We have heard of parents being sleep deprived whenever the new born babies comes home. Normally, it would be the mothers who would have to deal with it. But don’t get it wrong, dads have their share of sleeping less to take care of the child.
A lot of this stems from the fact that new fathers are equally excited to take care of their baby as well. While most would disagree, there are also fathers who would want to see to it that all their baby’s needs are met as well. Add to the fact that moms need a break as well. Imagine months of carrying the child and going into labor. If you think of it, mothers need a break too.
(Source) Chronic sleep deprivation is one of new motherhood’s lesser joys, as any first-time mom will tell you between yawns.
What is less understood is how a new baby in the house affects fathers — and a professor at the University of Regina is trying to change that.
“Although we do know a fair bit about what it’s like for moms to become new parents, we don’t know so much what it’s like for dads,” said Lynn Loutzenhiser, head of a study called Mom & Dad Plus One.
