Dear dads
I assume I’m not the only one to point this out, but why does the phrase “sleeping like a baby” still exist?
Does it refer to the crying in bed, or the stop-go nature of the sleep? Or does it refer to the restless legs and shifting in bed? Or maybe the inevitable waking with a wet diaper?
Help me out here.
Sunday 03 Aug 2008 | 24601 | SlantyNet - General
I only sleep like a baby when I’m too drunk to get out of bed and use the toilet.
Some of the first page results from a google search of “sleeping like a baby”:
Sleeping like a baby.
This site is dedicated to sleep and sleep problems in early childhood (ages:0-3 years). We hope you will find useful information here. The site is updated on a regular basis.
Sleeping Like a Baby : A Sensitive and Sensible Approach to Solving Your Child’s Sleep Problems.
What does “sleeping like a baby” really mean?
Believe it or not, you don’t really want to sleep like a baby. Why? Babies’ sleep, especially in the early months, is typically full of interruptions. Their sleep cycles are much shorter than an adult’s, and it takes time for those cycles to get longer and for your baby to learn how to fall back to sleep on his own if he wakes up in the middle of the night.
I think that tells you all you need to know.