https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:20:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646770 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:24:37 +0000 birdofafeather 646770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: baby whisperer suggests a dream feed up to 7 months. So I dropped the cluster feeding and kept trying on the dream feeds. Guess my one isn't one that stays asleep and eats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646728 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:54:57 +0000 photojane 646728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: @birdofafeather: I tried the dream feed because I read this: <a href="http://noobmommy.com/2008/10/feeding-101-from-baby-whisperer.html" rel="nofollow">http://noobmommy.com/2008/10/feeding-101-from-baby-whisperer.html</a> and it says to do a dream feed up to 6 weeks, but doesn't suggest it after that...? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646682 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:35:09 +0000 googly-eyes 646682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know but last week I tried to wake my baby (who is older and doesn't usually do a dream feed) because she spit up a lot of her bedtime bottle, and she just wouldn't wake up and suck.. I gave up and just put her back in bed. I don't know if it's an age thing but I guess not all babies can wake and eat half asleep... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646616 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:45:18 +0000 birdofafeather 646616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: she's 9 weeks so that's why I was trying to make it work. Since last night was one if the worst in recent memory I think I'm going to go back to feeding her one last time before we go to bed by waking her and then getting a full feed in. Unless anyone else has any advice? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646330 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:57:17 +0000 Weagle 646330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never did a dream feed, but everyone I know that did fed from a bottle. Maybe because the flow is faster they kind of have to drink it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646296 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:16:38 +0000 hilsy85 646296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is she? I've heard dream feeds start to become effective after 8 wks or so...we tried at 6 wks and it didn't work but we never gave it a shots later on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646273 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:17:25 +0000 photojane 646273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We can't even dream feed from a bottle! It worked once, but she usually won't latch/suck if she's asleep. Like @London Mama it doesn't really make a difference for us though, so I can d without. For us cluster feeding before bed works just fine for getting longer stretches of sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646256 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:05:07 +0000 London Mama 646256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally, dream feeds never made a difference. In the end I just let DS sleep and fed him whenever he woke up, following his natural rhythm seemed to work best for us. He used to wake up around 9.30-11 which was around my bed time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646252 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:34:57 +0000 pl0508 646252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ughhhh I'm so sorry. Following this. I am not sure if it works from the breast either :( I successfully fed J without waking him one night but he woke even earlier than usual that night ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dream-feed-fail#post-646227 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:20:39 +0000 birdofafeather 646227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been trying to implement a dream feed but R never latches or sucks. I usually end up waking her, getting a full feed in and then we all go to sleep easily. She usually goes at least 5 hours after that. </p> <p>Tonight we got to bed early and I tried again. This time, she actually sucked a bit, but not like a regular session. I thought, oh, she got some down, great! Dream feeds work! I don't have to wake her up!</p> <p>Nope, an hour later, she's crying. Dang it! Okay, no problem, change her, feed her. Go to bed. She's fussy. Okay, rock her more. Go to bed. She's crying. Okay, paci. Go to bed. Crying. Eff! Change her diaper, top her off. She's asleep 2.5 hours after this "dream feed." I'm awake. Blah. </p> <p>Has anyone been successful dream feeding from the breast?! It seems like too much effort to make a bottle for it. I think I'll just go back to waking her up for that last feeding so I can go to sleep. So much for that early bed time. </p>