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Hi there, you are correct! The amount of sleep we need changes with age. Babies spend 16 to 20 hours sleeping each day.

Between one and four years, the amount of sleep we need drops to 11 or 12 hours. Teens need, but may not get – nine hours of sleep, and when we get to middle age, that number drops to about seven or eight hours.

And while elderly people require eight, it may be harder to get that amount in one block of sleep. So while your relative may say we only need six, the pointy beard people at Harvard University may beg to differ.

And women apparently are more subject to sleep issues than men.

“Half of them report sleep disturbances during their menstrual periods; three-quarters of expectant mothers report that sleep is more disturbed during pregnancy; and many experience disrupted sleep during menopause, in part due to nighttime "hot flashes."

If you’re looking for solutions on how to get more sleep, check out this Web site

August 27, 2008 - 3:06pm

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