't quite ready but i'd like to try this in the future!
I just started doing it, and Yael is 3 months. Before about 6 weeks her sleep schedule wasn't predictable enough for it to work.
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| Posted 10/9/09 3:35 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: The Dream Feed
Beth - you are my HERO for posting this thread!!!!!!!!!!
we tried it last night and we got 6 hours and 15 minutes of un-interrupted sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 10/14/09 10:57 AM |
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Lucky
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Re: The Dream Feed
I agree with you---it's great! We've been doing the dream feed too. DD goes to bed around 6:30; we dream feed at 11PM and she gets up at 6:30AM. It totally works for us too!!
I am glad that you are getting some time for yourself. Let's hope the trend continues.
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TaraHutch
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Re: The Dream Feed
Posted by davenjess
Beth - you are my HERO for posting this thread!!!!!!!!!!
we tried it last night and we got 6 hours and 15 minutes of un-interrupted sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!!!!!!
Jess that is FABULOUS!!
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Shorty
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Re: The Dream Feed
this definitely works - we've been doing it with Logan since he was about 5 weeks old. He gets his last feeding right before we go to sleep and sleeps alllll night
eta: we have to dream feed AND dream diaper... i have such a pee monster!
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| Posted 10/14/09 11:11 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: The Dream Feed
 So glad it helped! The funny thing is, I stopped doing the dream feed I experimented one night and decided to see how far she'd sleep without the dream feed. I guess the dream feed broke her of her 3am habit, because now she's sleeping from 8:30-6:30 every night, and then going back to sleep for another 2-4 hours!
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