Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up, like, every two hours?

Answer 1

why is this in earth sciences?

Answer 2

Because when they DO sleep, they look peaceful.
However, I wondered your question a LOT when my kids were babies!
I think the term should be "slept like a teenager." Getting my kids out of bed these days is about as fun and easy as scraping warm gum out of the carpet!

Answer 3

It's a figure of speech. Actually, after a few months, babies sleep much longer. It is the SOUNDNESS of the sleep that is considered unique to babies; they can sleep through noise that would keep adults awake.

Answer 4

Because when babies sleep, they look peaceful. So, when you say "I slept like a baby", you are saying that you had a peaceful sleep.

Answer 5

its how you look at the saying. It might mean the peaceful deep sleep of a baby. And anyway sometimes we make sayings that make no sense what so ever :-)

Answer 6

They're referring to the peaceful, deep sleep that babies experience - not the duration of the sleep. (But that's a good question!)

Answer 7

Maybe because infants go to sleep fairly easily, and then they seem to have pretty untroubled sleep. Babies don't sleep long but they are power nappers.

Answer 8

Because they do look peaceful...WHEN they sleep.
I often joke "I slept like a baby last night...I cried, had gas, and pooped my pants".
Funny.

Answer 9

thats an interesting point u make. maybe because babies take lots of naps.

Answer 10

Because the babies don't remeber anything when they sleep. (I hope :) So you are in such a deep sleep you don't remeber anything (like a baby!)