Do you nap?

Liz342

I was never a napper at all but occasionally would nap when DD napped in the afternoon after she was born.  I went back to work for 2 months, and for those 2 months I wanted to nap every weekend!  Now that I SAH full time, I feel like I'm going to want to nap every day!  Even if I get 7 plus hours of sleep at night I still get drowsy when I nurse DD before her afternoon nap.  I just can help it but I want to nap every time!!

I don't know why this makes me feel guilty but it does.  Anyone else feel this way?

I know I probably shouldn't be guilty, I don't really relax any other time during the day (except for at night) and I do housework, etc every day so it's not like I'm lazy.....Oh yeah, and chase around a 9 month old all day!

MrsL1022

I ALWAYS take a nap in the afternoon when DS sleeps. He gets me up so early in the morning and then is constant motion that I am usually very tired. I don't feel guilty at all b/c it refreshes me enough to get through the day and to spend time with dh when he gets home.

HarrietNJMommy

I WISH I could nap. Sadly, I have 2 out of 3 kids that do NOT nap, so I can't get any zzzz's in during the day. The only time I was able to nap was with DD#1. When DD#2 was born, I coordinated their nap schedules the same for a couple of months, and then DD#1 decided that she wasn't going to nap! LOL!

And I wouldn't feel guilty about it though. 

gobigblue

i'm not a good napper.  i hate the feeling after i wake up.  having said that though, since i've been pg w/ #2, i nap w/ DD 1-2 x a day.  can't help it - i'm exhausted and it's wonderful to get that extra sleep!

Liz342

I hate the way I feel after naps too, like that first thing in the morning feeling where you can't get going except it's afternoon!

And I did forget to add that DD gets me up very early too.  Usually between 5 and 6 every day!  

Stacyc625

lol @ chase a 9 month old. JUST WAIT! wink wink. No I don't nap- but i have never been a napper. I don't think i would feel guilty if i did.

aras3k

I've always been a napper and I'm a night owl so I tend to stay up later than I should after DD goes to bed most days I do nap when DD does. I don't feel guilty - for me it's a perk of staying home!

cp760

If I'm super, super lucky to get the two youngest down for a nap at the same time and the oldest is at school...then I LOVE taking a nap! ....doesn't happen too often, though.

PnJ Mooney

I love naps.  Since LO is so young still, he takes lots of naps and I usually lay down with him for his long afternoon nap.  I figure I might as well take advantage of it while he does nap.  I find myself feeling guilty b/c my husband is at work and can't nap, but then I remember how many times LO woke up in the middle of the night and how he was wide awake at 5 in the morning.  We sound so lazy, but on weekends we take family naps sometimes.

Temp174496125006552

Not normally, no.  But Ben has had 3-4 weeks of horrific sleeping and has woken up in the middle of every night screaming.  We get him and put him in bed with us.  Some nights, he settles down and goes back to sleep quickly.  Others, he can be up anywhere from 1-4 hours.  Those days, I usually put him in the PNP next to my bed, turn on Sesame Street and sleep for an hour...because I can barely keep my eyes open. 

citygirl_

I've never napped since he was born! ?Too much to do! ?That's my "me" time, too, so I couldn't waste it napping.

susanmosley

Sure I nap sometimes.  Don't feel guilty about taking care of yourself, resting, and making your life (which could end at any moment) happy and enjoyable.  Obviously, I find a balance.  I don't just lie in bed and sleep all day.  But I try to always remember that life is to be enjoyed while we are healthy and happy and CAN enjoy it. I don't want to look back and have regrets that I didn't slow down, enjoy the details, and take care of my mental, physical and emotional health and my family's.

gatogrrl

I usually nap for the first 1/2 hour that DD naps.  That's all it takes to get rid of that woozy feeling I get from waking up with her at 6 am.

I do feel really guilty -- I always think of the things I could have been doing -- but I honestly see no reason to.  If you're sleepy, it's not a moral failing.  Just give thanks that you've got a bed nearby and use it!