Loving/ Needing an afternoon nap

I should confirm that was 9.30 in the morning.

I'm a bad sleeper -knee pain has woken me up today .
I didn't used to , but I enjoy an afternoon nap .
Your body will tell you -
I need to shut down for a while -
give me a break !

Have an afternoon nap almost every day. I am up at 6 for work though.
Love a power nap, 20 mins is optimum time for me! Lovely little refresher

I only usually have a nap if I’m unwell. DH has 10 to 15 minutes every day! Always has done. Even when working he would sneak one in somewhere!

Occasionally have a nap when everything is running well. Usually if I haven't slept well the previous night. Wanting a nap, in me, is usually a sign that I am not well.

I am currently recovering from a really nasty respiratory bug and go out like a light after lunch each day for half an hour. I sleep as if I was drugged and wake feeling quite disorientated. I will be glad to get back to normal and stop napping..

I have an afternoon nap most days, love it, always have

I never usually nap, but this week my husband is away and I’m doing the school run for his grandson so up at six. I don’t sleep well at night, so when I get back about nine I make a pot of tea, put the news on, and drift off for a bit. I’m really enjoying it and look forward to my little cosy nap! I think I can do it because I’m on my own, but don’t think I’ll do it when husband’s back - although he can drop off on a pin head!

I've a friend in her forties, whose whole day is geared around her afternoon nap.

She says she has only been like this, but worse since she had covid.
It's a good couple of hours she has, too.

An hour most afternoons, I go to bed. Don't actually sleep though, I just rest and listen to an audiobook. I need it, I have a bad back and it helps a lot.

Life's too short for sleeping in the day. Only if I'm very unwell.

Falling asleep in the day can be a sign of sleep apnea. Ask your GP for a referral to a sleep clinic

'Experts' are now telling us that napping is good for us.

Georgesgran

What ever you fancy, I suppose.

I’m 73, never nap - as an adult, never have.

I don't nap - unless I'm unwell. I sleep well, apart from long haul holidays - attributing many dog walks a day to my good sleep pattern.

I couldn't exist without a nap. I have been napping since I worked as an au pair in France 49 years ago. I remember then thinking how civilised and wonderful it was - just half an hour after lunch. Now I burst out of bed in the morning and then sag in the afternoon. Have some zizzzzzes and burst awake raring to go again. I feel as though I am blessed with this incredible energy and always after a nap. You do what your body tells you to do and don't listen to those people who look down their nose and say "Oh, I never need a nap" as though it is something that inferior people do. All the high energy people I know have cat naps. And don't lie awake twiddling your thumbs either, or counting sheep. If your body doesn't need sleep at night, get up and do something positive! I've ironed at 3a.m. Yay, I say thumbs up to the cat nap. So Bea65, just do it. If it makes you feel better then that's a plus isn't it regardless of the time. I find I am sleeping more (I'm 69), but my general energy levels haven't subsided yet.

It's apparently a more natural way for our bodies.
I suspect it was done away with for working reasons.

I love an afternoon nap and feel so much better for one. I still work full time - so it is an occasional treat for me. I also have an acquaintance who works from home and actively schedules in a nap during her lunch break (in bed, curtains drawn, electric blanket pre-heated). I think different people do have very different sleep requirements and you have to listen to what your body is telling you.

I’m 68 never nap in the day. Have never needed to. As others say your life to live how you want.

Now and again I nap very briefly after lunch! If I’ve had a busy few days followed by a quiet day then I will slide a 20 minute nap in early afternoon. It refreshes me and even though it isn’t long when I wake I feel I’ve had sound ‘quality’ sleep and definitely feel re-energized. I’ve been very busy for the past four days with no opportunity to nap, and at 9 pm last night I felt exhausted so was in bed before 9.30 pm. Just proves my body needs the odd afternoon nap through the week!

I have a routine for sleeping which never involves daytime naps unless I’m ill. I prefer everyday to be different anyway so couldn’t cope with doing certain things at certain times. I usually go to bed no later than 10.30 and stay there until 8am. I don’t get up in the night except for bathroom visits and don’t get up before 8 unless there’s a reason. Yes this is a routine but only at night.

Love a “nana” nap…💤

I've always loved a nap just didn't seem to get much opportunity until I retired. If I'm busy I don't need a nap, if I've done housework/shopping or whatever and I'm relaxing in the afternoon a nap seems ideal.

I try to avoid DH having a nap, he always wake up grouchy if he sleeps in the day. It certainly doesn't refresh him.

As long as it doesn't affect sleep
at night, enjoy. I love naps but mine can prololong into a 2 hour deep sleep and then the night is problematic.

Same for me.
I always sleep for too long and wake up groggy.

Since I don’t sleep well at night, I will often have a zizz in the afternoon, and don’t feel in the least guilty about it. I will usually set my phone alarm for a max of about 45 minutes - I don’t want to go into a very deep sleep.

Before anyone says it, how well I sleep at night has absolutely nothing to do with having had an afternoon nap, or not.