I'm not good at napping unless I've had a really bad night's sleep. I just went to bed a little earlier than usual last night, so slept my normal amount of time. I don't find the time changes (now that I no longer have little children) to be a problem.

I didn't lose an hour of sleep.......I just woke up later than usual. And since I tend to wake up (and get up) very early anyway, it makes no difference to my schedule at all.

And yes, I do take naps! At 74, I believe I am entitled to nap when I feel like napping :-) Not every day and not for very long typically. The usual is after dinner....as I doze off in front of the TV for a hour or so. But mid or late afternoon could find me stretched out on the couch as well, especially in the winter and with bad weather.

Only when I'm ill. Normally, I just cannot sleep during the day, even when I feel lousy from not getting enough sleep.

The only other time I've been able to sleep during the day has been on an airplane - something about the engine's hum.

And yes, I do usually go to bed a bit earlier the next night.

Never. I sleep best at night when i stick to a schedule. If i nap, im not sleepy at night. It takes me awhile to adjust to the change of time.

As needed.

I feel like taking one right now.

every afternoon napper

Occasionally but not often. Normally not when I am tired just when the idea of having a nap sounds good.

Currently my sleep is all out of whack. I may take a nap today. I cannot state that I have been asleep at night any night because several hours may have passed and it is any time between 2:30 and 4:50 when I finally get up. Last night the fur family was restless. My dog is having problems finding the steps at the end of the bed so she walks to the edge of the bed then stands there shivering. Most often at my feed. Rather than the normal one time the youngest cat decided to attack/play with one that wanted to sleep. It happens nightly but most nights I hear and fall back asleep. Not last night. Not only did she want to play several times with the regular one which is also the one that she lays next to but with another one who decided to take refuge wedged tightly against my stomach.

My mind was also on did I want to drive to the ATM and withdraw the amount I normally take earlier in the month but did not. This next week is going to be very interesting.

I sometimes take naps. Also have been doing some 'divided sleeps' where I wake up, stay up for a few hours, and then go back to sleep.

No, no naps ever needed.

I only nap if I am sick. The change of time does not bother me. I will still go to bed at my regular time of anywhere from 10 - 12

love my naps

I just woke up from one! I do enjoy naps myself.

Occasionally I'll nap. But I've discovered that if I nap during the day, I can't fall asleep at night.

Then I don't want to get up when my alarm goes off. LOL

Just woke up from my nap. Every Saturday and Sunday and I still sleep well at night.

No, don't feel the need. But if I did feel the need and could clear the time and be at home, of course I would.

I am another one who knows I am really sick if I need a nap. The only way I can sleep during the day is if I feel like I am dying. I will occasionally go to bed early if I am tired, but if I sleep during the day I always wake up groggy and then feel sick the rest of the day. It's weird, but for whatever reason I am just not meant to nap.

Ally De - I've experience something similar when I take even a catnap. It's a weighed down, dull feeling - I think it's called feeling logy...

I sometimes nap, and consider it to be a luxurious treat!

I try not to. I've always been a good sleeper, no problems there. Same with DH, we're lucky. But I find if I fall asleep to nap, like with a quilt on my sofa, I am sleeping so soundly I don't wake up refreshed. More like drugged, and not worth a lot the rest of the afternoon. Any sign of efficiency completely disappears.

I can sleep outdoors, and seem to doze more lightly there. That's the kind of nap I like. One of my favorite places to read is outside on a chaise. I've done very little of that the last few years, our dermatologist really frowns on it ;) He may just have to be annoyed with me when we have our annual check ins next Fall. I've already decided I'm spending some time in my yard reading this summer, I've missed it. I may even nap.

Yes, I nap and have no trouble sleeping a night.

Around 2pm is when I get drowsy and feel the need to just sit in the recliner and shut my eyes for a half hour or so. That's all I need. Also usually sleep good at night despite the nap.

I love to nap but don't often get the chance, but when I do, they can be glorious...especially if they aren't interrupted. I can wake up feeling more refreshed after a nap than I do after a night of sleep.

Sleep has been a challenge for me for a long time. My favorite is to go to my chair after lunch, read a few pages until I can't make sense of them any more then curl up for a nap.

I'm 83 and I nap almost daily.

I've napped for about 45 minutes after 2 p.m. for the last two years. DH has become a restless sleeper at night. He's tired all day. He can't get a second sleep study until June, but we see his primary tomorrow, so there's a remote chance he'll get some help with sleeping at night.

No. If I do ever fall asleep during the day, which is very rare, I wake up feeling vile and out of kilter for the rest of the day. And it makes feel old.

I am another who doesnt do naps well. If I take a nap I am trashed. I just stay in bed because I feel awful and cant keep my eyes open. I might wake up late in the evening and get up for an hour or so.

I love naps, and I nap every day that I can - usually 1-2 hours, and I wake up feeling awesome. If I woke up every morning feeling as good as I do after napping, I probably wouldn't need to nap ;) That change (feeling more refreshed after a nap than in the morning) started about 10 years ago. If I don't have a chance to nap for a week or so, I get even more draggy and need several 12 hour nights (go to bed after work, wake up for 1.5 hours or so about 10 pm, then go back to bed until the morning).

When I was younger I'd run up a mountain 7 miles to Barr camp, then run down 7 miles. It wore me out to the point I'd grab a shower, then an hour and a half nap before going to work. Or if I'm sick with a head cold, taking Dayquil, I can nap.

Until I was diagnosed with sleep apnea I napped a lot.

Now that I am using c-pap I don't.

Big difference in my daytime energy.

Naps and me are friends

Naps are a delightful luxury and I love indulging in them.

Never, I cannot sleep during the day at all. Mom loved her 20-minute afternoon nap. She said she always slept at night better.

There are times I wish I could, but even when I'm very tired, I can't do it.

No intentional naps here, but sometimes after eating lunch if I sit down to catch up on tv news I might doze off for 20 minutes. Which is refreshing but I have heard a nap over 20 minutes can throw you out of whack for a while.

Only occasionally and usually in mid-afternoon for 1/2 hour.

Only if I have had less than 6 hours sleep. I can't sleep the next night if I even have a short nap.

I never nap. If I try to (i can fall asleep), I must sleep at least 4 or 5 hours or I feel as if I've overindulged and have a terrible hang over. I feel awful after a nap of any shorter duration. And then I'd never be able to go to bed at night. I live swing shift, as it is without naps. Sometimes graveyard, lol.

When i was on chemo i napped frequently other than that ive never been a napper just dont feel the need