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Even though I TRIED to nap when he did, I never could fall asleep during the day. I finally gave up trying. But I DID go to bed super early (like 7:00 p.m.). And forget cleaning! That just didn't happen unless Hubs did it, haha.

Never. And I wish I had! I wish I had just left the dishes and laundry and cleaning, and caught up on sleep.

In the beginning, I tried to as much as possible, but i often had to pump while she napped. It was hard for me--I don't nap well! I would usually do laundry/clean/cook in the evening when DH got home. We also had enough bottles so I didn't have to sterilize them asap. Let's be honest, I often just rinsed them, haha. But after she was sleeping more (and was content to lay in her crib and watch her mobile....about 2 months old), i could turn that thing so many times, i'd often get 30 minutes to clean and start dinner, etc, while she entertained herself and babbled to her animals.

like @grizz said, half the time i'm laying there, i'm counting down the unpredictable minutes until she actually wakes up. And sometimes, as soon as I'd bob off, she'd wake up. Sigh.

I hardly ever did. I've just never been a good napper. It's hard for me to fall asleep and baby probably would have woken up by the time I got into a deep sleep. The few times I did nap when she napped it would be when I would nurse her side lying and then we would both fall asleep while she was eating.

I had to get into the groove with it, but eventually, I needed that nap because of the frequent nightwakings we had. I don't do well with less than 10 hours of sleep a night, though.

Nope, can't do it. There's too much to do around the house, plus I was never good at naps. I just go to bed early.

Until 16 weeks my LO primarily napped while being walked or bounced on the exercise ball. I never figured out how to do those things while sleeping. As a result I wanted to punch anyone that told me to nap while the baby naps. It's a lovely idea but it didn't work for us.