https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:20:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dreamfeed-without-waking#post-1304479 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 12:19:47 +0000 daniellemybelle 1304479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: We don't dream feed - LO started STTN without it - but I have read a lot online about it. I know most recommend giving a bottle instead of nursing, but my LO is a lot sleepier when she nurses as opposed to drinking bottles. I think the faster flow of the bottle wakes her up. Maybe try gently picking her up &amp; latching her on? You can do breast compressions/massage to get the milk flowing if he is too sleepy to suck hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-dreamfeed-without-waking#post-1304437 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:42:12 +0000 ShootingStar 1304437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried implementing a dream feed for the first time last night and had mixed results. On the plus side, DS slept a pretty good amount of time afterwards. But on the down side, we had trouble getting him to take the bottle and then he ended up waking up somewhat. I was able to get him to settle back down after a little while and without nursing or feeding again, so that was good.</p> <p>DS is not picky about bottles/nursing, so we used a cold bottle of formula from the fridge. I was thinking it would be less disturbing than picking him up to nurse. But now I'm wondering if maybe we should've heated it up? Although we've never done that before. FYI DS is 5.5 weeks.</p> <p>Any tips for how to do a successful dreamfeed without waking the baby? </p>