I liked middle-of-the night nursings with my babies because my mother-in-law wasn't staring over my shoulder staring & criticizing us. And there's nothing more beautiful than a sleeping child next to you. If a kid wakens, there's a NEED that should be attended to, period. I don't sleep through the night at 49 years old, even when I have a bowl of cereal just before retiring! Why should I expect a baby to do what I can't/don't do? Total sleep is more important to most of us and probably more biologically normal than straight-through sleeping, and probably more common around the world. The "in thing" now is executive recharge sessions (naps). Linda Smith, appreciating the rhythms of sleep-wake cycles. Dayton, OH - private practice LC