Researchers in the UK have found that infants who were introduced to solid foods early slept longer and woke less frequently than those who were exclusively breastfed to six months of age.
The study compared infants who were introduced to soft foods at six months to those who were introduced at three months.
The Enquiring About Tolerance study was funded by the Food Standards Agency and the UK Medical Research Council.
The early introduction group slept for about 17 minutes longer and waking decreased from two times per night to 1.74 times.
Current advice from the UK is to start solid foods at six months.
The study was published in JAMA Pediatrics in July 2018.
