Article: MUMS NIGHTMARE; Survey reveals most new mothers get only three hours' sleep or less each night Fathers get twice as much and only a quarter even wake when their baby cries Shattered parents' relationships suffer and 94 per cent of mums prefer sleep to sex.(News)

Article: Lack of sleep is leaving today's mothers with the baby blues
The Scotsman;  April 3, 2002 ;     427 words ......which is caused by getting by on just four or five hours' sleep a night, is seriously affecting their relationships...cent said tiredness made them irritated with their baby, with 70 per cent of mothers aged over 35 feeling frustrated...child cries. The survey, commissioned by Mother and Baby ...

Article: Family Life: Tough times and little sleep for new mums; While the average mother gets just four hours' sleep a night during their baby's first four months, just 17 per cent of new dads regularly get up at night to help soothe their sleepless baby.
The Birmingham Post (England);  March 17, 2001 ;     552 words ...Having a baby ain't no teddy bears' picnic, as a survey published this...new mothers say the sleepless nights caused by having a baby threaten to wreck their relationships with their partners...sleep, most new fathers do not even wake up for their baby, still less get up in the night. While the average ...

Article: Why modern parents can't get baby to sleep.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ......new parents - getting your baby off to sleep. But when it...and that gadgets such as baby monitors only contribute to...get up three times to calm baby's cries. Once awake, babies...average of three-and-a-half hours' sleep a night - an hour-anda-half...depressed. Six in ten blamed ...

Article: Four hours sleep a night just won't do.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  October 22, 1999 ;     158 words ......that cutting back from eight to four hours' sleep reduced the ability of even young adults...consistently get by with fewer than eight hours' sleep. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was renowned for snatching just four hours' sleep a night. The average night's sleep fell...

Article: SIX hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool
The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs;      114 words ...SIX hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and...Wesley‥considered that five hours' sleep was enough for him or any man. ‥...a proverb that a man requires six hours' sleep, a woman seven, a child eight and...

Article: GIVE US S SLEEP NOT SEX; 9 in 10 new mums would prefer snooze Half of all fathers don't get up for baby.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  September 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......editor of Mother and Baby magazine, which...four-and-a half hours sleep for the first four...only average five hours sleep a night. Almost...lack of sleep a baby brings will devastate...four-and-a-half hours sleep, night after night...the onslaught of a baby but ...

Article: EXHAUSTED MUMS FACE BURN-OUT; Battle to cope on 5 hours sleep.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 3, 2002 ;     267 words ......struggling by on only five hours sleep a night. And they are so exhausted...enjoy motherhood. Mother and Baby magazine's research shows supermums...do all this on four or five hours sleep leaves mums feeling desperate...sleep a night during her new baby's first four months. ...

Article: Only need four hours sleep? It's in the genes.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 28, 2005 ;     345 words ......MARGARET Thatcher famously needed just four hours sleep a night during her time as Prime Minister...most people less than seven or eight hours sleep adversely affects their ability to perform...cope adequately on just three or four hours sleep a night and studies suggest this trait...

Article: Growing up with baby; 'Cute clothes': Girl Scouts quickly learn that infants are a lot of work
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 27, 2002 ;     674 words ......so many cute clothes," said Pregler, who had her own baby clothes at home for the baby to wear this weekend Rachel Schmitt, 13, said on Friday that she thought it would be fun to have a baby for the weekend. Her baby cried almost as soon as she received it. He was quiet...changed," Schmitt said. ...

Article: OUR WORN OUT MUMS; Juggling job and baby leaves them wrecked -8 out of 10 have bust-ups with dad -Two thirds too tired to have sex -They survive on 4hrs sleep a night.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  April 3, 2002 ;     385 words ......and the stress of looking after the baby puts them off sex. Most resort to desperate measures, like putting the baby in their bed or napping in the child...their marriage. The poll for Mother and Baby magazine criticises fathers for piling...per cent of fathers wake up if their baby cries - even ...

Article: Looking fab on 5 hours' sleep; JENNI FALCONER TELLS HOW SHE CAN RISE AT 4AM AND STILL SHINE FOR GMTV CAMERAS.(Body And Soul)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ......body. I have never felt or looked better. On scarcely five hours' sleep a night, the former Glasgow High School pupil manages to shine...until well after 11pm. But Jenni still looks great on five hours sleep a night. The star also presents the occasional spot on the...

Article: RL: Barrett backs up after two hours sleep...
AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 14, 2001 ;     482 words ......News (Australia) 07-14-2001 RL: Barrett backs up after two hours sleep By Brent Read SYDNEY, July 14 AAP - St George Illawarra five-eigh...Barrett was at his brilliant best, despite playing on only two hours sleep, and capped off the biggest weekend of his career with a try...

Article: Mind Tired and tested Eight hours' sleep is what the doctor orders, but research suggests as little as four could be healthier. Peta Bee burns the candle at both ends
The Independent on Sunday;  March 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......over 10 years found that those getting an average of seven hours' sleep had the lowest death rates. Surprisingly, even less sleep...meeting the researchers' recommendation that six to seven hours' sleep a night is plenty for most of us. It hasn't been easy. I have...

Article: I'm getting just 3 hours sleep at nights .. but I feel on top of the world; SAYS COLIN CAMERON; NAPPY DAYS FOR JAMBOS SUPERDAD.(Sport)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 22, 1997 ;     531 words ......football of his career - despite only three hours' sleep most nights. Daughter Regan, Colin and...25-year-old has adapted to the nappy-changing, baby washing routine of fatherhood. Three or four hours' sleep at night left Colin fearing a dip in...I have only been out once to wet the ...