What would you do? Need advice regarding formula feeding at night!

Me and my hubby have got in to a routine with our little one where he will pretty much always do the last feed around 10-11pm. She's now 8 months old, she sleeps well, its getting harder and harder to settle her after this late feed. I suggested dropping it, but he thinks she's not ready yet because she was prem and she's still small for her age. I then suggested to start the feed when she stirs, don't wake her up from deep sleep, and trying not to wake her too much for the nappy change, so it's basically a dream feed and she'll go straight back to sleep. He doesn't seem to understand this concept. Instead, he fully wakes up, takes her in to a bright room starts chatting to her.... No wonder she's not getting back to sleep after!!! Then he moans he didn't get much sleep, he went to bed really late. When I try and take over he gets upset! I'm worried it's going to start affecting her sleep. Should I be worried or do I just let him get on with it?

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Oh my god.. whyy

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I was told to never wake a sleeping baby (obviously with exceptions) I fed my daughter on demand and still do. She wakes up throughout the night and tells me when shes ready to eat. She is 16 months

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At this age I 1. Wouldn’t be waking a sleeping baby. 2. She will be fine without a change until she wakes in the morning..

I think it’s silly waking her to feed her or change her (unless she’s 💩) my sons 3 and has never slept through a night so this baffles me waking a sleeping baby!!

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You never be d time feed a baby in a bright room, they need soft light, sleep sounds, and even a good massage, rub down in lavender lotion.

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We dream fed ours (also preemie) until about 10 months and she was fighting it and not going down after. So we dropped it. Worked for us!

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