Should I dreamfeed my 10 m.o.?

RayRay007

XP from 9-12

Sorry this is probably long. I'm weaning DD during the day b/c I'm going back to work. Long story short, I can only get her to drink 4-8 oz of formula during the day. I nurse her in the early am (4 or 5 am) and offer again when she wakes up for the day but she's usually not too interested at that time. And because she hadn't been sleeping well I started offering some oatmeal (2 tbsp - not much) before bed and bedtime nursing. But now she's not interested in nursing before bed. I'm pretty sure she's not full, I think she's just mad at me b/c I won't nurse her during the day. I kind of think it's a strike. So now she's sleeping and for the third night in a row I haven't nursed her before bed. My bewbs hurt and I don't want to lose my supply b/c I think she should have a bedtime feed still. Should I try dreamfeeding her before I go to bed or is bf'ing 1-2x a day plus 4-8 oz of formula enough? I doubt it.

ps. she does eat solids really well and has a pretty well rounded diet.

tokenhoser

Yes, I'd try a dreamfeed. My 8.5 month old dreamfeeds great (I pick him up and feed him at 10 pm, as he's nowhere close to sttn and when I let him sleep he always wake me just after I get to sleep).

Are you doing a bottle or a sippy? I'd try a sippy. I'd try a cheap sippy that just has holes in the lid rather than a valve - I have a Joe one from Superstore that LO kind of actually drinks out of. 

Holly_1007

your LO should still be getting 20ounces of either bm or formula a day.  I would definitely do a dreamfeed. atleast pump so you don't lose your supply..

RayRay007

tokenhoser:

Yes, I'd try a dreamfeed. My 8.5 month old dreamfeeds great (I pick him up and feed him at 10 pm, as he's nowhere close to sttn and when I let him sleep he always wake me just after I get to sleep).

Are you doing a bottle or a sippy? I'd try a sippy. I'd try a cheap sippy that just has holes in the lid rather than a valve - I have a Joe one from Superstore that LO kind of actually drinks out of. 

Today I did formula in a sippy because I want her to get used to that for daycare. And she drank less than 6 oz throughout the day. She's been drinking water like a champ from a sippy for months. Yesterday I gave her a bottle b/c we were out and it's tidier and she drank the full 6 oz. Plus DH put her to bed and she drank another full 6 oz. But she won't nurse from me before bed. Hmph. Ok, I'll dream feed tonight to make sure she's getting enough and to keep up my supply. We'll see where we go from here. To the other poster, I have already lent my pump to my friend although I still have the manual one. But I'm pretty sure I wont get much from the manual one (never got the hang of it).

lauralovesbob

DS  is 9 months old. If I don't dream feed around 10, he's wailing at 11.