My DS is 4.5 months old and feeds during the day every 2 hours. He has recently been waking 3-4 times a night which is unusual for him. We think he may be teething as he chomps quite hard on everything and drools a lot. Anyway, family and friends keep telling me that my milk isn't enough for him and that I need to start giving him solids. They think feeding him every 2 hours is too regular and when he cries there are always heaps (of unwanted) suggestions that there must be something wrong with my breastmilk (not enough or bad quality). As I am really sleep deprived you can imagine how upsetting I'm finding these suggestions.
So I started DS on rice cereal 3 days ago and he seems pretty unsettled still at nighttime and can wake as soon as we put him down and is still waking 3-4 times a night. My questions (finally) are have we started him too early, is the food making him unsettled and how do I know if my breastmilk is good enough? I appreciate anyone who is willing to read this huge post and offer any advice.