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Rosalie B.

Thanks for saying this!!

I had the benefit of one of each type of baby. DD#1 did not sleep through the night until age 9 months when we finally Ferberized her... had to.. she would not sleep longer than 20-30 minute stretches, all throughout the day. I literally went months without sleep, and I was quickly derailing, mentally, physically, emotionally.

My big concern was that I would fall fast asleep out of sheer exhaustion, and not hear her or the fire alarm go off. Or I'd crash the car because I hadn't had sleep in months. In my sleep-deprived sate, I was already doing mistakes like leaving the burners on. You simply can't continue to operate like that.

DD#2 OTOH slept 12 hours straight the very first night, in the hospital, and never stopped that pattern. She'd also take four hour afternoon nap, and a two hour morning nap. She'd nurse only 4 times a day, but it'd be a marathon nursing session.

Both today are just fine and none the worse for wear. They're just different.

Did you read that pacifiers are now considered a key preventive measure against SIDS?

jen