- Tired parents typically miss out on four and a half hours of sleep each night
Bleary-eyed new parents are deprived of more than two months of sleep in the first year of their child’s life.
According to a study, exhausted mothers and fathers typically miss out on four and a half hours of sleep each night. This amounts to over 31 hours a week or more than 68 days before their child turns one.
In a year, parents make an average of 975 nocturnal trips to tend to their baby, with mothers sacrificing an average of five hours of sleep compared to fathers’ three and a half hours.
However, men find it easier to get back to sleep, with 70% of them able to have a good night’s rest after being woken up, compared to only 44% of women.
Exhausted mothers and fathers typically miss out on four and a half hours’ shut-eye each night – which works out at just over 31 hours a week (File image)
The study highlights that men tend to have a more regular sleep routine compared to women due to taking less leave from work after the birth of the child.
Breastfeeding is also a major factor in night-time duties, with women being called upon more frequently than men.
According to the poll conducted by Silentnight involving 500 parents with children under five, the most common reasons for being woken
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