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Re:Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ance... by wiseowise on Sunday May 10, 2026 @06:36PM (#48088862)
> on average

Not sure where are those lucky ones, but I've met half a dozen parents that became literal zombies during the first years because of a lack of sleep. From what they've reported, 2 hours is a lucky night. It does get better later on, after 2(!) years.

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Re:Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ance... by cullumsmith on Sunday May 10, 2026 @06:49PM (#48088944)
I have five children and find this very difficult to believe. Even the "worst" of it (age 0-3 months) was never anything close to that bad.
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Re:Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ance... by magicalhippo on Sunday May 10, 2026 @07:18PM (#48089157)
My neighbors' first kid had colic and they said the baby slept for at most 20 minutes at a time the first year.

So yea I imagine that'll turn you into a zombie.

They also said after a year they got a tip about a chiropractor (IIRC), went there and after 5 minutes the colic was gone. A real mix of emotions they said...

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Re:Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ance... by lotsofpulp on Sunday May 10, 2026 @08:32PM (#48089685)
Both of my kids woke up their mom 2 to 4 times at night to feed for at least a year. One was a terrible sleeper, only 8 hours max per night, he still basically goes to sleep when the adults do and wakes up when the adults wake up. Sometimes before.
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Re:Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ance... by parrellel on Sunday May 10, 2026 @08:34PM (#48089695)
My second screamed every night for two years. It was fun.
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Re:Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ance... by mothballed on Sunday May 10, 2026 @08:36PM (#48089714)
None of your kids had colic? Every caretaker (experienced parents) that tried to releive us completely lost their mind within hours. And it never ends, for months.
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