Am I going a little too far?

So DD (5 months) and I have just come home from visiting a friend. Most of the car ride home DD cried and carried on except for the last 10 minutes where she (finally) fell asleep. Now DD is not the greatest daytime napper so the fact that she is asleep right now is wonderful.... Wonderful to the point that I'm staying in the car, leaving her in the carseat till she wakes. I know that if I get her out and try and to put her to bed, she'll wake straight away. So am i going OTT trying to keep her asleep.... I mean there are a million things I could/should be doing right now (making dinner, the laundry etc) but here I am sitting quietly in the car just so DD can have a good nap... Obviously I know that if I had another child this wouldn't be feasible, so why am I doing it now??

Oh and obviously I should add its not too hot in here or anything, we're in the carport with some windows down

Nope. I have done it on a number of occasions myself. Enjoyed a little nap myself

Haha I do this all the time! Especially if both kids are asleep, it's my 5 minutes of peace!

Not OTT in my opinion. We do what we have to to get through the days!

I used to do it all the time too.

Been there, done that! Enjoy the relax in my opinion.

I've been known to take the long way home when both my ladies have fallen asleep so they get a good rest so it is even possible when you have more than one ;)

I used to do that regularly with ds1 although usually I was able to transfer him apart from a 6mth period where I'd sit in the car with my book or crocheting while he slept (usually on a Saturday)


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I've done it too! Usually In the middle of the day cuz then little man can last till his big afternoon nap! Husband thought I was mad lol!

Did that yesterday, only we decided to keep driving to nowhere in particular until he woke up. Wound up in snobsville and I might've found my "lotto house" :lol:

Did it with DD and DS yesterday and they are nearly 5 and 4!!!! Whatever works!!!!!

I used to keep a book in the car for occasions like that. Enjoy your rest :)

i used to do that all the time! keep a book and magazines and some water and lollies in your car for times like this! i even had a pillow in there and would try to get some shut eye :)

Not at all! Whatever works :) Not OTT at all ;)

Done it regularly when DD was younger

I just take the monitor out and plug it in the garage and put it in the car... don't think I have ever stayed in there with them.

Nope I have done this myself. Enjoy your break.. recline your seat and nap or FB or BB lol

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I used to keep a book in the car for occasions like that. Enjoy your rest :)

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me too!

I do it every day lol take DD for a drive and park the car in the garage then put the monitor in the car which also has a temp gauge :)

I honestly dont know anyone who hasnt done it :)

Sometimes its the most peaceful time of the day. Sometimes I just drive until I think they've had enough sleep. Other days we come home, park in the driveway and I have this awesome moment of reading the mail in peace, reading a book , or having a nap myself.

I always do! And if its really hot and we've had a Sucky day/night, I will sit in the car with the aircon on for an extra 10 mins or so! DH thinks I'm nuts lol

I've done that too ;)

Whatever works! DS was never a good sleeper so we were never in there long anyway.

I keep a book in the car for these occasions (or hotspot the phone and 'net on the laptop)

Big mistake!!!!!!!

Always always remember......... To put a book and some food in the car :)

Enjoy the quiet time however, whenever it comes :)

I do it so often that DH is under permanent instruction not to bother either of us if I fall asleep too :lol:

Find a drive thru coffee and enjoy ;)

Did this yeaterday (sorta) where I left DS2 in the car and he slept for another hour!!!! I did the dishes, some washing .. etc.

Haha thanks ladies!! I feel a lot more sane now I know I'm not alone :) and I never thought of it as a using it as a relax time! Great thinking!

Definitely done it too (and still will if someone falls asleep in the car), although as others have said I've done more the drive to nowhere - my kids seemed to sense when I turned the engine off and woke up. Like Cranky Kitten, I've found a few dream houses over the years on my rambles. And you're wrong you know. With two babies you do it even more because both your darlings asleep at the one time is WAAAAAY too good to mess with!

Do it all the time....I facebook on my phone or nap myself. If I had a garage or a driveway I would leave him in there but I live in the UK and our car gets parked down the street so I can't leave him :( Wish there were drive thrus here in my small town to get a coffee!!

I'm all for it too! I live inner city and don't have a garage/driveway and times like those are the times I really wish I did have one. So to make up for that, I have been known to pull up at the cafe up the road and order a coffee to have in the car while I wait.

Done it with the two also when they fell asleep in the last 5 minutes before home (what is it with holding out till the last possible minute!?!) I pulled up under a tree around the corner, reclined my seat and commenced the trio of napping :)

Enjoy it I say!