After giving birth did you take naps when your child did?

or do you find it hard to nap and end up doing stuff around the house, etc?

I myself can't sleep while she is, but I think I am going to start taking advantage of it, especially because she wakes up so often at night.

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i had hard time sleeping bc i kept on watching her. i didnt start taking naps until she was around 3-4 months old

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In the first month from sleep deprivation after my oldest was born, YES i napped when she did, but just for the 1st month.

With my second, NOPE, I have an active toddler, so no napping for me, plus it's rare they go to sleep at the same time.

I am not the type to just lay down and go to sleep I am too much of a type A, I have too much to do!

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nope, never did the whole "sleep when she sleeps thing", I could not just fall asleep during the day...I DID take a long nap a few days after I got home from the hospital....my MIL came over and her and DH watched the baby while I took like a 5 hour nap that was awesome

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Yes - after a couple of weeks, I learned to.

You have to or you will loose your sanity.

Even if you just rest and not even sleep,
just have some major down time during nap times.
I know reading relaxed me alot, so I would do that.

Cleaning and stuff like that my DH helped me with that, so it helped me more during the day

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I never slept wen he did and I wish I had. I was too busy pumping, cleaning or taking on projects.

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Never....seriously I never napped although everyone told me too...my sister literally pried my DD from me when she was about 3 weeks old as I was ready to drop but I only lay down for 15 mins and couldnt sleep.

I am not a big napper anyway so I didnt change when I had my DD.

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DH made me go lay down yesterday and I napped for 2 hours. I was literally running on negative E... I slept for 2 hours and it felt great..but I know I won't do this every day.

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I tried and after it not working for 2 days, I gave it up!

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I did both but a lot of the time I napped, sometimes I still do.

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Yes for the first 2 weeks. Then he was on a fussiness frenzy and refused to take naps until now at almost 8 weeks. So I could not take naps either.

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Nope, tried to but never could...would rest on the couch though...

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Nope. Honestly I was never that tired and I had too much stuff going on to sleep.

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Nope.....my MIL came over and would let me sleep for like 5-6 hours during the day. Ahhhh the good ole days....

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In the beginning I was scared even to let him out of my sight.. I didn't even shower if no one was home to watch him..

Now I'm fine and I nap with him..

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I totally sleep when she sleeps. I don't feel bad about it at all. I am a napper though and if I don't have enough sleep I am literally a zombie.

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No, I would try to take a nap but then I would start thinking of all the things I needed to get done, so I would get up

My mother would push me into the bedroom and demand that I sleep

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Nope, it never happened for me.

Everyone told me too but I was always running around with her or doing other things and taking advantage of dd sleeping.

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At the beginning when I really needed the rest I never could. Now that she is in a routine I actually find myself enjoying her midday nap by falling asleep for a little while too!

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I never did but I do now!!!! It only took me 10 months to chill out.

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I tried to, but my son really didn't nap until he was 10 months old.

Saying that, this monday he had a 3 hour nap and I did get my head down for a little kip.

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YES!!! That is, after the first few weeks of being able to stop checking her to make sure she was still breathing everytime she would sleep!

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yes i napped and loved it i still do it. when she lies down for a 2 hour nap i catch about 1/2 hour just for the energy. even if i dont fall asleep i find it relaxing just to close my eyes.

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yes....Not so much at first, cause I felt I had soooo much to do. Now that he is in a rotuine, if Im feeling sleepy, I take a nap with him.

Message edited 8/16/2007 2:56:17 PM.

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