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Dreamfeed question
So.... Am sat here with DS after giving him his dreamfeed and this is probably a daft question (first time mum alert here!) but how old will DS be before he stops having a dreamfeed? He's only 10 weeks old at the mo. How will I know when to stop DF-ing him? Will he just start refusing his bottle when he no longer needs it?! xx
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not a daft question a all if you've never done it before!
he'll probably start slowly taking less and less of his dreamfeed when he is getting ready to drop it. it could happen any time it all depends on the baby. for myself my DD slept through from 7-7 from 9 weeks and her dreamfeed was the last 'night'feed she dropped. however my friends little boy who is 3 months older still had his dreamfeed up to a year old.
he'll let you know when he's ready to drop it hun xxxx
I agree with piepiesmummy, in most cases lo may just take less. But as the suckling reflex is currently automatic, it might not be for a little while. When you think lo might be ready, you could always just miss it and see what happens.
But each baby is different when it comes to sleeping through the night. xx
Just my LO is 9 weeks and takes ages to go down at nights. Doesnt like the moses but i dont want to co sleep as i wouldnt feel safe.
Im just worried after putting LO down around 9.30pm that he will wake.
He norm feeds at 8pm ish and goes down by 9.30pm ish wakes 1.30am ish.
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Care bear - 9 times out of 10, DS doesnt wake up when I DF him. Sometimes after he's had his milk and I gently sit him up to burp him, he'll burp so loud he'll wake himself up but then is straight back to sleep! I find his DF the easiest feed of the day as he's so relaxed etc. xx
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