Is it normal for adult to nap every afternoon?

[Menomeany]

First time poster here...please tell me AIBU.
DH takes himself off for a nap every afternoon...he works from home (but NOT self-employed) and has lots of what I call 'downtime', as opposed to my job which is flippin full on for every second I am there. Sometimes he'll nap for 30 mins, but can be up to 2 hours. If we go out for a day, he will nap in car on way home (he does not drive so I'm always the one doing the driving) On weekends activities are limited due to his need for a nap. Jobs that need doing don't get done. AIBU to feel this is such a waste of a life to sleep it away like this? He is not even 50 yet...what does the future hold?

I work nights, so my sleep pattern is all over the place.

If I could nap every day, I would! I love a good nap. Nothing wrong with your DH napping. Unless he’s getting little to no sleep at night and is substituting that for napping during the day, or isn’t falling asleep randomly and they’re planned naps, then I think it’s fairly normal and that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it.

If I could I would. I don't think it's weird

I napped most days for many years! Between getting up at 5:30 (for the gym) and working mainly evenings (till 10pm) I'd be on my knees come 1pm! I'd allow myself an hour.

I stopped once I cancelled my gym membership after the first lockdown (took up running outside instead) and wasn't doing the early mornings. I still have the occasional nap though.

Team Nap over here, sometimes just 20 minutes is enough to give me a little boost to get through the 2nd part of my day.

Wish I could. Dh used to nap literally any second he sat down and it used to drive me fucking mad (we have a dd) because it meant he would not only take up space in the front room, (and he'd have put his tv programmes on!) it would leave me to do everything and just remind me of how little sleep I get. He's got adhd (only diagnosed last year) and apparently it's to do with that - he doesn't sleep well and goes to sleep at stupid o'clock and insists he can't change.

I told him how it makes me feel and now we take turns at weekends to have naps. He no longer comes downstairs from work and immediately falls asleep, he will have a small sleep while I put dd to bed. Works better for both of us.

One of my colleagues frequently disappears for a nap during the day. I find it a bit strange - no-one took naps when we went to actual work before Covid!

I used to try and have a quick kip after work on a Friday if I was going out. I always woke up feeling awful, like I had a terrible hangover.

I just find it so irritating when I am so busy all the time I suppose. Take today for example, we are on hols, I drove us all for a morning out (we have teens) 1 hour drive there, we mooch about for a bit, boat trip, drive 1 hour back. He napped all the way home, got back to cottage and he states he's going to lie down for a bit. 1 hour later arises and opens beer, sits in garden on lounger to sun self. I get that we're on hols at moment but this is standard every weekend.

I don’t nap at all. But DH will always sneak a cheeky nap in when he can.

He sleeps well overnight - it’s just something he does.

He’s happy to be woken up if snoring or if something needs to be done though.

I would be suspicious of something hindering decent sleep at night, like apnoea. Surely most adults in their late 40s can manage without a nap each day unless there’s some underlying problem or they’re not sleeping adequately at night.

When I napped daily my thyroid was completely out of whack and I suffered from low mood. But I would need to nap daily to function. Get him to have a blood test to rule out medical causes?

My parents have napped every day for the last week.

When Dh are on holiday we have a nap at least twice, in a week, for an hour.

We often do on a Sunday afternoon aswell.

I consider this totally normal.

I would if I could! Often take naps at the weekend. I don't sleep well at night though.

Please tell me what job he has where he can nap every day?? I love a good nap....i rarely need more than 30 minutes but i have so much more energy for the rest of the day. It's one of my most favourite things!

I love a nap, it’s good for you. The continentals call it a siesta, is that a better name?

It's something you can train yourself to do. As others said it's normal in many cultures. Best advice I ever got in pregnancy was to practice napping before baby arrived. So we were both used to sleeping in the afternoon.

I love a nap but this would annoy me.

Yes to both, he snores and has recently been diagnosed with sleep apnoea so I'm sure this is part of the problem. Still find it maddening though! I'm just mean aren't I!

I have a nap. It's bad habit I got into at uni and never stopped.

I get in from work and find I'm dozing in front of antique day time shows.

Usually 45 mins but if I'm really tired or coming down with something have been known to be 1.5 hours.

I find I'm grumpy if I don't or eat crappy food.

I still sleep 7.5 hours at night.

My work is full on and i'm on my feet most of the day

Lovely as it must be to be a nappee, it isnt normal in the uk as generally our working hours would make it impossible. So, i think its odd. He's either unwell, sleeping dysfunctionally or very lazy. Goodness knows how he has a job and does this .

I have always loved a siesta in the afternoon. Of course I couldn't do this when I was working but now I am retired I nap every day. I was brought up in the tropics so it is normal for me. My mother was the same. I only actually sleep for about 30 mins and read the rest of the time. I love that peaceful private time. I do get up early, about 5.30 am, another habit I can't break.

My husband can't sleep during the day and I think he thinks I am lazy. He, however, often naps on the sofa in the evening.

i nap for 30mins-1hr every day after lunch, but i do suffer with insomnia/delayed sleep phase and chronic pain.

If I get the chance I have an afternoon nap! Always have loved a nap since I was a kid. Nothing wrong with it unless its stopping you doing things you should be doing.

40 winks was the old saying. for a short nap in the day. Two hours would seem a lot, if you slept well at night.. Some people can nod off and sleep. if they are bored,or just sitting around all day doing nothing.

I think theoretically this is a very healthy habit.

However it doesn't sound like it fits with modern British lift (could be the fault of modern life!)

I do think it could be to do with the sleep apnea. Try to get that sorted.