2006-08-03 03:28:18 · 27 answers · asked by snapshot 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
thats how i sleep, lol
2006-08-03 03:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because of the amount of time they spend sleeping, even if they do wake up every few hours. They need sleep and food to grow, so they sleep, wake up and eat, then sleep again. Growth hormone is released when they sleep, as it is when we sleep but not in the quantities as babies do.
2006-08-03 03:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though a young baby may wake frequently they can sleep very deeply in between - especially if they are breastfed and the mother avoids dairy and caffeine in her own diet. This saying comes from times when we all had more natural diets and less pollution and chemicals in our lives.
2006-08-03 03:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Drewe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's talking about babies innocence and having no real cares or worries in the world, to make them toss about and stare up the ceiling for most part of the night. Sometimes i just wish to be like that...who wouldn't..?
2006-08-03 03:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by mangy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it refers to people in an earlier era when they could give a baby a nip of whisky to get it off to sleep. And so babies might sleep more soundly. But I'm only guessing.
2006-08-03 07:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by Rotifer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
babies after 2-3 months usually sleep all night totally peaceful... At least my kids did
2006-08-03 03:32:18 · answer #6 · answered by Paddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when a baby is sleeping, it sleeps very deeply and doesn't wake up at many sounds.
2006-08-03 03:33:06 · answer #7 · answered by kittyluver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people tend to repeat cliches without really giving it much thought. Scary, huh? Good question.
It's sort of like, Have your cake and eat it, too. Well, you really can, you eat one focking slice and put the rest in the fridge. Once it's gone, you buy a new one.
If you don't eat it all, even better. Who wants all those calories anyway?
2006-08-03 03:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause babies sleep peacefully and look like angels.
It's not the length of time it's the quality of the sleep.
2006-08-03 03:33:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've often wondered the same because in my experience, most babies sleep in diapers and wake up wet(or worse).
2006-08-03 03:33:47 · answer #10 · answered by ponyboy 81 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think originally the saying was sleep like a babe. A babe can be older than a baby. My son has sleept like a freaking dead person since he turned 1.
2006-08-03 03:40:11 · answer #11 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋