Although many people are concerned about new parents and how much sleep they are getting, it is sometimes not the newborn baby who is causing new parents to miss the most sleep. Many children spend more time awake and wake their parents up more frequently when they become mobile. It is possible that this is caused by children who want to move around more or by the pain caused by teething. No matter the cause, parents who are getting adequate sleep should not get too accustomed to it.

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