I feel terribly guilty when I have a nana nap and I was eondering how often you indulge? I have one DS so I can every now and then. How much sleep do you need per night to feel on top of everything and what time do you go to bed? I have an active toddler and I want to feel great again instead of struggling. Thanks!
If DD1 still had naps I would nana nap everyday! Best I can get is to tell her its quiet time and lie down on the couch for 20mins.
I have a 2 year old and a 3 month old that is in day-care full day for the whole week. I work mornings from 8 till 1pm and then I work for my husband in our shop in the afternoons. I also cook before 5pm that I go get the kids and I do the shopping and some errands for the house. I go to bed 11:30pm and get up in the morning at 6:00 (if one of the kids does not get up with DH at 5:30) I still give ds a night feed between 3am and 4am, but I think that within the next month he would be dropping that feed.
Ok that means that I get 6 and a half hours of sleep MINUS the 30 minutes that ds takes to feed = 6 hours of sleep. And that is all I need. But that is exactly the minimum. If I get to bed later or have to get up earlier, I need a nap. Usually I get to sleep once a week for about two hours. DH lets me take a nana nap, makes me feel good about it, because he tells me I deserve it and would usually do a BBQ for dinner so that I don't have to cook .. awww sweet.
I believe that if you are tired, you need to sleep. No use being drained and not being able to focus when you are caring for a bubba. So DON'T you dare feel guilty about sleeping!!!!
Ive ALWAYS found it hard to sleep in the day.....i often lie there and think about things i should be doing....i could prob count on one hand the amount of nana naps ive had since having children.....i reckon 3 over 6 years would top it.
I go to bed at 1030pm, wake around 7am for school drop off. Ive found this hard - this time last year i was getting up at 8-830am.......
For me....its not the amount of hrs of sleep ive had....its what time i go to bed. I know when this baby comes my whole night time routine is gonna change...and i will prob be in bed by 830pm most nights.....;)
Definately need more than the 2hrs I got last night....I need at least 6hrs.I love my sleep. Before kids, it was 8....I don't think I could sleep that long anymore! My sleep is always broken now. I get maybe 2-3hrs straight usually. I would give my left foot for 4hrs or more straight sleep a night. My kids are allergic to sleep. My (almost) 2 yr old still wakes at least 2 times every night. DS is usually 3 at least. And we're usually up at 6/6.30 every morning, though joy of all joys (not) lately it's been before 6am. I would also love to be able to have a nanna nap. But DS and DD's sleeps rarely coincide (sp??) and I work in the arvos now anyway, so I don't get them anymore :(. I used to love a good nanna nap. Occaisionally I can fit one in on a weekend, and DH lets me creep into bed discreetly without a kid attached, oh the bliss, but that's rare now too. I miss sleep.
I need 8-9 hours sleep a night...sleep is my best friend. Bed is my very favorite place! I think I usually get about 8 hours, sometimes a bit more.
I would nana nap every single day if I could. I adore naps. But alas, there seems to be little time for naps except sometimes on a weekend.
Sleep is awesome and you should NEVER feel guilty for partaking! :D
Well I don't have any kidlets, but seem to be lacking something because am always tired! On the weekends, I often have an hour nap in the afternoon, yesterday I had two hours because I was out late the night before.
Never have been able to sleep during the day.............. which is very sucky cuz i need more sleep!!!!! DS is getting better now he's usally fast asleep round 8 - 8.30 then i go around 9.30 get up for his 2.30 - 3.00 feed the back up again round 6.30 - 7.00........ i think id really love an un broken sleep then id feel on top of everything
I have 1 ds, and when he naps, i nap.. I get about 7-8 hours (broken) a night, but I've always loved my sleep, so need more.. but I think you're health has a lot to do with it - I'm over-weight at the moment, and i think that plays a big part in me feeling tired and lacking of energy most of the time..
I have the odd nana nap if I can, but only if I can't keep my eye's open & DD's are at school & DS sleeping.
I might have one a month. I get 7 - 8 hours sleep most nights, but still find it hard to wake up every morning.
I go to bed around 10.30 - 11 (usually!) & I'm up around 7 - 7.30 most mornings for school. Sometimes earlier.
I feel guilty sleeping & most of the time I find it hard to sleep through the day.
I hardly ever nana nap. About 5 times this last 12 months. I tend to do it when either she or both of us is ill, because she hasn't had a regular nap since she was about 20 months old and if she doesn't sleep then i can't either.
As for how much i need to feel optimal....i don't know, i'll tell you whenever i finally get enough! :)
Bx
PS - wow, some of you girls are CRAZY-busy!
whats a nananap :o :lol: DD1 hasnt say slept all year so no napping for me!
seriously though if you can, go for it!! dont feel guilty, wait til you have anther child then you probably wont get one!