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If you\u2019ve ever had a new baby (or know a close friend or relative who has) you know that sleep deprivation is an all-too-real issue. As babies adjust to the world around them, their parents have to do some re-adjusting as well, which means, among other things, disrupted sleep schedules. It can leave any parent a little nutty and sleep-deprived! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A young baby certainly has a lot of needs that require tending to, but parents must protect their own health and well-being as well. With a little bit of intention, parents can get a better night\u2019s rest than they think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not convinced that babies are hurting their parents\u2019 sleep enough to warrant the extra efforts towards better shut-eye? A new study<\/a> conducted in Germany shockingly found that neither Mom\u2019s or Dad\u2019s sleep fully recovers to prepregnancy until years after the birth of their child!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the study\u2019s duration, 2,541 women and 2,118 men experienced the birth of a child (their first, second, or third). Unshockingly, results indicated that both sleep satisfaction and duration largely declined after childbirth and reached their lowest point during the first three months of postpartum. Also, to no surprise, women were more strongly affected than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every parent expects to lose some <\/em>sleep after a child is born, but sleep deprivation and parenthood don\u2019t necessarily have to go hand-in-hand. There are a few tips parents can follow to improve their sleep with a new baby:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the results that may surprise you: sleep satisfaction and duration did not completely recover for up to six years after childbirth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although the facts about parenthood and sleep loss may seem bleak, they are really just a wake-up call (no pun intended). Sleep deprivation and parenthood don\u2019t necessarily have to go hand-in-hand if parents intentionally prioritize their own sleep along with the needs of their child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few practical tips for parents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n