to leave my son in his cot with some toys and have a kip on the sofa?

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i bought some earplugs from the chemist

No, but I wouldn't put in the ear plugs.

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I don't know if I'd use the earplugs, but it'd be fine to put him in a cot/playpen and have a nap. I'd do it.

oh i got them so i couldnt hear him crying when i need to rest
not a good idea then.

Nothing wrong with putting him in his cot and having a kip. I wouldn't use the earplugs, althoug I suspect if a baby was properly crying and screaming you'd hear them through the earplugs!

have a good sleep! Rest is important.

Do it! It's Normal!

I would probably do it without the earplugs though, but I am paranoid!

I used to do this when pg with ds2, there is only a short age gap so ds1 was still having an afternoon nap.
I would put him in cot when he looked tired,with some toys, he'd play for a bit then crash out, and I'd be dozing on the settee. Even just dozing is resting, you don't need a full snoring deep sleep session.
I wouldn't use the earplugs for a nap, but I do use earplugs at night cos dp snuffles and grinds his teeth. Trust me you can still hear a baby crying through them though

shit.i just woke up and js asleep aswellthats bedtime well and truly cocked up then
rrrrraahhhhhhhhhh

glad you got your nap anyway!

I do this quite a bit atm and always fall into a deep sleep, I found setting the alarm on my phone helped!

ha!
i once put him in his cot, locked the door, then went downstairs to the living room and watchd telly for an hour,
he was fast asleep when i came back, and i was calmer.
i actually did this onmy hv reccomendations. she said i should put hm in a safe place such as his cot, and then go away and calm myself down

we've all been there. i certainly have in the early days mainly. not so bad now. i used to just lay him down in his cot, him screaming, and just go downstairs to have 10 mins with a cup of tea to just unwind so i was recharged to go back up and start again.
i think that's healthy, better to have time out yourself than to get all worked up and do something stupid to your DC.
we all need a break. kids are such hard work!

Your bedtime may not be cocked up. He has a lot of sleep to catch up on. Try putting him down at a slightly later time than you would normally, but do the same routine. He may grizzle a bit, but he might also go straight to sleep and wake up at ten or eleven as usual. You both needed that sleep.

Yep my niece had an accidental nap at 5pm once and I couldn't get her to sleep til 11pm/12am but she slept right through til 10am :D

Hope you enjoyed your nap, I love naps personally ;)