https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:57:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859559 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:01:33 +0000 sandy 1859559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pick sleeper for sure but I think that's easy for me to say bc LO is in the 80th percentile for everything so I just don't stress about her eating. </p> <p>@twoofeverything: agree! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859558 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:01:17 +0000 blackbird 1859558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeper. 18 months. I can deal with food issues but not when I'm tired. Can you make your kids those chocolate weight gain shakes? I was so jealous of my brother's 3,000 calorie shakes lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859544 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 05:46:08 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1859544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeper for sure. She'll eat when she's hungry but sleep is precious to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859506 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 03:11:41 +0000 lamariniere 1859506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeper! 9 months baby. Luckily, my older LO sleeps, although he is turning into a crap eater. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859414 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:55:02 +0000 yin 1859414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily I have two good eaters, which helps with all of their food allergies. I choose sleep right now because it's brutal. I know it will get better eventually, but DS2 is very stubborn. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859413 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:54:43 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1859413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still say sleeper at 20 months. It makes both of us happy. But eating is still super impt. I can't imagine worse sleep though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859412 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:54:01 +0000 wonderstruck 1859412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L is 16 months old and I'm very lucky that he is great in both of these areas, but when we have gone through troublesome spots, sleep is the one that really breaks me down! So I pick good sleeper for sure, it has a much larger effect on my mental state. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859407 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:51:08 +0000 twoofeverything 1859407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeper!. 22 months. I'm sure it will change, but I think eating and behavior all link back to sleep... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859395 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:38:42 +0000 BabyTsMom 1859395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any experience with a picky eater yet, so I choose a good sleeper!! It's entirely selfish, because I love sleep and I used to not be able to function well without 8-9 hrs of sleep. I don't know how I've survived thus far, and I don't know how I'm going to survive the next X years until my LO starts STTN (and doesn't wake up earlier than 7am....)...... All joking aside, the lack of sleep actually caused PPD/PPA for a while, though I'm much better nowadays!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859386 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:34:14 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1859386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is a great eater, but he'll only sleep in bed with me and has yet to sleep through the night without at least an early morning nursing session (he's 12 months).</p> <p>I prefer it this way. Bad sleep is hard, but I've never had to worry about his growth or nutrition. He'll figure out sleep on his own timeline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859368 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:24:00 +0000 daniellemybelle 1859368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry about both but I choose sleeper. I think it's because knowing my kid, even though she is picky, she is not going to totally starve herself, but she will gladly be a sleep deprived mess &amp; turn me into one too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859335 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:02:39 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1859335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamasig: exactly! i pick eater because my kids are small. they need all the calories they can get! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859330 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:59:48 +0000 Mamasig 1859330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 2 year old and a 4 month old. I've always thought I'd rather a good eater! And luckily both my boys are good eaters. My 1st is not the best sleeper, but my 2nd seems to love sleep as much as I do! I figure eating battles can last a lifetime, but eventually all kids like to sleep. Have you ever heard of a teenager who didn't like sleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859325 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:58:32 +0000 Orchid 1859325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeper!!! 6 month old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-a-good-sleeper-or-a-good-eater#post-1859324 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:57:02 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1859324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This question has been asked on the boards before, but when I last answered when my kids were younger, I said good sleeper. Now I want to change my answer to good eater. Eventually they become decent sleepers as they get older. But if they're truly bad eaters... who knows if they'll ever grow out of it! Mealtime battles 3x a day X 2 kids = no fun.</p> <p>So I choose good eater!</p> <p>What about you? And how old is your LO? </p>