So, my SIL says things with the best intentions but they still make me slowly die inside!
My boy has never slept through the night. Her daughters apparently did from 3 weeks. Bearing in my mind my boy is probably 3x the size of her daughters at 6 months, he feeds at night. Always has.
She’s saying to me that as soon as he starts eating solids he’ll sleep through. Should I believe this????
Also, she said to pretty much push it on him. As the faster he learns to eat full meals the better he’ll sleep.
ALSO, to top actual food with fruit purees 😳
My partner does support me but I can tell that he can easily be swayed by his sister. I don’t have any siblings so, other than friends, I don’t really have family in my ear.
Tell me I’m not being highly strung here! Or tell me that I am 🤣🤣
Rant over!
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My 2 year only didn’t start sleeping through till he was closer to 18 months, even now he still wakes occasionally. Nothing to do with food, it’s just a babies temperament x

Honestly my SIL is the same lol she told me her baby girl slept through the night since 4 weeks old and rolled over at 3 months etc my LB didn’t start sleeping through the night till he was 12-15 weeks old but since 5/6 months old ish he wakes sometimes for feeds and sometimes sleep through every baby is different! It’s purely their temperament x

And in regard to the weaning right now they’re just getting used to tastes and textures you dont need to push it on them milk is their main nutrient still we’re only doing a mix of puree and finger foods once a day every baby again is different in regards to weaning but you don’t need to pressure baby into it! They shouldn’t be reducing milk or having lots of food till they’re nearly one and it also won’t make them sleep through the night like my baby has 5 bottles a day 6-8oz and still wakes for 2 feeds every other day😂😂hope this helps you’re deffo not overreacting ignore her! Xxx

Oh god shes one of them😖 hate them mums that think they know everything. Every baby is different ffs and I have never heard solids helping baby sleep through the night😂🤦🏻♀️, most don't for a long time.
Regarding the fruit purees there's nothing wrong with that, again all babies are different some can start on finger food and baby led weaning and others don't. My bubba has no interest in reaching for food and spits out anything with texture, so purees work best for us for now.
Honestly you're so valid to be mad, the unsolicited advice will be the death of me🥱 xo

my baby slept through the night since about 4 weeks old and some of the babies i know still dont sleep through the night at 2/3 every baby is different and you should do what feels best for your baby, my baby now at 6 months sometimes wakes at night but she self settles without a feed. follow babies cues and thats all maybe he will sleep through once he starts solids and maybe not every baby is different

The thing about solids & sleeping through is a total myth - it just happens that usually people introduce solids around 6 months and that coincides with a developmental stage where more babies are likely to sleep through. They aren't linked!
And definitely don't push food on him - wait for all the signs he's ready and from 6 months to avoid the issues associated with starting earlier.
AND putting fruit puree on everything suuuuure will make your baby like it, but also will give them such a sweet tooth that they'll be super fussy and difficult to feed anything else. I mean purees are fine but not sweet everything...
Your SIL needs to butt out and also do some reading! 🤦🏼♀️ X
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