https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:32:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012705 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:34:34 +0000 autumnlove 1012705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I tried and she won't open her mouth at all. I usually pump before bedtime since she goes to bed much earlier than me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012670 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:24:06 +0000 blackbird 1012670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we always do this (w/ a bottle) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012392 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:10:09 +0000 JoJoGirl 1012392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO doesn't really take to dream feeds. If she's not hungry, she won't eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012383 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:08:32 +0000 heartonastring 1012383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. I considered it, but decided not to mess with it. Right now she goes to bed at 8 and wakes up for a feed at 4 or 5 and then goes back to sleep until 7:30/7:45. I go to bed at 10. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012320 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:49:25 +0000 edelweiss 1012320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i tried a dream feed once and LO still woke up for his regular nighttime feed so i didn't do it again. i was also nervous about waking him up, and creating a dependency on the dream feed instead of allowing him to wean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012303 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:41:28 +0000 sslm 1012303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: @Adira: I was so shocked! I expected to be woken up around 3 at best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012241 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:14:15 +0000 Adira 1012241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: Wow! That's an awesome stretch!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012225 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:07:22 +0000 Weagle 1012225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dream feeds never made a difference for us, though we only tried a few times. Glad you got a good stretch last night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012221 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:06:09 +0000 Smurfette 1012221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: jealous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012218 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:05:42 +0000 sslm 1012218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I didn't do it last night and she slept 8:30-5:30! Wow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012189 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 06:46:01 +0000 Adira 1012189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dream feeds are not really "dream" feeds because Xander wakes up when I do them, but he falls right back asleep after, so it works!</p> <p>I feed him every night at 9:00 p.m. (he's usually asleep by 7:30) and then I go to bed immediately and we both get 7+ hours of sleep after that. I started doing this when he was 11 weeks old! I definitely recommend it (though if your baby can't fall right back asleep after, it might not be worth it). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012145 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 05:56:01 +0000 Bookish 1012145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never tried, I'm too afraid of waking her up, especially now that she sleeps for a long time at night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012123 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:51:29 +0000 AprilFool 1012123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried it when she was sleeping from 7 till 2:30. I would feed around 10 but she was still waking at 2:30 so I gave up! It worked once or twice so I don't know. You can only try and see what happens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1012095 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:47:48 +0000 Smurfette 1012095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never even tried </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011933 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:21:29 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1011933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried it, but she always woke up at the same time with or without the dream feed the few times I tried it out. It was stressful for me worrying about "what if I wake her up" too so I stopped. I didn't even attempt it with #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011875 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:13:03 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 1011875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried twice and happened to be at times where for the life of me I could not wake him. I didn't want to force so just decided it doesn't work for us and he is the boss of when he eats </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011827 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:37:04 +0000 MrsScallop 1011827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have tried it and it worked amazingly a few times (she didn't wake up until 6 or 7 am those days), but usually she would wake up completely and then take a while to go back to sleep, so I decided it wasn't worth it. It never hurts to try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011804 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:25:02 +0000 winniebee 1011804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to do it but my son wouldn't drink unless HE asked for it. So, for awhile I just got a lot less sleep since he was an early riser on top of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011802 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:24:17 +0000 junebugmama 1011802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it every night. He never slept more than 3 hours at a time though until 11 months, so totally worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011794 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:21:03 +0000 cheesetomywhine 1011794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a dream feed between 10 and 11. I did it until 8 months because I was afraid she would be hungry and wake me during the night. However, it is said that it is fine until 6 months. R was perfectly fine when I stopped :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-go-to-bed-later-than-your-infant#post-1011779 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:13:51 +0000 sslm 1011779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you ever do a dream feed before you go to bed?</p> <p>Madeline just moved her bedtime earlier (yay!!! Hoping it sticks!!) so now I go to bed 1.5 hours after she's asleep. I'm so tempted to do a dream feed to get myself more sleep (she sleeps anywhere from 4-8 hours for her first stretch). But I'm thinking this might be a bad habit?</p> <p>WWYD? She's 16 weeks old. </p>