The Goldilocks kip

Too little sleep is harmful and so is too much. We should aim for just the right amount.

- Marc Wilson

When my twin daughters were little, I was dirt poor. They have a "cool" memory of going to school with "sandwiches" made from honey between two pieces of Weet-Bix, because I couldn't afford bread that week. But, I could easily cope with the late nights and sleeplessness. Eleven years later, when their brother came along, it was the other way around - I had much greater financial stability, but the late nights were a killer. Didn't help that he hardly slept, either.

The first couple of months of looking after twins is a blur - I don't really remember much of the detail, apart from an awful lot of nappies, and that has a lot to do with the sleep thing.