LO is 5 weeks old, and takes about 3-4 naps during the day. People always say you need to sleep when baby sleeps, but the reality of it is I have stuff to do! and usually he does not nap long, so the sleep is just a tease. What do you do?
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I don't usually nap when she naps. Lately I have though since I'm always so tired.
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I napped if I was tired!
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I was never able to!
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There is always somthing to do but somedays I try to take at least on nap when baby naps
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I probably should, but I agree that there's always something that needs done. I have a hard time shutting my mind off when I know there's stuff to do, so it's hard for me to nap.
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I usually do the morning nap with her because I am not a morning person. But I don't accomplish much during her other naps since she likes to sleep on me
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I did not when he was a newborn and I'm totally going to this time around!
When he was older and I was a SAHM I'd nap during about half his naps. Once he was sleeping thru the night I didn't have to nap anymore (I usually hate napping).
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Welcome to learning the "truths" about parenting! I never really was able to nap because like you said by the time I finally went to the bathroom, got some food and laid down she usually was getting up again.
I do try to go to bed early (as close as I can to after her bedtime) so that I can get a few good hours of sleep in before the middle of the night feeding.
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I tried when LO was that little because sleep was scarce. I honestly didn't worry about laundry and household stuff for the first two months. My mom, sister and husband helped out a lot so that I could focus on my baby and myself getting/feeling better.
Around the 4-6 week mark I had enough of my own energy back that I didn't need naps during the day, and right about 6 weeks LO started sleeping better at night so it all worked out.Don't worry too much about the house, or ask people to come help you. That is one regret I don't have - I never turned up people's help and I'm so glad I had it. If you feel you need sleep - you need it and should get it. This stage of newborn-ness only lasts so long.
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I never able to. I use nap times to get things done, it's my most productive time of the day.
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@mrsjazz: This exactly. She still sleeps so much better on me, so there's not much that I get done while she's sleeping other than catching up on hellobee and watching things on netflix. I try to shower when she's awake, she seems to do OK.
DH told me the other day "You need to be sleeping when she sleeps", but I am just not tired when she's finally sleeping. luckily, she sleeps well at night (again, on me), so we do get a good amount at night. I just follow her sleep schedule at night and it seems to work alright.
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I wanted to, but like you said, it's really hard to sleep b/c you also need to get things done around the house. The only times I was successful napping was when someone else was watching the baby. Otherwise, she would wake up too quickly from her naps.
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Not usually. LO is a decent sleeper at night so there's only been a few days where I've felt like I really needed a nap. I think even if I needed the extra sleep I'd find it pretty hard to do that over housework etc. though.
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This is my least favorite piece of advice ever! My LO started taking super short naps very early on (like, 5-6 weeks) and every time I would lay down and close my eyes I would hear him wake up. Ugghhhh!!! He does much better now at 3 months but I have to help him extend his naps so I don't get the chance to sleep anyway.
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I nap all the time when my 2yo nephew naps. He's been taking a 2-3 hour nap every day, so I zonk out when he does. I will definitely nap with my own kids whenever I feel the need!
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I did with my first one; but with the second I hardly nap. Only because I have a toddler to take care of and also second one doesn't nap for long and eats every two hours during the day time. I do get decent sleep at night which helps. Hopefully when my second is a little older and naps longer I can nap when my oldest is napping too. Hopefully my oldest will not give up naps then!
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I never really did with #1, and now that I have 2, it's pretty much impossible. The two-ish hours a day both kids are asleep at the same time I have schoolwork or housework to do; I don't have the time to nap right now.
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When LO was a newborn she would nap in my arms so I couldn't. Then when she started napping in places like the swing, I wouldn't nap because I'm such a deep sleeper I would freak out thinking I wouldn't wake up if she cried. Now she sleeps through the night so I get enough sleep at night that I don't need to nap during the day.
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I napped when I felt tired. So far I haven't but I have a feeling that next week (not this weekend, seeing we have plans both days) I will be napping! I'm tired
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I "nap" between LO's 6 am and 9 am feeding and sometimes I'll fall asleep after the 9 am feeding...But lately baby girl has been sleeping 7 hour stretches (she's one month old today!), so I haven't needed those naps quite like I did when she was first born!
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I nap when I feel tired, but that only lasted the first two weeks.
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