We all know that infant wake up at night, and some infants sleep better than others. By the time infants are over 6 months, parents in the United States increase their expectations for sleeping through the night. Many parents try giving their babies more solids during the day with the hope that the babies will sleep longer at night. This study sought to find whether breastfed or formula fed infants sleep longer, and whether solid food has an effect on duration of infant sleep at night.
In this study from the United Kingdom, mothers who had a term healthy infant 6-12 months of age filled out a survey with questions about duration of breastfeeding, timing of solids introduction, frequency of solid feedings, and frequency of breast or formula feedings.
They found that on average, all infants 6-12 months of age woke up an average of 1.76 times at night. Only 21.4% of infants didn’t wake up at all.