Dreamfeeding....Have You Tried It?

Tonight we had our first dreamfeed session.** I had changed my LO diaper and got my pillows propped into position. He fell back asleep, and simply wouldn't open his mouth for the breast; only licked the drops I squeezed out onto his lips. I like to think my LO has the same penchant for sleep as I do; sleeping deeply and being hard to awake. I pulled off his nightgown and set him on the bed then went to retrieve a bottle. Now I sit with my haakaa pump on and my son in my lap working the bottle in-between his lips. He takes it! And didn't immediately spit it out like he does with his pacifier at times. I fed him an ounce, got a good burp out of him, redressed, sat him in my lap for awhile more and then laid him back in the bassinet.

**TL;DR: dreamfeeding worked pretty well for me considering this was my first time. And it didn't occur in the "recommended" time frame of 9p-12m, it was 3am, and afterwards I had some Oreos and milk while the Simpsons played.