so who sleeps when LO sleeps like everyone says you should???

monkeypants23 · April 2012

Everyone i talk to still tells me "you need to sleep when she sleeps during the day"

but i am just NOT a good napper- i cant sleep during the day- i sometimes force myself and i just lay there thinking about all the things I could be doing instead of sleeping....

but then by 8pm i am exhausted- cant even eat because im so tired and usually end up falling asleep on the couch while DH watches baby girl- so i'll get an hour nap at like 8pm and thats it.

so are you sleeping when LO sleeps??? or just becoming a zombie like me?

gisa886 · April 2012

I nap once a day with him on my chest. I have to do it during my daughter's nap and that is a one shot thing.

kkfeb04 · April 2012

No naps here I'm usually up for the day around 6:30-7 am. I'm ready to pass out around 8 pm though but I don't get to bed until around 11. DH doesn't get home until close to 10 and I usually get DS ready for bed but he doesn't fall asleep until after daddy tells him goodnight.

I figured I'm letting my body get use to going back to work.

kissyfitt · April 2012

My problem is that this kid wants to sleep ON me. So I catch a nap while sitting up sometimes but it's hard to relax. I have to make sure I'm in a seated position enough so that I can't move. He won't let me put him in the swing or bassinet without waking so I haven't slept horizontal with a pillow for a week. The only reason I could put him down before was because he was jaundice so he was extra sleepy. And I can't hand him off to DH because he works nights.

So I TRY to sleep but it's never a restful sleep and it's never longer than 2 hours so I'll get an hour or so here and there. The scary thing is that I'm totally used to it now and I rarely feel tired anymore. I don't know how long it is healthy to go on like this though

Tongue Tied

FusionLMT · April 2012

occasionally I will when both kids are asleep in the afternoon, but that isn't very often and will probably stop soon. Just too much to do.

jeffsjayme · April 2012

sometimes I do, but not usually. necessity has forced me to!

SteelCity44 · April 2012

Only after a growth spurt has paused. I can normally function fine, but growth spurts are exhausting. So once he's chill following a multi-day mommy torture, we catch a nap at the same time.

erniebufflo · April 2012

I usually get one nap a day, but I've still got my hubby home, though we're playing man to man defense with two babies.

Torani · April 2012

Just one nap in the afternoon.

schmood · April 2012

I will usually try to take a nap during one of his naps... doesn't always happen, but at least I try.

katieh1017 · April 2012

I sleep in the night time but it's like an hour or so at a time since her days and nights are mixed up. I rarely nap during the day. Maybe this will change when DH goes back to work Monday. It's easier said than done!

shouldbworkin · April 2012

Rarely. I'm used to running on empty. But today, I totally did. i needed it, the last 2 days have done me in.

okate0213 · April 2012

I nap in the afternoon when both the boys take a long nap. Its my sanity and everything else can wait!

angiekay84 · April 2012

Sometimes I catch a nap when she does, but not usually. Maybe once a day? I can't sleep always when she sleep because I still have things I need to do. Laundry, cleaning bottles and pump parts, making dinner, and generally 'trying' to pick up the house (which is usually a mess now).

mumegs · April 2012

We do the eat every 3 hours and then go back to bed thing until around 10-11 am, at that point I feel like I've slept enough to function. If I get tired in the afternoon I'll take another nap with her. It seems when i try to nap with her she doesn't sleep for as long of course

DiamondDani · April 2012

I really try to get an hour nap in during the afternoon. She gets really fussy in the evenings and I need some rest to deal with that.

Tambcat · April 2012

I mostly just sleep at night. I need a clear distinction between my days and nights. I've taken a couple of naps, but I'm not sleeping whenever she's sleeping. Thankfully, it's been working out pretty well since I EP and H and I can take shifts at night and each get a solid 4-5 hours of sleep in addition to broken sleep when we're "on duty." Last night, he watched her all night, and I got 8 hours of sleep! My boobs were killin' when I woke up this morning, though.

hass2001 · April 2012

I am exactly like you. I have been trying to nap during the day but it makes me anxious and I end up just laying there. I sometimes try to get in an hour or two around 8 or 9 before DH wants to go to bed.

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