Confused... help needed!!!

[sam#3]

All this 'dream feeding' and 'top up feeds' are really confusing me i dont understand!!
I just feed Harry when hes hungry....????

Harry feeds every 2 hours until 10pm then he will have a good feed and go until 2am, then have another at 5am, and then its back to every 2 hours!!

Should i be topping up or dream feeding somewhere in that time????
I dont even really understand what topping up is and i dont see how to feed a sleeping baby....

im soooo confused please help ladies!!!

 

[sam's mum]

What you're doing sounds perfect ...I've always just fed Sam when he wants feeding and haven't given him any top-ups. Some people find that dream feeding at around the time that they would be due a feed anyway makes it easier to put them back down to sleep for another few hours, but if you're happy doing things as you are there's no reason to change x

 

[Alexas Mommy]

What you're doing sounds perfect ...I've always just fed Sam when he wants feeding and haven't given him any top-ups. Some people find that dream feeding at around the time that they would be due a feed anyway makes it easier to put them back down to sleep for another few hours, but if you're happy doing things as you are there's no reason to change x

completely agree! Your doing fine

 

[Bec L]

Don't worry, you're doing everthing right! With our LO, she doesn't really go down till about half 9/10 so I give her a b/f around then and she sleeps till 1.30. If she wasn't awake at 10 I wouldn't try and dreamfeed her though.

My hub gives her a expressed bottle in the night with about 80mls of milk (and I then feed her straight after) but that is because my h/v told me that babies should be given a bottle every day so that they are used to having one (but no one else seems to have been give this advice!!)

You just stick to what works for you
xx

 

[Mervs Mum]

I think you're on track honey - if is aint broke, dont fix it!!