Comparing babies and feeling bad about mine

[Anonymous]

My first was sleeping through the night around 6 weeks on his own, BFed great, was happy and pleasant. I honestly can count his tantrums on one hand.

His younger brother? Didn't consistently sleep through the night until he was 3 YEARS old. Anything could set him off and he could throw a tantrum like he was trying to win an Oscar. Just a difficult little boy. Around 4th-5th grade he mellowed a little and became fun and a joy.

They're now 17 and 13 and many of those early personality traits exist in a newer form 17 year old still loves his sleep and is pretty laid back (sometimes too much)

The 13 year old believes in practice makes perfect, still doesn't need as much sleep, and feels things intensely.