Quote Originally Posted by Serendipity View Post
The way you described your son was like reading about my own. He is now 21 years old but even as an infant and through out his childhood he slept VERY little. His average daily sleep amounts were around 8 hours per 24 hour day until he was about 15 months old. At that age he stopped napping during the day altogether and slept for only about 5-6 hours per day.
This is quite incredible as my son slept through the night a good 10 hours till just over the age of 1 and then everything went to pot! He slept strapped into his stroller in a 5 point harness for about 6 weeks at the worst point because not only would he not sleep, but he decided that he would scream histerically and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING would calm him. Walks, drinks, music, playing, movie, drive in the car, bath OMGoodness it was tough for those few weeks and then eventually we found a movie that he would shut up and watch on continuous repeat like a little toddler zombie lol. This didnt last more than the 6 weeks and he started to get into his pattern of waves like now. Periods of great sleep followed by periods of pure insomnia. His temperment never waivered and I just got used to it. He gradually got back to having an average of 7 hours a night and he would stay in his bed if he was awake. It seems to be the last 3-4 years on and off that it has gradually gotten worse.