dream feed
n.— «Another idea advocated by Baby Whisperer is what they call a “dream feed.” “And we call it the dream feed because you don’t actually wake the baby, Blau said. “You basically take the baby out of the crib and give it a breast or bottle and don’t even change it unless it’s really soiled and then put them back to sleep.”» —“Tips From ‘The Baby Whisperer’” CBS News Feb. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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