Huang YS – J Sleep Res-01-Sep-2004; 13(3): 269-77

Huang (2004) finds out that occasional wake ups at night and consequently total denial to have enough sleep are problems prevalent among infants. The regulation and consequently organization of sleeping in infants is more of a matter of attachment to his or her mother. However, it is essential to comprehend in explicit that enough sleep helps minimize the occurrence of disorders associated with sleep and on the other hand, co-sleep coupled with extended breastfeeding with the parents interfere with the expected progress of sleep.

Nathan, F. (2006). Sleep Disorders. New York: Pocket.

Nathan (2004) states that sleep deprivation and consequently sleep disorders can result to tragic diseases such as: cerebrovascular, cardiac diseases, and hypertension. Besides, the repercussions of sleep disorders can at times show up and fail to be realized by the clinician. Common sleep disorders include: sleep apnea which is a common disorder that can cause nervousness potentially, more so life threatening. In this condition, breathing gets shallow or even stops in some instances while one is sleeping. More threatening is that a single pause in breathing can occur between 20 and 30 times or even more in an hour. During such episodes, the victim sleeping can manage to wake up and sleep again, interfering with sleep, and as a consequence suffers from an instantaneous lack of oxygen. Sleep related movement disorders, narcolepsy, and insomnia sleep related breathing disorders, circadian rhythm disturbances and parasomnias.