RT Journal
A1 Macknin ML, Medendorp S, Maier MC
T1 INfant sleep and bedtime cereal
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1989
FD September 1
VO 143
IS 9
SP 1066
OP 1068
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150210100027
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150210100027
AB • We studied whether feeding infants rice cereal before bedtime promotes their sleeping through the night. One hundred six infants were randomly assigned to begin bedtime cereal feeding (1 tablespoon per ounce in a bottle) at 5 weeks or at 4 months of age. Caretakers recorded the infant's sleep from age 4 to 21 weeks for one 24-hour period per week. Sleeping through the night was defined as sleeping at least 8 consecutive hours, with the majority of time being between the hours of midnight and 6 AM. The results were also reviewed changing the requirement from 8 hours to 6 hours. There was no statistically significant trend or a consistent tendency of one group to have a higher proportion of sleepers than the other. Therefore, feeding infants rice cereal in the bottle before bedtime does not appear to make much difference in their sleeping through the night.(AJDC. 1989;143:1066-1068)