Dream feed?

Wondering if any one has advice on whether to offer a bottle dream feed at around 10pm?

For context LB has occasionally slept through the night but still sometimes wakes anywhere between midnight and 5am and will finish a 8oz bottle. He is currently on x3 8oz bottles during the day of which the last one is about 7pm and breastfed twice (I obviously have no idea how much he’s taking on in the breastfeeds but I don’t think I’m producing very much anymore)

I am very grateful to be in this position as we were having some terrible nights for a long time. Just if at all possible it would be great to not have to be up doing night feeds anymore but I don’t know whether it would be too much milk in a 24 hour period or whether it’s worth a try. I would also definitely need to change his nappy as when I do a night feed his nappy is always full.

He is also on x2 meals a day (doesn’t eat much at breakfast but seems to be enjoying dinner).

Thank you! Any thoughts appreciated.

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I wake mine up when I’m ready for sleep between 10 and 11 and she had about 100ml and that lasts her until 7am. If I didn’t wake her, she wakes arounf 12/1am so saves me a wake up…it’s worth a try

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