sleep and solids poll?

JSanFran

just curious to see if you guys noticed a difference in your LO's sleep after starting solids?  I know I know..."rice cereal and solids won't affect LO's sleep" say all the books and docs...but in real life I'd love to see what happened...actually for us it seemed to make it worse lol.

So...let me know

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barefoot barista

sS- I can't get her to eat solids. She Has STTN the last 4 nights or so. I really wish I could get her to want solids.

SarahP15

No difference and we feed 2x/day

mrs mosby

DD was sleeping 2 hour stretches at night so our pedi gave us the go ahead to start cereal at 4 months. Then she started 5-6 hr stretches. Now that she is on solids 3x day she STTN (9-12hrs)

amberpro

I was initially going to wait to start solids at 6 months, but C went from STTN to waking up at 3am every.single.night and would wake up every hour until he was fed.  I was simply feeding him at 3am for awhile, but then he wanted more BM during the day, too.  So at close to 5 months, I started solids an hour before bed.  Within a week, he was back to STTN.  We do 2 meals, now. 

emilys629

SS -- I didn't notice a difference at 2X a day but have noticed a difference with 3X a day (which we've been doing for a week now.)

He was already STTN, but now he's going 12-13 hours. (Before he was doing 10 1/2-12). 

jen&jay07

I didn't notice a difference with LO sleeping at night. He was sleeping 11-12 hours before starting solids and still is. I did, however, notice an improvement in his napping. He' is better about going down for a nap and the timing is more predictable. Not sure if it's because he's getting 3 "meals a day" and on more of a schedule or that he's  just getting older, but the change is a good one!

IdigDirt

We started soilids 2 weeks ago and last night he STTN but it could be because we started sleep training the night before.

hepcats

He STTN before and he continues to do so now. I do think he needs more sleep now though, which is weird. He only gets one meal a day and it's rarely even an ounce of food.

ladybear06

I haven't noticed a difference and we're on 2 solid meals a day and have been for a couple weeks.

northtamarack

Up until now, I have not noticed a difference.  DS gets two "meals" a day.

Tonight, we are going to try chicken mixed in with his squash.  Idea here is that protein takes longer to digest, whereas rice is simple starch and is quickly digested.  I am interested to see what happens.  Maybe I am just wishful thinking that he will STTN (longer than 6 hrs)?

MissManda

I noticed his naps get a little more consistent once he started getting 3 meals with cereal AND a puree, but his night sleeping didn't change (only one night waking -- we're trying to get rid of that one, too!). Just cereal did absolutely nothing for his sleep habits!