Why do people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up every two hours ?

Answer 1

Babies only wake up when they are hungry or need changing. Other than that, they are sleeping.

Answer 2

Because although babies wake up often, they actuallly sleep about 20 out of 24 hours.

Answer 3

Babies have no worries about the real or outside world. I reckon this is where it comes from. Coz clearly they do wake up a lot so hey that would make no sense hehe waa waa

Answer 4

babies are asleep most of the day and wake up only when they are hungry or not well...but they do sleep more than half a day!!!

Answer 5

It probably relates to the innocence of a baby and that they have nothing to worry about apart from essentials such as when they want to have food etc.

Answer 6

I never say that, I say slept like a log which is more appropriate as a log lays still and never moves!

Answer 7

maybe coz babiez just fall asleep all ov a sudden & not take forever to sleep like some ov us do! I think they mean it in the way they "fell" asleep, not the wakin' up after 2hourz thing!

Answer 8

the same reason people sleep like logs its just and expression meaning that babies/logs dont do much else(in the case of logs nothing at all)

Answer 9

because "WHEN" they do sleep - nothing seems to wake them, until they need feeding or changing or cuddled.

you should know this being a grandfather
by the way you should chose your categories more carefully

Answer 10

beacause baby's haven't a care in the world