https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:30:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-679291 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:08:42 +0000 SleepyMonkey 679291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rrachael: not as well, i couldnt wake her up enough to eat! i tried opening her mouth with my finger, but she would purse her little lips and stay asleep, or bat at my with her arm. the whole time, she was asleep. i tried tickling behind her ear...i even tried talking to her in a normal volume voice, nope. eh. we'll try again tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-678850 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:02:27 +0000 MaisyMay 678850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do them in LO has been napping a lot before bedtime. Normally she'll eat 1-2 ounces without waking and it does stretch her sleep by an extra hour or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-678833 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:50:05 +0000 rrachael 678833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: Yayy! That's awesome :) hope last night went well too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-677466 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:49:02 +0000 Protectlove 677466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 8 months and we (my husband- I am usually in bed by then) still do a dream feed every night. We started when she was about 3 months and she is a great sleeper. She goes down between 7:30-8, dream feed at 11:00, awake between 6:45-7:15. She is kind of like a zombie baby, she is mostly asleep, drinks her bottle and goes right back down. There have been a few times when we changed her diaper after her dream feed and then it takes her a little longer to go back to sleep, about 10-15 minutes.<br /> My only problem now is I have no idea when to stop the dream feed. We are going to keep doing it until it eliminates itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-676991 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:24:25 +0000 SleepyMonkey 676991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rrachael: i tried this for the first time last night at 10:30...she kind of half woke up and i struggled a little bit to get her latched on, but then she did and slept thru the feeding. put her back down and then she slept until 7am this morning! yippy! we'll try again tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-672728 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:20:34 +0000 SugarplumsMom 672728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure if I fully understand what dream feeding is, but DD has always wanted milk while still asleep! It was obvious even when she was very little since she'd squirm trying to suck on her arms. If I didn't feed her a bottle fast enough, she'd wake up crying and it'll take awhile before she slept again. But if I managed to feed her before she woke up completely, she'd continue sleeping. When she was young, it would happen once a night. If I tried to burp her, she'd wake up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-672707 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:15:12 +0000 winniebee 672707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only tried once, but generally didn't like the concept - it seemed weird to feed him when he didn't ask for it. </p> <p>4 months is a really tough age sleep wise, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-672696 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:11:47 +0000 cascademom 672696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started dream feeds with CIO. I see it as a ninja surprise feeding for him to prevent him from waking up, wanting food and attention. Last night, he woke up a bit more than I would like during it. Once I finished feeding him, he burped and went back to sleep until his pacifier fell out of the crib.</p> <p>ETA: He's 7 months old, CIO started a couple of weeks ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-672665 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:04:04 +0000 bunnylove08 672665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a dream feed with LO and it didnt work, she woke up at the same time she normally would LOL so I just wait until she tells me she's hungry, feed, when I put her down she usually burps on her own and falls back asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-672489 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:29:58 +0000 NovBaby1112 672489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i've tried dream feeds before, but usually stopped after a few days as i saw no result (i.e. her sleeping longer, going longer between night feeds). however, about a week ago i tried again and stuck with it. the first few days she kept waking up a few hours after the dream feed at her normal time (12am ish), however, the last few nights she is slowly going longer and longer, 1am, then 2am, and last night she didn't wake up for a feed until 4am. hoping it sticks! she has never woken up during a dream feed. i just go in her room and nurse her in the dark, pat her back a little just to make sure no burps are stuck, and put her right back down. she moves a little, but her eyes never open. i am hoping it continues to work and she goes longer and longer.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669782 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:43:00 +0000 MrsStar 669782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never tried it - lo is 6 months and I have considered it to see if it will help her sleep but I think it's a great concept! I'd be too worried about waking her up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669781 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:38:21 +0000 rrachael 669781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: @photojane: I do it while breastfeeding. I do compressions so a bit of milk comes out then just place my nipple in front of her nose. It takes a couple seconds but she'll start rooting and then she'll begin nursing! She usually nurses for fifteen minutes or so then stops ... I unlatch her and put her down w/o burping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669775 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:31:33 +0000 kml636 669775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: thanks! I must have missed the other post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669503 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:28:45 +0000 photojane 669503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's my understanding that with a dream feed you don't burp. Sadie will take a dream feed just fine, and not wake up, but it doesn't affect her sleep at all. Its just two extra ounces she doesn't need. I was hoping it might make her STTN, but at 6 weeks she only has one night feeding, so I really can't complain.</p> <p>@SleepyMonkey: there was a dream feed thread last week, and I think the consensus was that it doesn't work with boob. You'd have to pump or do formula if you wants to try it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669476 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:11:00 +0000 SleepyMonkey 669476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bumping! i am curious too....did anyone do a dream feed breastfeeing, not with a bottle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669232 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:37:07 +0000 banana 669232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked wonderfully for my son. He would dream feed and go right back to sleep. He was a great sleeper though. My DD wakes up if I make even the slightest sound. And then she's UP for an hour. So DFs definitely dont' work on her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-669138 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:36:15 +0000 Mommy Finger 669138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried a month or so ago and it didn't work. He just wasn't up for eating and would suck on the bottle. It didn't make a difference so we stopped </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-668820 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:02:47 +0000 immabeetoo 668820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've done one the last few days bc he was waking up earlier and earlier for his overnight feed. We've done a bottle while Ed in his crib and no burping. First night he drank two and a half ounces and slept almost eight hours, his longest stretch ever. The next two nights haven't been as successful and he's only drank an ounce but it has still moved his feed back to one or two instead of eleven and allowed him to fall into a deep enough sleep to make it to six am or seven. He's down around 730 or 8 and we've done the feed at 10. I think well keep doing it for a while and see what happens, it can't hurt I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-668773 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:51:58 +0000 LuLu Mom 668773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, she would seem like she was still sleeping until we went to burp her and then she was wide awake and ready to play, one time it took 2 hourse to get her back to sleep. We gave up on the dream feed, and luckily she has now went back to STTN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-dream-feeds-work-for-you#post-668768 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:49:58 +0000 kml636 668768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you guys please share If these worked for you, how did you do it? For how long did you do it? Did you burp them? </p> <p>My LO started STTN without it at 9 weeks but now she's 4 months and up multiple times. Last night DH tried to give her a dream feed at 10. all went well until he burped her and then she was UP for about an hour. She did sleep then from 11:15 to 4:30 which is better than some nights. </p>