Nap? Or no nap?

[PeppermintPatty]

One of my simple pleasures is having a nap mid day. It’s such a wonderful thing to do.
The downside of having a nap is not being able to sleep the entire night without waking up. Every time I had a nap, I had to pay for it by staying awake for hours during the night, not being able to sleep!

Do you take a nap during the day?

 

[dusty]

I used to take an hour nap everyday but stopped about a year ago. I feel much better without the nap and I sleep better at night. So, no naps for me.

 

[CallMeKate]

I've never been a nap person, so no I don't. The few times I've tried, especially when my daughter was a baby, I ended up feeling horrible for the rest of the day.

 

[robin416]

Depends on what my day brings me. Before the sun was up I was tearing apart a toilet to replace the flush mechanism. Well, as things like that go it was far longer than it should have been. Mid destruction I took a half hour nap. When I woke up, I went in and finished putting things back together.

 

[David777]

Nap on days where usually due staying up till wee am hours, had a short night's sleep. But not a practice, I'd want to make a long term habit with as research has shown potential health issues.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/napping-patterns-mortality-risk-middle-age

 

[Rakaia]

Ha, I had a great nap yesterday, it's currently 2.40 AM.

 

[Pinky]

I can't get through the day without a nap

 

[Aunt Bea]

Yes!

I usually sleep three times a day for a couple of hours and am up most of the night puttering around.

People find it odd but I can adapt my schedule when necessary.

 

[-Oy-]

Most afternoons for about 45min

 

[CaliS]

I'm not good at naps. Once I fall asleep, I want to do the whole 7 hours thing

 

[Babs2u]

Yesterday I had a rare 9 AM breakfast appointment. It takes me 3 hours to get out of the house (medications with lag time) which meant getting up at 6 after getting to sleep at 3.

While heating my tea the microwave groaned, sent sparks flying and quit. After the breakfast outing I went to Walmart and bought a new microwave. My renters really need the microwave. It was big and a stranger helped me load it (and would not accept a tip). One of the guys unloaded it here. We opened the box and found a broken door and poor packaging. It must have been a returned item.

Had to return it to Walmart and get another. There goes my nap time. I was expecting rare porch company at 4 PM because the weather was so nice. Neighbors stopped by.

Anyway no nap and I slept really well last night.

 

[Trish]

No. Most nights I sleep really well and do not need to nap during the day.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I used to take an hour nap everyday but stopped about a year ago. I feel much better without the nap and I sleep better at night. So, no naps for me.

The last 3 days I’ve had no nap and have not woken up in the middle of the night. My naps were an hour long also.

 

[That Lady in PA]

I sleep 8 or so hours every night, so I have no need to nap.

If I am napping, I am very ill.

 

[hearlady]

If I sit down in the afternoon in my lazy boy I will go to sleep. So I don't do that except in the rare case I want a nap.

 

[C50]

A nap ruins me, once I wake I feel bad for the rest of the day so I rarely nap.

 

[jujube]

Naps are the greatest things in the world!

 

[gruntlabor]

They say napping is not good for us, but I have no choice. If I don't take a nap, I'm not only a useless zombie but, when bedtime finally does arrive, I won't be able to sleep.

 

[jujube]

Naps are so relaxing. No pressure to sleep (as in " OMG, it's 2 a.m.! Am I EVER going to get to sleep? I gotta get up at 5! I'm going to be dead!").

You just wrap up in a blanket. If you sleep, you sleep. If you don't, it's OK to just lie there and daydream. No pressure.

 

[David777]

Many sleep problems have always been related to medications and drugs, including caffeinated drinks. That noted, there are those that have such a long term tea/coffee habit drinking such even before usual night sleeping times that they can do so. Another issue is not sleeping at night at regular times that disrupts creating stable circadian homeostasis blood hormone levels. And then there are things to worry about. I also sometimes have insomnia after software programming all day that requires intense mental concentration.

 

[DaveA]

Wasn't able to nap and also have a good nights sleep but as I've gotten older I can handle both with ease.

 

[oldman]

No nap.

 

[Bella]

Yes, I enjoy a nap. When I'm unable to nap, I often fall asleep in the evening while watching TV. Then I wake up and have trouble falling back asleep. So, if possible, I like to take a nap in the afternoon.
I'm old; I can nap if I want to.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

If I sit down in the afternoon in my lazy boy I will go to sleep. So I don't do that except in the rare case I want a nap.

Lazyboy chairs are so comfortable. They are the perfect chair for falling asleep on. We’ve got a pair of them.

 

[moviequeen1]

I was never a nap person until I had my partial right knee surgery 22 yrs ago
I was off work for 3 months during this time{summer}, I took my walks, got into a habit of taking a short nap{10-15 min} after lunch. I still do so today, if I don;t I become cranky