To sleep during the day?

[Babyjunglesafari]

Any thoughts on this?

I work part time (3 days). I’ve got two young children toddler at home with me on my days off. Usual busy schedule of life with children, toddler is not easy either.

I’m exhausted, I don’t know why, mixture of anxiety, a few small health issues, busy life, stress. I know I shouldn’t be exhausted and some people have it much harder than me, but I just am. Many nights I am falling asleep on the sofa. My husband is tired too but is sometimes having to come home and do some dinner or order takeaway because I’m pulling my hair out and haven’t sorted things. (He gets home later than me so feel I should cook).

I find if I have a nap with my youngest during the day my evenings are far more bearable, I can function and do what needs doing, not snapping at everyone.

I just feel a bit guilty doing it.

YouStole my ideal nap length is around 45 minutes. DS will nap for 2-2.5 hours usually so I tend to put him down, grab some lunch, put a wash on or whatever else needs doing, then have my nap, and if I'm lucky he'll still be asleep when I wake up and I get a bit more time to myself to read/MN.

If I nap for longer than that, I tend to wake up feeling groggy and it takes me a while to feel normal again.

I'm a big fan of naps, take all you can get I say!

"it means I can actually function properly of an evening. Teatime, getting kids to bed, all so much easier."

Then napping is an efficient use of your time.

Stop being so binary about it. See it as a business tactic. You are doing something that gets good results. So where exactly is the problem?

I always nap when my toddler does and I only have one!
Don’t feel guilty

Absolutely have naps, OP! I miss those days. Little tip for you: have a glass of wine and a nice lunch first and call it a siesta. Voila! Now you're not just a tired mum, you're 'a bit continental'. Embrace it.

Definitely go for it.

Also - I would recommend cooking and freezing meals - so do a load of mince (savoury and tomato based) cottage pies, curries etc stew is another good one. When I cook mash I cook extra and freeze.

So I have two young DC and work full time so some nights I have a night off from cooking peeling veg and cleaning the kitchen

I have started napping a little. I have a 9, 5 and 3 yo. I work part time and have an iron deficiency so I have had to start giving into my body.

I never did naps when the kids had one, wish I had!

YANBU. Absolutely take that nap and there is no need to feel guilty.
I used to nap when I could when our DDs were small.

I never understand why people feel so guilty about resting/sleeping. We don't need to be doing something 'productive' every second of every day. It's OK to nap if you're tired people, the laundry or whatever can wait.

I’m home with my 1 year old while my 4 year old is at preschool. I purposefully make sure all my jobs are done in the half an hour before her nap so I can nap daily with her! I feel no guilt, I love it.

I love a nap I don't see the point of trying to fight the tiredness that washes over you ,just lie down nap you will feel the benefit of it you don't need to feel guilty about being tired you get know medals for soldiering on.

Absolutely nap. It's healthy. And very efficient. When my DH used to run an office (now works from home), he used to curl up under his desk for 20 minutes at lunch. Stop the guilt. It's good for you and for your children.

Thank you I’ve really taken all this on bored.

Taken on board*

If you need it you need it.

I have ME amongst other things and a 5 week old. I don’t feel guilty catching a nap when he’s asleep in the day!