Having a nap on my days off

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Reading another post got me thinking about napping as an adult.

I work full-time shifts in a busy job, I go to bed around 9-10pm and get up at 6-7am. On the days I'm not at work I'll frequently have a 20-30 minute nap if I'm tired and feel like it.

Is this abnormal?

No I do this whenever I can. I am always busy & sometimes 20 mins is enough. My sleep is disrupted at the moment so it's a help.

Not unreasonable at all. I love an afternoon nap!

I think I know which other thread you are thinking about- the outrage was palpable!

I'm a perfectly healthy adult who works less than full time hours. I've napped all my life- I love the second wind it gives me and I can often get double the amount of stuff done afterwards and I prefer staying up later.

Nowt wrong with it and some research even suggests it prolongs lifespan

I'd love an afternoon nap, but I find if I go over an hour it messes me up.

I sometimes have a three hour afternoon nap, I try to stay awake but since I hit 60 I find I need a nap.

Nope. I struggle with fatigue (chronic conditions, work FT)
On the days that I finish work at 4.30pm, I nap until about 6.30. I physically can't stay awake

I'm a napper.
It's how I get stuff done. Sometimes I'll have a few short (10-20 minute) naps a day. It gives me enough energy to keep going!

I love a nana nap, as does my DH, so we take it in turns at the weekend (someone needs to be awake for the kids)!

For years I napped in the afternoon. I’ve lost the ability now and it’s one of life’s greatest sadnesses. YADNBU. Take it when you can!

3 hours? That's a lot - have you had your health checked recently, that seems really unusual and excessive.

I LOVE a nap! Sometimes I even nap during my lunch hour if I can get relaxed enough (sometimes it takes me time to fall asleep). Naps can be very refreshing, I used to even take one in my car when I used to go into the office 😂 I always take one on my day off, especially around mid morning after my DD has left the house and the dogs are taking theirs.

So glad to have found some fellow nappers! I was starting to worry there was something wrong with me 😂

I've always had sleep troubles so I've learned not to deny my body sleep when it needs it. And if that means a nap, then so be it.

Plus naps are great anyway 😁

I struggle to sleep in the day unless I’ve had a proper sleepless night - but if you can and it does you good, why not?

I seem to remember a weirdly angry thread about adults who nap a while back. I can’t really imagine why anyone cares about someone else’s sleeping habits.

I often have a lazy nap on my day off, and sometimes can't keep my eyes open in the late afternoon and need 10 mins to get through dinner and bedtime

Ooh I love an afternoon nap, we recently had a caravan holiday and would go out all day with the dog, then snooze from mid afternoon til tea time, I put it down to the sea air 😂 ..... only downside was going back to work, i needed my 3pm kip!

The only unreasonable part is your nap only lasting 30 minutes! I need at least an hour. I'm peri menopausal and seem to wake on average 50 times a night, or at least it feels that way! I don't nap every day, maybe 3-4 times a week. But my attitude is why not? I wfh, very flexible hours, no DC at home.

For years I used to love super long lie ins. We're talking midday/1pm kind of length. I've lost that ability now so the nap is my substitute.

I finished work early today & have just woken up from a 1.5 hour nap!

Love a nap!

I don't do it often but sometimes I can't help myself

Each to their own really. If you fancy a nap then why not? Personally I have never napped in the day.

Naps are NASA approved. I will die on this hill.

I love a good nap. I don't worm Fridays and Mondays and when my DD naps after lunch so do I and sometimes at the weekend too. I just have an hour or more

I love it, always have a 1-2 hour nap when I'm not working.

Love a nap!

I'm a SAHM to school aged children and often have a daytime nap.