For the past few weeks I've been taking an afternoon nap because my night sleep has been so awful. However, every time I wake up from my nap (anywhere between 1-2 hours long) I always feel sick to my stomach and groggy and gross.
Naps used to make me feel great! Now, not so much.
honeydew / 7917 posts
Trying to wake up from my afternoon nap now. I end up feeling more tired and just want to stay in bed.
honeydew / 7283 posts
Not really, but I feel good when M takes a good afternoon nap - how about that? 
papaya / 10343 posts
I'm a crappy napper. I always wake up feeling groggy and still tired and with a headache. I am starting to experiment with shorter naps though because I think that might be the key. I let myself sleep for just 20 min the other day and actually woke up feeling less tired (as opposed to my usual hour-ish naps).
pineapple / 12526 posts
I always feel gross after a nap. It totally makes me feel like a zombie the rest of the day.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
@MrsF: Yes! When DD takes a great nap, *I* immediately feel better!
nectarine / 2994 posts
I took many naps during the infant stage and they helped me alot since I was up multiple times a night. Nowadays I only have a nap if I feel sick otherwise if I try then I'm always paranoid about time/lo waking up so I never get to actually nap. These days I just sit down and relax while lo is asleep that way I feel rested enough for the rest of the day.
pomegranate / 3759 posts
Usually worse but when I absolutely need a sleep I eventually feel better. I heard you are either supposed to nap for 15 minutes or 3 hours.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
@Lindsay05: That made me laugh...15 minutes OR 3 hours!?!? To me, it's like saying you can eat one spoonful of food OR go to a buffet. LOL!
pomelo / 5509 posts
I always feel "off" after a nap - discombobulated and gross. But I think that's why you're supposed to take "cat naps" of 20 minutes or less. Any more than that and you get into REM sleep and it's harder to wake up...or something like that...
pomegranate / 3759 posts
@Rubies: LOL I know. I guess it must coincide with the sleep cycle somehow. There is no way I could do either.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Guess I'm the odd one. I feel fabulous. But I've always needed lots and lots of sleep.
pear / 1723 posts
No. I'm a crap napper! I have a hard time falling asleep and then feel groggy when I wake up, and always want to eat everything in sight.
But yes, I always feel better when the kids have a good nap, usually because it means I can sit and drink my whole cup of coffee
honeydew / 7488 posts
same here, afternoon naps just make me feel crabby and worse than before!
apricot / 344 posts
Sometimes, but more often than not I just feel crappy. I'd like to take a nap with LO right now, but don't want to risk the inevitable craptastic feeling afterwards 
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Lately, yes! I don't nap often, but when I do it feels so good.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
No... I usually feel worse after an afternoon nap! I think cuz I don't really get into that deep sleep zone, and I usually wake up with a terrible headache.
pear / 1639 posts
@MerryC: So I'm not the only one who wakes up starving?!
I have a really hard time falling asleep despite being exhausted. Most of the time I just 'rest my eyes' for a few minutes and then give up. Didn't seem to have that issue in college 
clementine / 780 posts
I always envied folks who could nap! Im too sensitive to all the daytime stimulous.
persimmon / 1171 posts
On rare occasions they cause more harm than good, but for the most part... I LOVE NAP! (:
papaya / 10473 posts
They make me feel awful! DH thinks this is weird, so I'm glad I'm not the only one! I wake up all disoriented and don't know what day it is.
pomelo / 5469 posts
No! I wake up feeling more tired than before. I would rather not nap in the afternoons and hope that I'll be extra tired at night and be able to sleep better.
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