Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

to enjoy an afternoon nap

66 replies

alloweraoway · 07/05/2024 16:26

60ish, working part time, kids are adults, every afternoon I am free I like to snuggle under the duvet about 2 ish and have a little doze for an hour or so.

Does everyone else my age indulge, or plough on to the end of the day?

I often do get up very early

YABU - you're acting like an old lady, or else very lazy!

YANBU - it's fine, we all do it if we can!

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
STST · 14/05/2024 22:14

@Yuckyyuckyuckity @Nonewclothes2024 @Tospyornottospy

Might be length of nap that is the problem.

As @UnderMyUmbrellaEllaEllaEllaEllaElla says, 20 minutes is optimum.

Something about interrupting a sleep cycle is the issue; if you try to wake up during a period of deep sleep, you feel groggy and sleepy afterwards, so you need to just have a light sleep and wake up before the deep sleep part of the cycle.

Either that or do a full light/REM/deep cycle, which is longer; I think 90 minutes or something?

UnderMyUmbrellaEllaEllaEllaEllaElla · 08/05/2024 07:17

Yuckyyuckyuckity · 08/05/2024 03:00

I love a nap but I never wake up feeling refreshed, I always feel groggy and sluggish ☹️ what am I doing wrong!

How long do you nap for? 20 minutes or so is normally ideal

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 08/05/2024 06:48

I often have an afternoon zizz on the sofa. I set my phone timer, though, for not more than an hour - I don’t want to go into a very deep sleep.

mjf981 · 08/05/2024 05:36

I'm 40 and have an afternoon nap whenever possible. Usually just on the sofa for about half an hour. Its brilliant. Wish I could do it at work, I'd be much more productive.
I think if you can easily nap, then you should do it. Its natural for some; your body needs the rest. If it didn't, you wouldn't be able to fall asleep.

MegsNaiceJam · 08/05/2024 03:10

I love a nap. I see it as a hobby. In Winter I bought a heater blanket which is bliss for napping. Or having a nap on a sunny afternoon in spring or summer. I’m the only one in the house who can nap.

Nap, forty winks, snooze, shut-eye, a little lie down, nodding off, I love it!

Yuckyyuckyuckity · 08/05/2024 03:00

I love a nap but I never wake up feeling refreshed, I always feel groggy and sluggish ☹️ what am I doing wrong!

zebrazoop · 08/05/2024 02:56

I nap whenever I can. I’m a bad sleeper - hence posting on mums net at 3am

LSTMS30555 · 08/05/2024 02:39

I'm early 40's and absolutely love an afternoon nap. Can't get through the day without it.

Backrollz · 08/05/2024 01:32

I'm 30 no kids and love a nap.

Tospyornottospy · 07/05/2024 21:29

I cannot stand naps! I always wake up feeling irritable and then groggy/more tired! I had one this weekend and was a rage machine after 🤣

Ellie1015 · 07/05/2024 21:09

Sounds awesome!! I definitely will be doing the same. Right now in the stage of homework, sports clubs and neverending washing. Definitely will be napping regularly when I can.

Josette77 · 07/05/2024 21:08

I have awful insomnia.

If I can take an nap in the afternoon I do! It's the best sleep I have. I don't often get to anymore but I would if I could! I'm 46 but 90 on the inside to be fair. 😉

Abigaillovesholidays · 07/05/2024 21:06

Enjoy the naps! My toddler still has an afternoon nap and I sometimes join her. Will be gutted when she no longer naps in the day!

littleoldme1 · 07/05/2024 21:04

YANBU - I am in my 30s and would love to indulge in an afternoon nap. I most certainly will when I reach a time my afternoons are free for me to do just that!

Whitegrenache · 07/05/2024 21:02

LisaD1 · 07/05/2024 19:42

I’m 51, work full time, kids are grown really (24 and 16), have dogs, horses, busy life. I take a nap any time I can, I often take 30-45 mins during my lunch break especially when I’m working on things that require me to really think (I write a lot of comms Etc) and I’m so much better after a little nap :)

I'm 48 and my kids are 18 and 15 but my life sounds exactly like you. I love a nana nap!!

aSpanielintheworks · 07/05/2024 20:58

Twice a week I finish work just over an hour ahead of DD getting home from an after school club, so I set an alarm for 45 minutes, wrap myself up in a blanket on the sofa and sleep. The best two days of the week!

ettieb · 07/05/2024 20:58

I love a nanny nap.. or a disco nap if we're going out that eve. WFH.. one day a week and def have an pay lunch nap.

ImthatBoleyngirl · 07/05/2024 20:58

I've been taking naps since I was in my 20s

MissAmbrosia · 07/05/2024 20:54

The weekend ones I call Nanna Naps - can squeeze in a couple of hours on a Sat or Sunday afternoon when DH always seems to have Columbo on. In the week, my office is dd's/spare room so I normally have at least 30 mins lie down with my book and some times I doze and sometimes I don't. I need the lap top/ work break.

Nonewclothes2024 · 07/05/2024 20:43

Love a nap. Usually feel crap afterwards though.

VeraForever · 07/05/2024 20:37

I usually have one after lunch. Then walk the dog afterwards.

Createausername1970 · 07/05/2024 20:31

Definitely like a nap! I find something easy going on the TV, cup of tea, blanket, dog. I feel refreshed after it.

Mrsjayy · 07/05/2024 20:30

ConcernedOfClapham · 07/05/2024 19:30

I sleep much better during the day so will often nap for an hour two if i can get away with it during the afternoon. I feel so much better for it; I don’t sleep well at night because the darkness is conducive to anxiety setting in.

Go for it!

This sounds incredibly difficult do you manage to sleep at all at night ? Least you can safely enjoy your nap.

Mollyplop999 · 07/05/2024 20:26

I'm always up at 6 and I'm very active. Most days I have a nap around 2. I love it😴

STST · 07/05/2024 20:21

I call them my magical naps...

Up every morning, fully awake and ready to go at 5.30/6am - never have to set an alarm.

20-25 minute nap sometime between 10am and 2pm, no later. Wake up fully alert and recharged, it’s like a full night’s sleep. Any longer than 25 mins is a disaster, feel groggy and half asleep for the rest of the day.

Naps are underestimated, they are AMAZING