Parents lose more than two months of sleep in the first year of their child's life as study finds...
Daily Mail Bleary-eyed new parents are deprived of more than two months of sleep in the first year of their child's life.
Exhausted mothers and fathers typically miss out on four and a half hours' shut-eye each night which works out at just over 31 hours a week or more than 68 days before their tot turns one, according to a study.
They rack up an average of 975 nocturnal trips to tend to their baby in a year almost three times a night, although parents under 25 typically get up almost four times in the small hours.
Mothers are hardest hit, forgoing an average of five hours, compared with three and a half hours for fathers.
Men also find it easier to get back to sleep, with seven in ten grabbing a good night's kip after being woken up, compared with just 44 per cent of women.
The study noted: 'This is often down to men getting less leave from work post birth, meaning their bodies maintain a more regular sleep routine than mums, who get extended leave of up to 12 months.'
