Loving/ Needing an afternoon nap

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 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!

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'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 !

I should confirm that was 9.30 in the morning.

Lived in Spain for many a year and got used to a siesta. That’s why I am awake on Gransnet at 00.30.
Nobody is judging. Do what feels right for you. People in the Mediterranean live longer than us. Just saying. The builders who built our pool and patio stopped work at 9.30, had a smoke, a bacon type baguette and a glass of red wine. They seemed fit as a butcher’s dog.

A natural nap in the afternoon is gorgeous and soothing…

We have had a ‘quiet time’ after lunch since our own children were small, reading a book or napping. Children, and now Gchn, respect this peaceful 30 minutes or so and the older 2 Gchn look forward to it as part of the peculiarities of life at G’ma’s.
It’s something we couldn’t do on working days of course, but at home it’s a time to recharge the batteries.

There is something known as the 4 o’clock dip - a danger time for dieters reaching for the biscuit tin as blood sugars fall. Maybe a snack would help, but I’d embrace the nap if I were you Bea65.

I rarely sleep for more than 4/5 hours at night so I have a nap every afternoon. Ive never had regular sleep habits.

Last night I was up until 6 am packing customer orders and then slept til 11 am. When the postie came to collect he was a new one and apologised for disturbing me because he thought I was still in my nightie. I was wearing a kaftan and seldom wear anything else nowadays.

Retirement is about doing what you want to do and doing it guilt free. Just over 5 more weeks before I shup up shop for the holiday.

I love a little 'nana nap' in the afternoon. Usually it happens whilst watching TV especially if I have been up early and had a busy morning. It's usually only for 20mins but it refreshes me for the rest of the day and evening.😴😴

If you have worries, which you have, maybe you are not getting good sleep at night. Could you try and have a short nap afer lunch. Napping at 4.30 would be too close to bedtime and may affect your sleep even more.

It's getting colder and the days have been grey. You are going into hibernation mode!! Regard a 2.00 nap as a treat. Get warm and comfortable and have a cup of tea when you wake up. You may only need to do it for a week or 2.

My late Mum got into a pattern of going to bed after lunch every day for 1-2 hours. This followed surgery for bowel cancer. She was about 80 then and needed this sleep until she died at 97.

I had a neighbour who lived to 95 and she had a nap in her recliner chair every afternoon. She told me her father lived to 100 but from the time he retired until his death he got undressed, put on his pyjamas and had a good sleep in bed every afternoon.

I’m still working and don’t have enough quality sleep often fall asleep watching tv around 9 pm .

I’ve done it once, I was jet lagged after 33 hours awake, but I do sleep well at night. MrJ cat naps, he then has a second wind, there are days I’m envious.

I have a nap on most days but usually about 20 minutes. I get up very early and changing the clocks takes me weeks to get used to. I’m currently up at 4ish and I need a nap by 11. Ridiculous times but that’s my natural bodyclock.

Sometimes I need a nap of 10-15 minutes to power me for the rest of the day. I used to do it often. Then got diagnosed with IBD. Now I rarely nap. My need to nap depends on how well my body is managing the IBD.

Nothing wrong with a nap, of course. I just wondered why I sometimes needed it so much and got an answer.

I can’t sleep during the day, no matter how tired I am - never have been able to. Can’t sleep in a car either. I sometimes think that if I could have an afternoon catnap, I wouldn’t be falling asleep after tea!