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[quote=Anonymous]I think there’s some natural variation among kids, and parents can make things better or worse.

My oldest as a newborn wanted to be held all the time, hated to be put down, was colicky, etc. There was no ‘shower while the baby is sleeping’ during my maternity leave. We didn’t cosleep, but she did require a routine and a lot of soothing at bedtime. She learned to nap at home (not being held) but never napped at daycare - not as a baby, toddler, or preschooler. Bedtimes were difficult until she was maybe 5.

My younger kid just went to sleep. Even as a newborn. He didn’t care about nursing at bedtime, singing, rocking. Didn’t matter. If he was tired, you just swaddled him and put him down and he went to sleep. I could shower, do laundry, cook - so many things while he napped during maternity leave. We didn’t do anything different with them as far as sleep training, they’re just different. At least until separation anxiety hit around 18 months. Bedtimes have gotten a lot harder. He’s 3 now though so maybe only 2 more years![/quote]

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