It is proved: children interfere with sleep moms. But not fathers

“I want to sleep,” I complain to my husband in the morning.- What did you do at night? - he skeptically raises an eyebrow. - Haven't you heard? The child woke up several times: either to drink, to pee, or the blanket fell ... - No, I have not heard at all. He slept like a woodchuck. Momma will understand me: at that very moment, I wanted to kill him. And it was almost always like that. Nearby you can even arrange dances with a tambourine. If dad wants to sleep, he sleeps. And it doesn’t matter to him who crawls on him, who throws pillows at him and who jumps on his back from the back of the sofa. “Doesn’t it all bother you?” - I was surprised.Photo: GettyImages Now I don’t need his answer. Scientists from the University of South Georgia responded. Officially confirmed: the presence of children in the family has absolutely no effect on the sleep of the popes. Unlike mommies' sleep. “A new study confirms what many women already know: they are deprived of sleep,” the press release posted on the website of an American university begins so “encouragingly”. “Life with children prevents mothers from sleeping, but not fathers.” Now how it was found out. No super complex experiments. Banal nationwide telephone survey. More than 5,800 people answered two questions: how many hours on average did they sleep in the past month and how often did they feel tired. In addition, the researchers analyzed gender, age, marital status, education, physical activity, number of children, and other factors that could cause chronic lack of sleep.Photo:GettyImages“2,908 women under 45 reported that the only factor that really affected the quality and duration of their sleep was having children,” the researchers say. “And with each additional child in the family, the likelihood of lack of sleep increased by 50 percent. Only 48 percent of women with children sleep seven or more hours at night. While among childless women, this figure is 62 percent.”And if you don’t get enough sleep at night, how do you feel all day? Especially if you run out of coffee at home. Yes, lethargy, fatigue, and the inability to do your own thing. Women with children admitted that they feel very tired literally every other day. In total, 14 days a month (11 for childless women. – WDay note). “I think our study will support mothers who feel devastated,” says its author, PhD, member of the American Academy of Neurology Kelly Sullivan. “A good night’s sleep is important for overall health. In addition, its deficiency can affect the work of the heart and brain, as well as a person's weight. It is important for us to understand what prevents people from resting so that we can help them feel better. Well, there is an understanding. But how scientists can help mothers with children in this situation is still a mystery.