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((How to Mom TV Host/Emily Frances)) Hello everyone, this is Emily Frances and
welcome to How to Mom TV. Today we are talking about the dream feed. If you are a sleep deprived
new parent, chances are you are irritable, forgetful and downright exhuasted.
Newborn babies are a 24 hour a day job and you have to feed your newborn every 2-3 hours.
You will simply do anything to get your child to sleep through the night. Many of you are
comforted to hear about the dream feed. It is when you bottle feed your newborn baby a few
hours after they go to sleep and right before you go to sleep.
Sorry to burst your bubble but New York City Pediatrician Dr. Eric Rosenberg says although
it may be a good solution in the short run, there are long term consequences.
((Dr. Eric Rosenberg/ NYC Pediatricain)) The problem w dream feed is when do you take
it away and they wake up bc you have trained them to wake up at that time? I am more of
the school of let your newborn baby go as long as they can and feed them throughout
the evening. That 1:30, 2 o clock in the morning becomes 3-4 o clock in the morning. It is
painful getting up at 3 or 4 o clock, I totally get that but that 3 or 4 o clock becomes 5
or 6 o clock and all of a sudden they are going through the evening.
((How to Mom TV Host/Emily Frances)) If you have any questions or comments for
me or Dr. Rosenberg feel free to write them down on the How to Mom TV Youtube Channel
and we will be sure to answer them. Thank you so much for watching and we will see you
soon.