There is a relationship between solid diets and infant sleep, according to a study

A large British study published Monday supports this practice, although it does not completely solve sleep problems.

The study was conducted among 1,303 three-month-old babies in England and Wales, selected between 2009 and 2012 third birthday Parents of half of them gave to their babies solid foods, such as fish or wheat, before six months, while the other half breastfed exclusively for up to six months.

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The study, which initially focused on allergies, was published Monday in the journal JAMA Pedriatics.

The result showed that children who started eating solid foods before sleeping longer and woke less often at night.

The effect is small but remarkable

The number of nocturnal awakenings is, in fact, very far from approaching zero, but the difference between the groups is considered significant when we look at the average, which went from 2.01 wake-ups per night to 1.74.

This means that half of the children who eat solid foods woke up less 1.74 times a night.

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A considerable difference was also recorded in the duration of sleep, with a peak of more than 16 minutes at the age of six months.

Researchers, including Gideon Lack, King's College of London, acknowledge that it is possible that the mothers who participated in the study responded more positively to the questionnaires after giving them solid foods, afterwards have expected a positive effect.

But according to them, it is little This bias was to last more than six months.

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