https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:27:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-218037 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:29:32 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 218037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do 6 oz at 7 pm and then 4 oz at 3 am. It works most of the time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-218028 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:16:37 +0000 Honeybee 218028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: Lol, thanks! I'll update tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217921 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:32:41 +0000 Sammyfab 217921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: I hope you figure things out too! I never tried dream feeding because I didn't want to stay up until 10! :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217898 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:06:47 +0000 Honeybee 217898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: He used to get up at four but go back to sleep immediately as long as we put him in his bouncy chair with the vibrations on; since I started weaning his nighttime bottles, though, he won't go back to sleep at four without eating.</p> <p>I could do a dream feed at 10, instead of 9; I was just doing it right before I go to bed. If I don't dream feed at 9, though, he's up at 11 and then 2, just like normal. </p> <p>I think tonight I'll try dream feeding him at 10 a full 4 ounces, and feeding him a full 6 ounces at his next waking. Then, tomorrow, I'll try lengthening his time between bottles so he eats more at each feeding. Hopefully, we'll get this whole thing figured out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217896 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:01:55 +0000 Sammyfab 217896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's pretty early to wean a nightfeed and I think 2 per night at that age is normal, but I do agree that he should be able to go 4-5 hrs without eating. What if you pushed the dream feed later to 10-ish? I know the Baby Whisperer book recommends the dream feed to occur between 10-11.</p> <p>Have you tried just soothing him back to sleep when he wakes at 4? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217769 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:27:59 +0000 Honeybee 217769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: DD did it all on her own, too; I guess I just need to be more patient with DS!</p> <p>I try to feed him more often during the day (every 2-3 hours), but then he doesn't take very much at each feeding. I could try lengthening the time between feedings to see if he'll take bigger bottles, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217758 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:18:59 +0000 loveisstrange 217758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 14 weeks and she did it on her own. We've had 2 nights of 6-6 straight through this week. She started loading her calories during the day on her own too though. I noticed she started eating more during the day and that's when she started sleeping a long time at night. </p> <p>Maybe he's getting too distracted to eat during the day? I'd see if you cant get him to eat more in the daytime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217755 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:17:16 +0000 Honeybee 217755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: If I don't do a dream feed, he gets up at 11 and then 2, again. So his first stretch is longer with no dream feed, but he still only does 3-4 hours between bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217697 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:39:09 +0000 T.H.O.U. 217697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: Hmm, maybe it would be easier to see if he would drop the dream feed. What does he do if you don't wake him up? I know at that age, my daughter would sleep from like 7-1, then from 1-4, and then like 4-6. So twice over a 12 hour period she would be up to eat but it was a longer stretch the first portion of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217569 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:12:51 +0000 Honeybee 217569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: Actually, I think he would go to bed earlier (like 6/6:30) except that it's more conveneint for us to keep him and DD on the same bedtime. He's also never done more than 6 ounces at a time, but maybe he's ready now? Most of the time, during the day he only takes 3-4 ounces at a time; it's only at night that he'll take 6... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217487 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:23:25 +0000 T.H.O.U. 217487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you thought about pushing bedtime back and just giving one larger bottle? I think around that age my LO went to bed around 7 or so and then could sleep to almost 1 maybe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-nighttime-bottles#post-217455 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:52:32 +0000 Honeybee 217455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I've been working on weaning DS (3.5 months ) from his nighttime bottles. Previsouly, he would eat 4-6 ounces at bedtime (around 6:30/7); I would dream feed him 4 ounces around 9; he would get up once for 6 ounce bottle at 2; and then he'd be up for the day around 6/6:30.</p> <p>For the last 1.5-2 weeks, I've been reducing his dream feed bottle and 2 am bottle. Last night I only fed him 3 ounces at 9, and 5 ounces at 2, but now he's started waking up at 4 to eat again! Somehow, he actually INCREASED his overall nighttime feedings, so while he was getting around 10 ounces total at night, last night he got 15! Every night has been a little more than the night before, so I don't think my weaning method is working.</p> <p>Any suggestions? I don't mind feeding him at night right now, since he's still so little, but I feel like he ought to be able to go longer than 4-5 hours at a time without eating... Right? </p>