Do all babies exhibit the same sleep patterns?
Not all infants of the same age exhibit the same sleep patterns, because we’re all different; we’re all individuals. Now, it’s not that the sleep patterns are going to be widely different; some infants may actually get by with maybe one or two hours less sleep than another infant of the same age, and they may have different napping patterns. Generally speaking, I think if we look at the amount of sleep babies get in twenty-four hours, there may be a variation between say one to two hours for comparable ages. However, how they sleep may certainly vary in terms of temperament. Childhood temperament plays a big role in how you sleep. If you have what I call an easy temperament, you tend to be very clock-driven. You can almost predict it; you can set your watch according to their temperament: this is when they’re going to be sleepy, this is when they’re going to wake up to eat, and this is when they are going to nap. However, a child who has what we call a difficult temperament is a much m
