People who co-sleep wake each other up SIX times a night, study says

"Research finds that subjectively, people think they sleep better together than when they sleep apart, but when you objectively measure it, there's more sleep disruption when they sleep together. On average, the participants were woken six times per night by their partner's movements."

"Separate sleeping arrangements allow each person to optimise their own sleep environment. This might include choosing different mattresses or bedding, adjusting light levels, controlling room temperature, or even changing scents and air quality in the bedroom."

"Another paper included in the review found that up to 46 per cent of couples' movements are shared, meaning that when one person moves the other one does too. One study in a sleep lab recorded an average of 51 leg movements per night in individuals when they slept alone but 62 when they slept with a partner."

Research analyzing 18 previous sleep studies reveals that co-sleeping couples wake approximately six times per night due to their partner's movements, including cover-tugging, rolling over, and leg kicks. While people subjectively report sleeping better together, objective measurements show increased sleep disruption during shared bed sleeping. The findings support a growing trend called 'sleep divorce,' where couples maintain separate bedrooms to optimize individual sleep environments. Separate arrangements allow customization of mattresses, bedding, light levels, room temperature, and air quality. Studies show up to 46 percent of couples' movements are synchronized, and individuals experience more leg movements when sleeping with a partner compared to sleeping alone.

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