Charlie is a terrible eater, and almost every meal is the bane of my existence. But he is an excellent sleeper and lately he's been sleeping 13+ hours at night plus taking a 2 hour+ nap.
Maybe it's selfish, but I'd rather have a good sleeper. Charlie is not going to allow himself to starve, and if he were a bad sleeper, I would be a tired mom which would make me a much worse, much more impatient mom.
Do you have a bad sleeper or a bad eater? Which do you think is harder?
squash / 13199 posts
Wow tough choice. I think I would also prefer a bad eater over a bad sleeper, for the same reasons you mentioned
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I have a bad sleeper but I'd rather have a bad eater. You're right in that they won't starve to death. The sleeping thing is driving me nuts!
persimmon / 1465 posts
Really tough choice! I am lucky with my LO - good eater and sleeper. He came out that way and has remained so, despite my efforts/ineptitude (sp?!).
I would agree with mrs bee for the reasons mentioned. I must say though that even though LO eats well it is SO MESSY! Omg, no one told me about that! Tell me it gets better - LO is 7 mo now.
pear / 1639 posts
I would rather have a good sleeper! I need my sleep too 
And if they weren't a good eater, they would be better off having a mom that got plenty of sleep the night before!
pomegranate / 3980 posts
I am pretty sure I would rather a terrible eater... I don't do so good with no sleep lol...
coconut / 8305 posts
Easy..... bad eater for sure!
Just like you said. Atleast if you can get sleep you can deal with the trouble a eating time and he's not going to starve.
If you're exhausted then you can't deal with the normal fits/tiredness of kiddos. Now THAT'S frustrating. lol
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I dunno, now that I've got the timing down, I like having a good eater even if he is a bit tough in the sleeping department!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Bad eater no doubt, even though it can be incredibly frustrating at meal times. However, you can always recharge if they sleep all night and then find the energy to deal with the eating again in the morning.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I don't know, I have a friend who's kid wasn't eating enough and had to go to eating therapy. She was having failure to thrive because she wasn't getting enough nutrition.
clementine / 826 posts
Good sleeper for sure. Right now, baby is not liking his food and it is definitely frustrating. But lack of sleep due to teething is much much worse.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
I'd rather have a bad eater. They won't starve to death and sleep is good for my sanity.
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