Apparently, dream feeding is when you feed your baby while they are still asleep. By doing so, you fill your baby back up so they sleep a little longer and don't wake as hungry. Hey, more sleep? Sign me up!
So last night I attempted this whole dream feed thing and to my surprise it worked!
Truett has a pretty consistent wake and sleep routine right now. Vince leaves for work at 7pm and we head upstairs to get ready for bed. He is usually asleep by 8:30 and will sleep for a nice 4 hour block at this time. Which is heaven compared to his previous 1.5-2hr blocks when fresh out the womb.
Last night after putting him to bed at 8:30, I headed to bed around 11 and snuck in his room for a quick dream feed. I was surprised to see how hungry he was, despite being in a deep slumber. I laid him back down and he didn't make a peep. He slept all the way until 3am! And let me just tell you, actually getting to sleep for 4 hours was glorious. I felt like I was skipping through a meadow of flowers, dancing and singing like Julie Andrews.
I was mighty skeptical at first, as skeptic is my middle name. But I am happy to say this new mama is all aboard the dream feed train and happy to share this newfound knowledge. Enjoy some extra sleep, mamas!
That's awesome, gal!! I remember trying to figure out anything to give me a few more hours of sleep in a row! I love the dream feed idea and hope it keeps working perfectly for you :)
ReplyDeleteStopping by from the link up. I am a HUGE fan of dream feeding and did it with both my girls until the 5-6 month mark... it bought me a couple extra hours and I loooooved it!!!!
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oh, just realised you already did--- never mind then :)
ReplyDeleteI want to be dream fed!!!
ReplyDeleteI totally did the dream feed with my little one and it totally worked!! Like a charm :)
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