Go to Sleep Already!
According to a new poll by the National Sleep Foundation, you're not alone. NSF found that 60% of American women aren't getting a good night's sleep many nights every week. And this lack of sleep affects "virtually every aspect of their time-pressed lives, leaving them late for work, stressed out, too tired for sex and little time for friends."
Yes, the poll found that working mothers are sleep deprived (72%), but interestingly, about the same percent of at home mothers say they're suffering from insomnia at least a few nights a week too (74%).
What's causing the problem? Well, of course, mothers simply have too much to do--regardless of whether they're working outside the home. Worry also can keep us up at night. But letting your kids (or pets) sleep in your bed--which is very voguish in certain quarters these days-- also can make matters worse.
The poll found that women who shared their beds with children or pets had the worst sleep,w hile working, married women with no kids or whose kids were grown got the best sleep of virtually every other group.
The poll says that women have more sleep problems than men. Of course, it helps that many men just don't hear their babies cry at night.
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posted by pam at 9:35 AM
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i wonder why men aren't having the same kinds of sleep problems...
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