> "Baby has no concept of the difference between day and night any more
> than he/she knows the difference between Monday and Friday."
>
Excellent analogy.

> While a few "night owls" can be coaxed to move their longer sleep
> stretches to night by frequent daytime waking,  most don't make the
> switch until they realize for themselves that days are more interesting
> and when all the "fun stuff" happens and nights are more boring.
>
On the other hand, night time is also when mama isn't quite as busy with
other children and housework. And by the time breastfeeding isn't as
interesting as other activities, they want to read all night... then
it's staying out late at night, or listening to music.
I don't know where we ever got the idea that human beings were supposed
to sleep at night. It certainly wasn't an idea popularized by the
mothers I know. :-)
Jo-Anne

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