minder Wrote:  -------------------------------------------------------  > I'm also a very light sleeper and hear every noise  > during the night.  >   > Did anybody see the BBC programme last night about  > the 4 or 5 people they've taken to study, who  > suffer with sleep problems?  There was one woman  > who gets up in the middle of the night baking  > cakes etc. and then finally gets to sleep around  > 5am for a couple of hours.  >   > Very interesting.    Didn't see this but might check it out on iplayer. Sounds like the woman you mention has two 'sleeps' which may actually be a more natural sleep pattern than the straight 8 hours.   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep