BamaTanya Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) My bio clock starts winding down every afternoon. When my little ones were little, we'd shut the house down and nap together. The little ones don't nap much anymore (unless they've been to a church retreat!) but I still love some rest after lunch. Often I'll tell them to find something quiet to do while I head to the bedroom. I know this isn't the way our society works. Of course, I couldn't rest during the day when I was teaching last year, so I don't have to nap. I can adjust to earlier hours when needed. I just wondered how unusual I am . . . (P.S. Dh regularly takes naps on the weekends, too.) I remember napping even when I was in college, so it's not just my age. I would stay up late studying, have early classes, and head back to the dorm room for a nap! Edited August 4, 2009 by BamaTanya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff in TX Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I try to have one on Sundays after church and a big family meal. It's nice to lay down right after your heart and tummy have been fed:001_smile:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schsmom Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Once in a while I will have "quiet" time in the afternoon. The kids are instructed to play quietly in their rooms by themselves. I then power nap for like 30 minutes. I wish I could everyday, but it just doesn't always work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Only in the last 2 months or so have I started taking the occasional nap. I turn 30 in a week...dh (who turned 40 last month) says I am "just getting old." :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I napped every day when I was pregnant. That was one of the reasons I knew something was up, I'm not normally a napper! They usually make me feel worse, more groggy than before. When I was pregnant, they recharged me. But I've been back to not napping for many years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 We have nap time in my house on a regular basis. It's my siesta. Ds doesn't nap but he will entertain himself. We started last year when I was dealing with insomnia. Now that isn't so much an issue as I need time to regroup and chill. About an hour a day is ideal for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I have to nap. I work nights until 1 AM and then kids/school all day. I usually have to sleep for at least a little while in the evenings after dinner to make it through my next shift, especially if we have had a particularly active day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 We have a one hour quiet time every day here. We don't always nap, but we can if we want to. It is always restful, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 We have a quiet time, but I rarely nap. My life was one big nap when I was preggo:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 other times, it is sitting and quietly reading or scanning through a catalog - a guilty pleasure. Mostly, it is a time for me to get off my feet, and listen to the quiet (as everyone else needs to get quiet at this time as well). With DH on travel so much, our new dog to be walked, me running and doing the elliptical, a little down time at some point is essential or I would be down for the count by 6pm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My kids are waaaay beyond nap times, but I'm a lifelong napper. A doze in the porch swing, a snooze on the couch, a little shut eye under a ceiling fan on a hot summer day....ahhhhh...I love me a power nap. ;) Lest you think I nap my days away, I'm an early riser...often up before 5AM. A quiet snooze in the afternoon can help me make sure I don't collapse into bed before the family has dinner. I nap lightly and only for 15 or 20 minutes. Very refreshing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) My nap needs run pretty sporadic. Some days I desperately need a nap and then sometimes I go months without any. Edited August 4, 2009 by ncmomo3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I adore taking naps! For a while I was napping daily, but now it's more like 3 out of 7 days a week, so I marked on occasion. But since I'm really thinking about it, maybe it's 4 or 5 days. I think the confusion comes in the fact that I don't consider 20-30 mins a real nap:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I am a napper and proud of it- I come from a long line of nappers. Okay, well my mom and dad were both nappers. But my mom only napped when she worked. My husband never really understood it and it took me many, many years to convince him that napping is okay. My ds was trained (because he has never napped. Ever.) to lay right next to me from the time he was a baby and even now till this day he still tries to sit on me when I'm taking a nap. At 5'4" and 100lbs I've finally told him he's too big and now he just sits quietly next to me playing with his legos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I never was much of a napper....but after having kids....I just can't sleep during the day, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I adore taking naps! I think the confusion comes in the fact that I don't consider 20-30 mins a real nap:D Generally speaking, if I don't at least have an hour to lay down, I don't even bother. I take a nap pretty much every day. My daughter covers for me in the office (we live at work ... or work at home ... however you want to look at it) while I rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 We have a "quiet time" after lunch almost every day. This is where all kids are required to be on their beds, sleeping, reading, or doing something quiet for 1 hour. I use this time for either nap, hobby, or just peace and quiet, whatever I need on the given day. It doesn't matter how old they get, this one is here to stay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 You need an "I wish!" option on your poll! :D I used to nap back when the girls did. Or more properly, when Sylvia did. Then I could still convince Becca to lay down with me and we'd all have a nice little nap. Not anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I also vote for an "I wish" option. When my dc were smaller, we all napped. Now that they are VERY involved in activities in the afternoon, my life is a whirlwind from early in the morning til 7 or 8 in the evening. I am 45, and some days I'm sure that I'm too old for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy2be Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 If I get the oppurtunity - shoot yeah! If my little guy takes a nap I try to nap while he does... I really enjoy napping! Sometimes the whole family will nap. I looove my sleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Naps are good for me only if I can get about 20 minutes of very light sleeping. Otherwise I feel like dirt for the rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I love naps. I wish I could take one every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Only when I'm really sick or *extremely* tired - and I mean extremely. The sort of exhausted where you'd fall asleep if you leaned back against a wall and blinked. :tongue_smilie: It's not that I think naps are a bad thing, not at all. I just can't sleep in the daytime unless it's one of the above - I've never been able to do it well. Worked nights years and years ago - six months of that and I looked like death warmed over because I had such a hard time trying to sleep during the day. Just not wired that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 (edited) Afternoon naps are among life's most delicious pleasures. I think they are something wonderful to consider. (I didn't vote as none of the options was apropo). Edited August 5, 2009 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afeminame Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I think we all have those moment of needing to wind down during the middle of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I nap almost every day. Its also just a quiet time in my room to read, meditate, rest, and regather my energy for the rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I don't nap anymore, but I only really stopped napping in the past year or so. I stopped napping because I started to feel it was messing with my sleep schedule and making it harder to fall asleep at night. In high school, I used to come home from school every day and nap. After a couple hard semesters of college, I learned not to schedule any afternoon classes, because I just wouldn't make it to them. I napped every day after lunch. And I continued that. But, since I am so much more productive in the morning (I am basically useless after lunch), I want to get up every day at 5. To be able to function that early, I need to be in bed by 9:30 or so. And if I nap, I stay up later and don't get to sleep until 11. We do still have quiet time every day after lunch. Even if I'm not sleeping, I do need the time to rest and recharge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Anna Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I can't say that I always sleep, but even if I'm just resting with my eyes closed or reading a book, that break from 2 to 3 pm when both girls are down is the only down-time I get between about 5:30 am and 8:30 to 10:00 pm. I've got to have it in on a regular basis in order to function. A couple days without it and I'm heading toward bigtime "monster mama." If I'm not pregnant or nursing, I can often do personal projects during that time, but I try to stay away from "responsibilities" in order to rein in my goal-oriented, to-do-list ruled obsessiveness. I reeeaaally hope this new baby will be a good sleeper, especially right around that time of the day . . . :) Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Rarely to never. The only times I nap are when I have a baby that's a couple weeks old or younger, or I'm so sick I can't get off the couch. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 (edited) We have "quiet time" after lunch every day, unless we're out. As Katiebug mentioned, the kids are required to be in their beds, reading, napping, pondering the meaning of life, whatever... it has to be quiet. They need that down time. I need that down time. At that point, I've been up and working for 8 hours, with another 8 ahead of me. :001_huh: ETA: And then, I have tea time. No, actual tea; pour a cup, have a small nosh, get on with the day recharged. Edited August 5, 2009 by MyCrazyHouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb44 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I wish I could nap more often. I get a few a yr! I get soooo sleepy at 3 when the babies are waking from their naps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I should, but I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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