My mother, two aunts and a woman at the daycare gate, all independently. Our paediatrician says starting solids won't change night waking much and not to put anything in a bottle. Daycare starts her on solids soon anyway. Has anyone's baby actually slept longer after starting solids? I'd like data from real babies, not reassurance. I'm back at work and very tired.
Two kids, two answers 🤷♂️ The elder started sleeping through around when she started food. The younger didn't sleep through till well after one, same food routine. I don't think the food did either thing.
Got the same advice from every elder in the family. We tried it once on a weekend, against what the doctor had said. He slept exactly the same and had a tummy ache. End of that experiment 🙂
Thank you for writing this. My mother also says the same, on video call every day. My baby is only few weeks old so I am not doing anything now, but now I know what to tell her when she asks.
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