Do you take naps?

[Gurgi]

I had to take a nap today from 3:15-5 because my head was killing me. Do you ever take naps?

 

[ilovejack02]

Now that Ds4 has stopped taking them I have too, unless Dh is home to keep up with him.

We used to nap everyday together, boy i miss those days.

 

[MushyMushy]

Sometimes I go back to bed in the mornings after I see the kids off to school. I don't like to nap in the afternoons because it makes me feel worse.

 

[Cantw8]

I have not taken a nap since I was 2 I just can't do it I have a whole bizarre ritual I need to go through before I can sleep at night, I just don't have the time or patience for a nap

 

[MinnyGranny62]

Heavens no I don't take naps. At my age I would be afraid to start but then I might be afraid I wouldn't wake up either.

 

[ilovepcot]

I wouldn't even take naps as a baby. I can't quite figure out why adults who are in good health and sleep fairly well at night need naps. (Are these people leading a *far* more exciting and exhausting life than they let on?)

 

[KT27]

Sunday is my cleaning/homework/relax day. I usually take a hot bubble bath and nap in the afternoon after all the work is done. I am up everyday around 6:30...even on weekends.

 

[MushyMushy]

I have not taken a nap since I was 2 I just can't do it I have a whole bizarre ritual I need to go through before I can sleep at night, I just don't have the time or patience for a nap

What's your ritual? I do this tossing and turning thing. I lie on my stomach with my knee to my chest facing one side, then I switch sides. I keep switching sides again and again and again until I finally wear down and just fall asleep. Drives my DH nuts.

 

[TimeforMe]

I love, love, love to take naps. My guilty pleasure for sure. I don't get to do it often, but I do like to steal a few minutes now and then.

 

[azgal81]

Nope I don't take naps! If I did I wouldn't be able to fall asleep at night and I would be tired throughout the day. I'm one of those people that feels more awake the less amount of sleep I get!

 

[Virgo10]

Basically I have to. Because of my back problems I seldom sleep through the night. So from 1 PM or so till whenever, I lay down. Sometimes I sleep deeply for an hour or 90 minutes (I always set the alarm) and other times I just doze for 20 minutes or so. As long as I do that, I'm good to go until 10 or 11 at night. Without a nap, like yesterday because I went to the Red Sox game, I become a zombie around 6 p.m.

 

[beagle744]

I take naps on the weekends. During the week I can work from 8am to 10 pm and never feel tired. On the weekends if I put my feet up, within 5 minutes, I'm out like a light.

 

[mommasita]

Sometimes I go back to bed in the mornings after I see the kids off to school. I don't like to nap in the afternoons because it makes me feel worse.

I do this in the AM also. Lie down for an hour before getting myself ready and to work. It feels great

 

[I'mNoPrince]

I only sleep 4 to 5 hours a night so if I get a chance ( like today ) then yes I will take a quick nap to recharge.

 

[Kath2003]

If I'm tired and have time, sure?
If I'm not, I don't
I love schnuggling up to the boyfriend and falling asleep in the middle of the afternoon too

 

[MALE*RN*777]

I don't sleep well at night but don't like to take naps because I fell worse when I wake up. I get up about 5:30am for work and about 6:30am when I'm off. The wife thinks I'm crazy for not sleeping in but its that internal clock.

 

[suzimar57]

lately i've been having these horrible headaches, so when i'm home from work, yes i'll take a 1/2 hour nap (after taking excedrin, rubbing head-on on my forehead and migrastix on my temples...) - sometimes a hour...

 

[crz4mm2]

Yep, every chance I get Took one today as a matter of fact.
In my job, you never know if you'll get any sleep at night or not, so I take a nap when I can.

 

[Beth76]

Yes, I often take naps. Little catnaps in the afternoon though-around 15-20 minutes usually. I'm pretty much exhausted all the time though. I don't sleep very well at night.

 

[Micca]

For many years I worked a job where I got up at an unholy early hour. Even though I went to bed 8-9pm, I would still need to sleep for an hour or two in the afternoon. I'm off that schedule now, and sleeping 7 or 8 hours a night so I don't feel the need to nap.