Do you nap more these days?

[spectratg]

Absolutely! My dog likes to join me in her bed at the foot of my bed.

 

[Delia]

I did that yesterday... I'd been busy most of the day with hard tiring gardening...hedge cutting, lawn mowing etc...

Later I sat down at my desk.. and suddenly I opened my eyes and realised I;d been asleep right here at my desk for 35 minutes...

Sounds like you definitely needed that nap.

 

[hollydolly]

Sounds like you definitely needed that nap.

I definitely did... the problem is like most of us here on the forum...I suppose... that I work on hard toil like I'm still 50.... and then I wonder why I'm so sore and whacked out, lol

 

[LadyEmeraude]

This last year I have adapted to being an occasional afternoon 45 min or an
hour napper/rest. Depends on my schedule.

 

[911]

If I nap through the day, it’s an accident.

 

[Rossana]

Yes, I like to take a nap after lunch. I sleep between 1-2 hours. (It is getting longer now) I never did when I was younger but now, I cannot sleep more than 5-6 hours a night so I am tired mid-day.
I remembered reading that we will sleep more and more as we are approaching our death. I am starting to panic!

 

[Ruthanne]

Yes. They recommend getting 7 to 9 hours of
sleep with the condition I have. If I don't get that I try to get a good nap!

 

[IrishEyes]

I find in this weather I don't nap like I did during the cold months.
Being outside in sunshine and soft breezes really helps the get up and go.
I watch a lot less TV now too.

 

[seadoug]

I've seen "experts" on sleep who've said that if you spend a little time outside in the sun in the morning it helps adjust your body clock to help you sleep better at night. I try to spend at least 5 minutes in the sun in the morning.

My naps on the couch are just dozing off for a few minutes with my head on my arm. It usually refreshes me for the rest of the day. I didn't have one today and Hubs asked me at about 7:30 if I was going to make it through the TV show.

 

[gruntlabor]

I never nap but sometimes I fall asleep on my desk.

.. that's a nap.

 

[MarkD]

I typically sleep 8-9 hours per night. I go to the gym 5 days a week. That hasn't chanced for the past 6 years. A couple of years ago I never took afternoon naps. Now I find that at around 3:30pm when I'm on the couch and watching TV I drift off. Sometimes the cats are on my lap and they just look startled when I snore and wake myself up!

Anyone else finding naps are more frequent these days?

Actually quite the opposite. When I taught sleep was problematic and a six hour night was pretty much acceptable, but I napped just as soon as I got home - often for just 15-20 minutes. Now I sleep 8.5 to 9.5 or more nearly every night and never nap. I probably could but why mess up my next good night’s sleep?

 

[gruntlabor]

Yes, I like to take a nap after lunch. I sleep between 1-2 hours. (It is getting longer now) I never did when I was younger but now, I cannot sleep more than 5-6 hours a night so I am tired mid-day.
I remembered reading that we will sleep more and more as we are approaching our death. I am starting to panic!

Rossana, do you mean that we will generally sleep more as we age? Or sleep more as we actually approach our death? I believe I read that we sleep less as we age.